Scent Work Trials and Nose Work Practice

This page contains information about upcoming OTCPBC AKC Scent Work Trials, Sniff ‘n Go events, Nose Work Seminars or other Scent Work activities that are not scheduled classes. OTCPBC held its first AKC Scent Work Trial in November 2017. AKC Scent Work Trials are usually held the weekend after Thanksgiving and late January.

Advanced Interior: Storey Wenger’s Aries Skye Wenger BCAT SIA SEN SBN RATS CGC TKN (Aries) Photo courtesy of club member Lindsey Smith
Buried Advanced: Fran Smith’s Goldruls Bring It On CD BN RN TD TDU SWA SCE SIE CGCU ATT (Tori) Photo courtesy of club member Lindsey Smith
Buried Novice: Brian DeCarlo’s Monte Carlo XXIX RA SIA SEN SBN CGCA TKI (Monte) Photo courtesy of club member Lindsey Smith
Exterior Masters: Andrea Katzman’s CAT4 Hurricane Tyr SWN SCA SEA SIA SHDA TKI NW1 L1E L1I L1C L2V (Tyr) Photo courtesy of club member Lindsey Smith
Novice Handler Discrimination Judy Wetzel’s Kallmee Mayhem Malek CD BN RA FDC MX MXJ MXF T2B SWN SCNE SCE SIA SHDN RATS CGCA CGCU TKN (Malek) Photo courtesy of club member Lindsey Smith.
Advanced Containers: Goldruls Bring It On CD BN RN TD TDU SWA SCE SIE CGCU ATT (Tori) Photo courtesy of club member Lindsey Smith

 AKC Scent Work Trials

Trial Dates/LocationSaturday
Classes		Sunday
Classes		Opening
Closing Date
January 24-25, 2026
Lake Park, FLorida		Interiors and Buried
Order: Novice to Excellent
Containers and Buried
Order: Novice to Excellent
Opens 12/17/2025, 2025 at 8:00 am
Closes 1/7/1016 at 6:00 pm or when limits are reached.
Online Entry for AKC SW Trial
January 2026 AKC SW Premium
October 2025 changes to AKC Scent Work Buried Rules

October 2025 Buried Rules Revised

OTCPBC Sniff ‘n Go Events

From time to time OTCPBC will offer informal Nose Work/Scent Work events to allow you to test your team’s skills in a relaxed setting. The format of these events will vary, sometimes following AKC rules, sometimes NACSW rules, sometimes PSD rules. Or rules made up for a fun event.

Sniff ‘n Go Date and TimeDescriptionClassesRegistration Opens/Closes
TBD
Registration for Sniff n Go Event