Judith Guthrie's Nose Dogs Newsletter

Volume 7 - February 2026

Detective Debrief: How the Door to the Search Impacted the Search

How Airflow, Barriers, and Movement Shaped How Dogs Could Access Odor

Let the Dog Work: Building Independence Starts with You

A Training Mindset for Building Confident, Independent, Problem-Solving Scent Work Dogs

SLC Jan 17-18 Scent Work Training

Judith Guthrie's Nose Dogs Newsletter

Volume 6 - December 2025

Success in Buried: Part 2 - Training for Buried

Teaching the odor puzzles encountered in buried and training the tubs of sand and water is the key

Judith Guthrie's Nose Dogs Newsletter

Volume 5 - November 2025

A Weekend of Detection Dog Foundations at the Patriotic Puppy Program

What the puppies, the people, and the environment taught us over two full days of training

Success in Buried: Part 1 - How Sand and Water Impact the Odor Picture

How odor travels through different mediums and why patience is key in buried searches.

Judith Guthrie's Nose Dogs Newsletter

Volume 4 - October 2025

The AKC Patriotic Puppy Program Is Coming to My Training Grounds

Here’s why I’m fired up about it, and how history, environment, and purpose all align at my training facility in Wendover

Searching With Purpose: Part 3 — The Decision Tree

Part 3 of the “Searching with Purpose” series: how to make decisions in the heat of competition.