Officiating AKC SW Trials: Excellent to Detective Virtual Event

Officiating AKC SW Trials: Excellent to Detective Virtual EventTips from Fellow Trial Officials In this exciting event, our talented panel of speakers will share their expertise when it comes to officiating AKC Scent Work trials at the Excellent, Master and Detective levels. They will share insights helpful for their fellow trial officials, including how to create level appropriate challenges for these upper levels of competition, setting "Yes" zones, scoring a run, sharing tips for success, common pitfalls to

Tips from Fellow Trial Officials

In this exciting event, our talented panel of speakers will share their expertise when it comes to officiating AKC Scent Work trials at the Excellent, Master and Detective levels. They will share insights helpful for their fellow trial officials, including how to create level-appropriate challenges for these upper levels of competition, setting "Yes" zones, scoring a run, sharing tips for success, common pitfalls to avoid and much more.

While beneficial for trial officials, this event is also designed to help handlers and competitors. Better grasping the in-depth thought process trial official put into designing their trial searches means handlers and competitors can create more effective practice searches when training.

Topics Covered

• What is being tested in the Excellent, Master and Detective levels
• Tips for setting level-appropriate hides for the Excellent, Master and Detective levels
• What is inappropriate to offer in the Excellent, Master and Detective levels
• Considerations when setting "Yes" zones
• Listening the demo dog
• Tips for officiating and scoring the Excellent, Master and Detective levels
• Common pitfalls for officials to avoid in the Excellent, Master and Detective levels
• General tips for success for officials in the Excellent, Master and Detective levels
• What trends Judges are noticing in these levels
• Evaluate and discuss potential search areas