Description

Elements covered AT the In-Person Workshop on Oct 6th 3rd, 2024 include (but are not limited to):

Odor Recognition Test in a trial setting

Mock Trial of the indoor arena test with hidden truffles

Debriefing after each event

By purchasing a Workshop spot, you also receive attendance to our Truffle Competition Prep Seminar which was previously recorded in 2023.

The Workshop Day consists of Odor Recognition Practice & Test and Arena Buried Hides. 

 

Elements covered in the included Online Seminar include (but are not limited to) the following:

Logistics of managing your dog at the event

Each stage set-ups

Best practices and tactics day of the event

Review of common mistakes and elements at the Joriad in a trial setting with video review

Airflow mechanics in the arena

Distractions and environment

Overarousal and management techniques in this setting

Developing a strategy for your team, and more!

If you are familiar with our online classrooms, this format will be familiar to you. If you have not taken a class with us in the past year, this platform may be new to you, but as part of this workshop & seminar you will receive access to additional resources including but not limited to recordings from previous Joriad competitions, tips & training suggestions for the competition, additional support materials and videos.

 

FINE PRINT, EVENT DETAILS, DAY OF EVENT ATTENDANCE

Prior to attending as a working team, you must submit proof of vaccinations/ titers for your dog to info@truffledogcompany.com as well as sign our liability waivers. If we have a 2024 waiver- that is sufficient. A working team is defined as 1 dog, 1 handler. If there are additional human members of your party, they must purchase an Audit spot in order to attend. If you’d like to work more than 1 dog, you must purchase an additional working spot.

Each individual attending must have a liability waiver signed on file. Failure to provide this information before Workshop day will result in you not being allowed to participate.

Please note for all exercises at this workshop we will be following the rules outlined for previous Joriad Championship competitions. Rules will be provided in your additional materials, available online. That means one handler per dog will be allowed in the arena handling the dog. If there are more members of your team present, they must purchase an auditing spot.

Please bring whatever you deem necessary to keep you & your dog(s) happy for the duration of the event. This includes a sack lunch, water, snacks, and perhaps a chair. As mentioned we request that if not working, your dog is kenneled or confined in your vehicle. We aim to approximate the trial setting and mimic various environments you will be exposed to at the actual event.

The event is held primarily outdoors in exposed conditions, so that means sturdy shoes, weather weather-appropriate clothing. This is October in Washington. The arena event (aka the TORT and Arena event) are held in a open air, but covered arena.

Dogs in heat may attend (they are barred from competition at the official Joriad), HOWEVER, these dogs will run last, at Instructor permission and with prior approval (we must know in advance), and must wear breaches and be confined when not actively working. 

Per Joriad rules, all dogs compete on a long line. We will cover items necessary to have for the workshop at the Online Seminar, but expect your dog to be on a leash at all times during the mock trial settings and to be confined in a crate or your vehicle when not working.

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