Westcoast Sport Dogs

01/11/2026

Can anyone guess who Leona Malkoske dressed up (or down, however you look at it 🤣) as for Halloween?!??!?!

Best costume ever 🤣🤣🤣

30/10/2026

Photos from last weekend's NASDA trial are ready!

Photo collection by The Golden Nomads Photography

29/10/2026

Opens tonight at 8pm!

Nov 21st
2 trials of Shed Dog
2 trials of Trailing & Locating

Nov 22nd
3 trials of Urban Locating
3 trials of Lost Item Recovery
1 round of Urban Challenge Games
1 round of Lost Item Challenge Games

Entries are through Secreterrier.com

Link to premium: https://1drv.ms/w/c/b5f6774514a5ddd9/IQAEbOKk0hs1RpI5cJ9Ko6zRAfKLtKSsThoWaoZmyM6X90c?e=0ZcI1Z

27/10/2026

Attention NASDA competitors ‼️

A third trial has been added for TL & SD for the Nov 1st trial! I have re-opened the entry form on Secreterrier. It will close again on Oct 29th.

Note: there will be NO day of show entries taken so make sure to get your entries in beforehand!

Photo by: AEO Photography

14/10/2026

Thank you ALL for your patience. The September 26-27 Westcoast Sport Dogs NASDA photos are ready for your viewing pleasure.

I'll be back to shoot the November 1st trial, so I hope to see many of you there! 😍

https://aeophotography.shootproof.com/gallery/sept-nasda

09/10/2026

I had a lovely time judging & running my dogs in North Bend at a Northwest K9 Sniffer's NASDA trial last weekend.

Tziloco was the only dog to pass any Urban Locating Grand Champion runs and earned herself High In Class twice for those runs! She also earned her Urban Locating Master Champion 2 title!

Elowyn had many successful runs (and some not so successful runs, *ahem* overstimulated baby brain 😅). She rocked her Lost Item handler odour searches though, earning High In Class for all three of her runs in that class!

The best girlies 🥰

07/10/2026

Our Oct 30th trial and Nov 1st trial open tomorrow at 8pm!

Oct 30th is a small evening trial (start time 6pm)
There are three trials of Lost Item (all levels) and Lost Item Games 1-5 are being offered

Nov 1st is a regular all day trial
There are two trials of Shed Dog, Trailing & Locating and Urban Locating (all levels)
Note: due to NASDA's rule about distance between trials being held by different clubs on the same day, this event is only open to Canadians. Sorry US friends!

Premiums for both events can be found on the NASDA events page!

05/10/2026

Do you have a pre trial ritual with your dog?

Pre-game routines are about more than getting your dog excited to work—they’re about getting them ready to work.

A good warm-up prepares the body for the physical demands ahead, but it also warms up the mind. It helps your dog shift from whatever they were doing before into the mental state needed for the job.

A consistent routine also gives your dog context. Different sports and jobs require different skills, arousal levels, and ways of thinking. Your pre-game routine can become a clear signal: this is what we’re about to do, and this is how we’re going to do it.

Most importantly, it gives you an opportunity to assess your dog’s readiness. Just because your dog thinks they’re ready doesn’t necessarily mean they are. Over-arousal, stress, distraction, fatigue, or simply not being mentally engaged can all affect performance.

Watching how your dog responds during the routine can tell you a lot about where they are at before you step onto the field, into the search area, or onto the start line.

The goal isn't to hype your dog up. It's to get them into the right state of body and mind for the job ahead ✔️

Photo by: Campfire Photography

03/10/2026

Our next K9 Detection Sport workshop is open for registration!

We will be focusing on area searches and contained searches.

This workshop is suitable for any team with prior scentwork experience

Link to register: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0B4BA5A62FA2FDC52-66288724-k9detection?useFullSite=false

02/10/2026

Save the dates ‼️

April 17th & 18th 2027 will be the first UKC Shed Hunting trial held in BC!!

Location: Chilliwack

🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌

Dogs must be registered with UKC to participate!

Photo by: Adventuringnicolephotography