Your Instructors:  Victoria Gideon, KPA-CTP,CPTD-KA, CNWI

Alana McGee, CPDT-KA

You must have already completed Level 3/Intermediate to purchase this spot at this price

This is time for you to tune up and get ready for truffle season! Join the Intermediate Class at Half Price and have a full working spot with class pages, Zoom Class once a week, Fireside Chats, Facebook page and time to refresh and ask all those questions that you have come up with during your hunting! This class is an Intermediate class of students first time through but it will give you a great refresher and help you where you are at as you have advanced! This pricing is as a Thank You for your commitment to your training and relationship with your dog and with our community! We hope you will enjoy meeting some new friends and sharing your experiences as you continue to learn and grow! If you are a past student of this course and wish to Audit only (not have a working spot), please contact Victoria at info@TruffleDogCompany.com

If your oil is more than 6 months old you will want to purchase a new bottle or use real truffles.

Level 3: Let’s Go Truffle Hunting: Practical Application and Sustainability

Get ready for a real truffle hunt! It’s no coincidence that we scheduled this course for fall because fall is the beginning of truffle season here in the Pacific Northwest and also in Europe. It’s time to get out there in the field!

This class will transition your truffle hunting skills into the forest to reliably scout out these culinary delights! You will learn to work in tandem with your dog to negotiate a variety of environmental factors when locating these underground treasures. We will guide you step-by-step to successfully transition you and your dog, as a team, to finding real truffles in the wild or on orchards. We will do this by introducing you and your dog to large and complex open area searches. We will then progress to buried hides in a forest or orchard, proofing for distraction, searching  negative space, and solidifying alerts for precision in the field. The class also includes games and exercises to strengthen your bond with your canine and boost confidence.

Equipment needed:

Listed below are the tools and suggested equipment you will need (eventually!) to acquire to be able to take full advantage of the lessons taught during our courses. Some of these materials may be purchased directly from us. To view a full list of Training Aids currently available through Truffle Dog Company, visit our STORE.

• Truffle scent solution
• Real truffles (frozen or fresh)
• Scent containers (scent buttons or scent tubes)
• Scent boxes or hides
• Cotton q-tips or cotton balls
• High-value treats
• Your dog’s favorite toy
• Non-retractable leash
• A Harness
• Digging implements such as a garden trowel, spoon, or vanghetto