SPRINGING INTO SPRING - UKC Nosework Trial
Friday March 20th – Saturday March 21st – Sunday March 22nd
Entries Open: February 23rd, 2026
Entries Close: March 19th, 2026
Friday March 20th @ 6:00
Judge: Sean Kent
** Containers
Saturday March 21st
TRIAL #1 – 8:30
Judges: Ami Bondy & Cheryl Weston
** Vehicles ( Elite to Novice)
** Interior
Trial #2 – To follow Trial #1
Judges: Ami Bondy & Cheryl Weston
** Exterior
** Interior
Sunday, March 22nd
Trial #1 – 8:30
Judges: Ami Bondy & Jessica King
** Vehicles ( Elite to Novice)
** Interior
TRIAL #2 – To follow Trial #1
Judges: Ami Bondy & Jessica King
** Exterior
** Interior
ENTRY
$35 - Entries & Fees
OR
Entering using the online entry button below:
• 5% Discount 8 Runs,
• 10% Discount - 12 Runs
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BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE –
ABI SCENT DOG PROGRAM WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A TRIAL
ABI – SPRING IT ON - Scent Dog Trial
SATURDAY March 21st – Challenge Games & SUNDAY – March 22nd – Lost & Found
Entries Open: February 23rd, 2026
Entries Close: March 19th, 2026
Saturday March 21st @ 9:00
Challenge Games is the first of 4 Programs in the ABI Scent Dog Program. Each game is skill-driven and designed to target specific important skills needed to be successful in all Nosework Programs. YES there are many titles to be earned. Up your Nosework Game, build skills, and QUALIFY MORE.
Challenge Games
Judge – Lisa Christie & Justin Brundage
Back Up – Sean Kent
CLEAR IT
The primary goal of this game is to strengthen a dog/handler team’s ability to search effectively and confidently call clear, emphasizing careful searching, strategic decision-making, and developing trust between the handler and dog.
• The game will consist of three areas, which may contain no hides, one hide, or multiple hides. Teams must successfully clear an area before progressing to the next, marking identified hides or distractions along the way
Introducing Hi – LOW
Hi-Low challenges teams to locate hides that are placed either high off the ground (2 - 4 feet) or very low to the ground (under 1 foot).
*SKILL Building This game emphasizes a dog’s ability to search vertically, and helps handlers better understand how to facilitate and encourage thorough searches across all height ranges.
Introducing HIT THE WALL
In Hit The Wall, hides will be placed along a solid wall, positioned high or low. The hides may be hidden in non-traditional items such as envelopes or bags. Hides will be placed on a wall in varying heights, from 6 inches up to 3 ½ feet off the ground
SKILL Building This exercise is designed to build the dog’s confidence in searching perimeter areas of a ring, and identify unconventional hide locations.
CLUSTER
In this challenge game, you are searching clusters of objects and or boxes that are in very close proximity to each other, with multiple scents
• Skill building: building accuracy of search, pinpointing multiple scents which are close together, working with converging scents, and being observant of in-odor behaviour
Sunday March 22nd - Lost & Found
Judge: Sean Kent
Apprentice: Justin Brundage
Lost and Found is ABI Scent Dog Programs' latest, new, and exciting offering. This program has been in development and testing since 2021 and is now ready for our Nosework Community to enjoy.
The program showcases a dog's ability to work independently to find an unfamiliar scented object. It is recommended that dogs have the skills equivalent to a UKC Advanced Nosework title, Novice Handler Discrimination title, and/or tracking experience prior to the program.
Trial #1
Seeker – Containers
Locator – Containers
Seeker – Interior
Locator – Interior
Trial #2
Locator – Containers
Seeker – Interior
Seeker– Exterior
Locator - Exterior
* UKC scents are used in the first level of all ABI Scent Dog Games
• If entered in UKC event entries are $15
• $25 if not entered in UKC Event
• GO TO ABI OR ODS FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFO OR
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Entries
• Contact us at
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Entry form and rules can be found on the ODS and ABI Facebook page in files section
• DAY OF SHOW ENTRIES AVAILABLE
Trial Coordinator
Amanda Mercanti
907168 TWP Rd 12
Bright, ON N0J 1B0 Canada
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Trial Secretary
Lisa Christie
907168 TWP Rd 12
Bright, ON N0J 1B0 Canada
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Trial Chairperson
Francois Gichereau
416.669.4363
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LOCATION
Oxford Dog Sports |
907168 TWP Rd 12
Blenheim (Bright), ON N0J 1B0
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