AKC Judge's Seminar

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Hosted by the Flagship Dog Sports Club
JULY 19, 2025 • 9:00 AM
Erie, Pennsylvania - American Red Cross Building


Overview
This one-day seminar satisfies the seminar option for new judge candidates and counts as continuing education for current judges. You must attend the entire day as a full participant to meet the AKC Scent Work seminar requirements. The seminar will be split between classroom instruction/discussion and hands-on activities.
Discussion Topics
 Scent theory
 General expectations of judges
 Picking and planning search areas
 General hide placement considerations
 Searches by class level, including hide placement, test challenges, and judging the search
Hands-on Learning
Participants acting as Judges and Stewards will break into groups to design searches
for preselected classes and difficulty levels. After the demo dog runs the search, the instructor will discuss the search design and hide placement with the group. The presenter will provide their evaluation.
Seminar Fees
Judges (Full Participation) $170/judge (or if you want to become a judge)
Audit Participation $75
Lunch will be provided.
Other Information
The AKC retains all rights to photograph or videotape by any means, televise or reproduce these events in any way, now and in the future. The AKC may use photos of this event in future educational literature, training purposes, newsletters, or advertisements.
Attendees are not to bring dogs to the seminar.

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