Workshops & Special Events
Expand your learning! Have fun with your dog!
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Do Over Dog Training strives to bring in trainers that are experts in their field to help us all learn new things and become better handlers.
Whether it’s K9 Nose Work®, Dog Parkour or Canine Fitness, you don’t want to miss out on these FUN and informative workshops and fun events.
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Be sure to scroll ALL the way down to see everything we have to offer!
In-Person Workshops with Lori Timberlake
Would you like to work with Lori in-person? Based on availability, Lori can now come to YOU for workshops.
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Click HERE for workshop topics, costs and more.
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Email Lori at info@dooverdogtraining.com to coordinate. Hope to see you soon!
Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 @ 6pm EST
Open to ALL!
In this webinar we will go over all of the things to think about OUTSIDE of training to prepare you for your next trial or ORT. You will learn what you can expect on a trial day and how you can best prepare for a fun day with your dog.
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Lori will cover her list of frequently asked questions and then we will open the webinar up for all of YOUR questions. This webinar will be informal and participation is encouraged.
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If you can't make the live webinar, no worries - it will be recorded! Participants who attend live will also receive the recorded version.
Moving On From Hides, Close Proximity Hides and Converging Odor Puzzles
It’s never too early to train for multiple hides. We need our dogs to move on from a found hide without conflict and without getting in their way. We also need to introduce converging odor and close proximity hide puzzles to our dogs early and often so they learn how to solve those problems with confidence as they move up the levels of competition. In this workshop we will start with some basic games and handling skills and then put those skills into action in some multi-hide searches with coaching. This workshop would be appropriate for teams of all levels from beginners to advanced and the skills learned would be beneficial for trialing in all scent work organizations.
• Limit of 10 working spots and unlimited auditors
• Prerequisite – all levels welcome. Teams on primary, pairing or odor only are welcome
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Saturday, January 18, 2025
9am – 12pm
Niagara Orleans Country Club, 8981 Telegraph Rd, Gasport, NY 14067
Lunch provided
Presenter: Lori Timberlake
The Challenge of Distractors, Purposefully Placed or Not!
Who’s ready to learn how to “Train Dirty?!?” Trials take place in the real world, not in a pristine training space bubble. Our dogs need to learn to work through whatever distractions may be in or near the search area and that when they get to odor, the party starts! If a dog has excellent odor obedience and trains with distractions often, trial searches will be a breeze. A dog with odor obedience will also be easy to train on distractors in containers. Distractors in the search area should be introduced early and often for teams to succeed in trials for all scent work organizations and levels of competition.
• Limit of 12 working spots and unlimited auditors
• Prerequisite – all levels welcome. Teams on primary, pairing or odor only are welcome​
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Saturday, January 18, 2025
1pm – 4pm
Niagara Orleans Country Club, 8981 Telegraph Rd, Gasport, NY 14067
Lunch provided
Presenter: Lori Timberlake
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Registration Fees
Working Spot - AM & PM Workshops $225
Working Spot - AM only $125
Working Spot - PM only $125
Audit Spot - AM & PM Workshops $75
Audit Spot - AM only $50
Audit Spot - PM only $50
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Sniffs & Kisses - Valentine's Themed Sniff Through
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What better way to prepare for Valentine's Day than to spend some time sniffing with your lovely pooch? Don't miss this opportunity to practice for trials or simply work in a new space with your dog. To add to the excitement, there will be prizes for top placements. A brief awards ceremony will be held at the end of the event, with a private shopping opportunity at Mel's K9 with refreshments for both humans and pups.
Held at Mel's K9 (9273 Main St, Clarence, NY 14031). This is a pet store and offers the opportunity to practice with some unique distractions, including toys, treats, and more.
All levels welcome! Teams do not need to be registered with any organization.
One dog per handler per run. All teams will run the same search. Prizes will be determined by registration level (0-2 years scent work experience or 2+ years scent work experience).
Teams may run FEO, 2nd dog FEO must run after competing dog
Entry limit 30 teams
Dogs will crate out of vehicles.
A schedule will be sent a few days prior. Teams will be scheduled in groups and may arrive before and leave after their run, but we will have a brief awards ceremony at the end of the event, with a private shopping opportunity at Mel's K9 with refreshments for both humans and pups.
Rules of the Challenge:
-Search may be run on or off leash.
-Each hide is worth 10 points
-Odors used will be Birch, Anise, Clove
-One dog per handler per run
-7 minutes with no 30-second warning (handlers can self-time)
-Unknown number of hides
-Distractors (food & toy) may be present (this is a pet store, so toys, treats, and more will be present in the search area!)
-Incorrect alert calls allowed (fault points will be applied)
-Multiple faults may be given
-Finish call stops the clock
Faults:
-Each incorrect alert (5 fault points)
-Disruption of search area (3 fault point each occurrence)
-Handler dropping food (1 fault point each occurrence)
-Repeat alert on already found hide (1 fault point each occurrence)
Disqualifying Faults:
-Any harsh handling or correction of their dog by handler
-Dog eliminates or vomits in the search area
-Destruction of search area
Prepare for USCSS™ Games
In this full day workshop we will go over the rules and strategies for playing each of the USCSS™ Games. Teams will get the chance to play as many of the games as time allows, especially Team Spirit and Pairs Challenge as we will be offering these games in our upcoming trial.
While learning how to play each of these games is important if you are entering a USCSS™ trial, the games also help hone specific skills that all teams that compete in any scent work organization will find helpful. And did we mention how FUN these games are?
• Limit of 12 working spots and unlimited auditors
• Prerequisite – all levels welcome. Teams on primary, pairing or odor only are welcome
Working Spot: $200
Auditing Spot: $75
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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time: 9am – 4pm
Niagara Orleans Country Club, 8981 Telegraph Rd, Gasport, NY 14067
Lunch provided
Presenter: Lori Timberlake