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VOLUNTEER OPENINGS FOR FRIDAY—either full day or split into AM/PM shifts. With some volunteers now entered in the trial and others navigating life stuff, we could really use a few more helping hands. Please let me know if you’re available!

Sign Up Please: https://forms.gle/fh4fiCrGbvtyvhF99

Draw and Waitlist emails have been sent for the RWU NY April trial for NW3, L1I and L1C. Due to technical difficulties using gmail, most notifications were "batched" using the Blind CC feature. So if you received an email addressed to someone else, you were blind copied you were on the distribution list...and should have received this email. Of course any questions, DM me please!!!! It was my clunky way of working around a frustrating gmail glitch.

Please Volunteer For Our Trial! Link Below. Trial Opens 2/17

Huge thank you to everyone who came out to play with their dogs at our pop-up sniff event! We had over 30 teams participate and join us for lunch—what an incredible day of teamwork and fun. Check out the 2026 celebratory video.
A special thank you to the Elite-CH teams who generously shared their journeys toward this tremendous accomplishment, and to Julie for sharing her knowledge and training expertise on what it takes to be successful in this sport.
We are also so grateful for a trunk full of donations collected for the Hamlin Dog Shelter, along with over $250 in monetary donations shared between the shelter and the fire hall—your generosity truly made an impact.
I couldn’t have pulled this event together without the amazing volunteers who stepped in at the last minute to help run searches. It really does take a village, and I’m so thankful for ours.

Elite-CH Celebration Luncheon
Workshop & Pop-Up Nosework Searches…Oh My!

We’re excited to announce a last-minute but much-loved annual event — and yes, the holidays got the best of us, so thank you for your grace with the late notice!

Saturday, January 17, 2026
Mendon Fire Hall

This event has been popular and well attended in past years and is a wonderful way to kick off the new nosework year together.

🐕 Pop-Up Searches
• Morning: NW1 & NW2 teams
• Afternoon: NW3, Elite & Summit teams
Elite-CH Luncheon & Presentations + Workshop
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

During the luncheon, each team that earned their Elite-CH title in 2025 will share their journey — including a short video of a search they’re proud of or learned from along the way.

Julie will also be presenting a workshop

👉 Come just for lunch, just for searches, or enjoy both!
We hope you’ll join us for a day of celebration, learning, and community as we start the year together. Look for sign-up link on this FB page.

🐾 Happy sniffs & wagging tails,
Tami & Sue

Wherever the Nose Goes will be at the Skills Challenge 12/13 (Iona Fire Hall), for Holiday pet photos, sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q91O29LMP-M-6UIN90sGxgE8q3NqIIx2tpGFhK-gCok/edit?usp=sharing

Pop-Up Opportunity Next Week!

Offering the NACSW Skills Achievement Challenge (SAC) again this year! 🎉🐾 Quite a few of you came out to play last year, and it was such a joy to see all the teams having fun.

If you haven’t tried the SAC yet, I highly recommend checking it out — it’s a low-pressure, super fun way for dogs of all skill levels to work in a new environment and earn their 2025 SAC title. 🌟

We’ll also have a special treat this year: Shelly from Wherever the Nose Goes will be offering holiday pet portraits! 🎄📸 Her work is absolutely beautiful and wonderfully creative.
Link for more information and to register:
https://forms.gle/wRgXyK4PEshgRcvu9

Link to sign up for Holiday Photos:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q91O29LMP-M-6UIN90sGxgE8q3NqIIx2tpGFhK-gCok/edit?usp=sharing

Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbasl_Dbz7aK6nes_rBvj5bkQ9r8-sqQ14iUKB79h84A3XiA/viewform?usp=dialog

Wishing all teams competing this weekend good luck... may your alerts be spot on!

Thank you to everyone who came out to train in Spencerport! I wanted to share some observations from the exterior search, particularly the gazebo hide. This was a challenging placement: the hide was tucked under the railing near the south pillar, with stairs running alongside.
Early in the day, when it was cooler and breezier, most dogs worked the odor quickly. Success often depended on whether the team began clockwise or counterclockwise—so remember the value of searching in both directions.
By the afternoon, conditions shifted. The breeze dropped, the sun flattened the odor, and the scent was less accessible. Some dogs responded by widening their search and even trying to head down the stairs. Teams that started on the stone walkway below often saw their dogs pick up odor from underneath and then pull them back up to source.
This was a great reminder that dogs can problem-solve and catch odor even when starting from below or at a distance—expanding the search area can be the key...even if it means leaving the gazebo.

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