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Alert! Scent Work

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Have you ever felt a little sus practicing scent work? Like, someday the cops are gonna' show up and start asking you questions, sus? You know, walking around the park, placing things under benches, tables, playground equipment...

And when you start explaining, it's only going to make things worse?

Let your T-Shirt do the talking for you. 

Click here to get your choice of colors and choose either not doing anything "weird," or "sus," depending on how you roll.

Recent Episodes

Kristi Murdock | The Smellevangelist Behind WeSmellBetter.com
May 11, 2026

Kristi Murdock | The Smellevangelist Behind WeSmellBetter.com

Kristi Murdock might be the most appreciated person in AKC Scent Work. She built wesmellbetter.com, a free site that tracks every qualifying score, title, placement, and fastest-in-trial result in the sport. I talk to Kristi ...
Karen Allen | How Much We Impact Our Dogs Without Realizing It
April 23, 2026

Karen Allen | How Much We Impact Our Dogs Without Realizing It

I ran under Karen Allen at a detective trial and didn't Q. What stayed with me wasn't the result, it was the feeling walking away. She was rooting for us. That's who she is as a judge, and it's a big part of why I wanted to h...
Judith Guthrie | The Judging Framework That Makes You a Better Competitor
April 6, 2026

Judith Guthrie | The Judging Framework That Makes You a Better Competitor

When I started out in scent work, I thought it was simple: place a hide, dog finds the hide, call alert. Judith Guthrie started pulling that apart the first time I sat down near her at a trial. What she was saying about odor ...
Penny Scott-Fox | Pressure in Scent Work — How It's Affecting Everyone and What We Can Do
March 23, 2026

Penny Scott-Fox | Pressure in Scent Work — How It's Affecting Everyone and What We Can Do

In scent work, we talk a lot about odor theory, training, and handling technique. But there's something else affecting your performance, your dog's performance, and your experience of the sport that doesn't get nearly enough ...
Ana Cilursu | Seeing Searches the Way Your Dog Does
March 9, 2026

Ana Cilursu | Seeing Searches the Way Your Dog Does

Many competitors have seen Ana's AKC trial debrief videos — breaking down hide placement, odor movement, and what teams were experiencing in the search area. In this episode, the judge, trainer, and competitor talks about the...
Sandra Tung | Be a Hot Date for Your Dog
Feb. 23, 2026

Sandra Tung | Be a Hot Date for Your Dog

One of the first AKC Scent Work judges and an AKC Scent Work Expert Judge, Sandra Tung is also a trainer and high-level competitor who has been in the sport since before AKC even had a scent work program. Much of our conversa...

Recent Blog Posts

What Changed in the AKC Scent Work Rulebook from 2024 to 2025
April 9, 2026

What Changed in the AKC Scent Work Rulebook from 2024 to 2025

 In August 2025, the AKC released a new version of the Scent Work regulations.New red cover color. Same PDF format. Zero summary of what changed.I went through both versions, the purple April 2024 copy and the red August 2025 edition, sec…

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Why I'll Always Let My Dog Sniff Distractors
April 3, 2026

Why I'll Always Let My Dog Sniff Distractors

You see your dog heading toward a distractor. You tense up. You preemptively pull them off before they can get over there. Why? Because it's a distraction. We are here to find odor. We are not here to play with the stuffed duck.I get it. I've been…

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Best Video Camera for Recording Scent Work
Feb. 16, 2026

Best Video Camera for Recording Scent Work

The best camera for recording scent work depends on a few things: video quality, how easy it is to operate at the start line, and whether the camera fades into the background or is constantly in the way.After watching what other competitors use, I…

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Scot Singpiel

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