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
November 21-22, 2026
Lake Park, FLorida		Interiors and Exteriors
Order: Master to Novice
Containers and Buried
Order: Novice to Masters
Opens 10/7/2026 at 8:00 am
Closes 11/4/20266 at 6:00 pm or when limits are reached.
OTCPBC will accept entries either via USPS or through Online Trial Entry at eagerdog.com. Online entry at eagerdog.com requires One-time set-up of Team at Eagerdog.com. An online processing fee will be charged at checkout.

Are You Ready?

OTCPBC has partnered with Eagerdog.com to offer online entries for OTCPBC’S Obedience, Rally and Scent Work trials. You will have the convenience of setting up an account at Eagerdog that will allow you to set up your information once and reuse it when entering subsequent trials. You will be able to track your titles. If you do not already have an account with Eagerdog, please get a head start on entering this trial by setting up your account now. Be Ready when trials open for entries!

For information on how to setup and use your account on eagerdog.com see this link:

Eagerdog “How To”
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