True North Canine Scent Trailing

09/30/2026

Today, we honour the children who never returned home, Survivors, their families, and Indigenous communities.

May we listen, learn, remember, and continue the work of reconciliation with respect, compassion, and action.

🧡

09/30/2026

🐾 Stronger Together! 🐾
At True North Canine, one of our core values is supporting our local communities for a more sustainable future. We believe that when local businesses, trainers, handlers, and pet communities come together, we all grow stronger. 🧡

We’re incredibly grateful to Rascals Pet Food Market for their generous contribution to our swag bags for our 4-Day Scent Discriminant Trailing Seminar! Your support helps make this learning experience even more special for our participants. 🐕🧡

Thank you for investing in our local canine community and helping us build connections that go beyond the seminar.

Local support. Shared passion. Stronger together. 🧡🐾

09/29/2026

🐾 ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT! 🐾
THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF HANDLING�📅 October 9–12 | 4-Day Scent Trailing Seminar
Four intensive days.�Classroom learning.�Hands-on practical application.�Real skill development.
This seminar is designed to take a deeper dive into scent trailing, handling, and the science behind how scent works— giving you the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to become a more effective handler.
🔎 What you’ll work on:�• Developing and refining scent trailing skills�• Understanding the science of scent�• Building effective handling techniques�• Applying concepts through hands-on practical work�• Deepening the working relationship between dog and handler
🔥 We are down to the final two spots:�🐕 1 Working spot�👀 1 Audit spot
If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to reach out.
📩 Email [email protected] to learn more or secure your spot.
The science of scent. The art of handling. Four days to take your skills deeper.

09/28/2026

🐾 Seeker Training Update! 🐾

Seeker is putting in the work! In this video, he’s out searching for his target dog, staying focused despite distractions and completely invested in the job. And in the end… success! 🎉🐕

He’s not quite ready to deploy yet, but his training is going really well, and we’re excited to be able to offer this service soon through True North Canine.

Want to learn more or volunteer with your dog to help Seeker train? We’d love to hear from you!

📧 [email protected]

09/04/2026

🍂🐾 FALL IS HERE — AND SO IS TRAILING! 🐾🍂
Ready to put your dog’s incredible nose to work? 👃🐶

True North Canine is kicking off our fall Intro to Scent Discriminant Trailing classes, and we’re SO excited to get back outside and start trailing!

Whether you’re brand new to trailing or looking for a fun new challenge for your dog, these classes are a fantastic way to build confidence, teamwork, and those natural scenting skills.

🔥 TWO FALL START DATES! 🔥

📅 September 12
📅 October 17

Spots are limited, so don’t wait! If you and your canine partner are ready for an adventure, send us an email to get signed up or learn more.

📧 [email protected]

🍁🐾 Let’s get those noses working!

08/11/2026

How do you get better at something?
Find people who are better at it — and ask them to teach you.

I’m so grateful for the learning opportunities I’ve had lately. A huge thank you to Paul at Scent Evidence K9 for the incredible Trained the Trainer course I took with him in May. I learned so much!

And thank you to Kat Albrecht for being willing to say YES and share your knowledge about finding lost pets.

We can’t grow and expand our services without people who are willing to teach, share, and open doors.

Find the people who say yes. Keep learning. Keep growing. There is always more to learn. 🐾

08/01/2026

🐾 Exciting News from True North Canine! 🐾

We're excited to share that True North Canine is expanding our services to better support our community.

Every year, we receive countless calls from families searching for their missing pets. While our hearts have always been with those families, we haven't always had the resources to help in the way we wanted.

That's about to change.

We're currently training a Dog Trailing Canine to help locate missing dogs and a Cat Detection Canine to assist in finding missing cats. This is an exciting new chapter for True North Canine, and one we're incredibly passionate about.

Our goal is simple: to give more families hope and provide another valuable resource when a beloved pet goes missing. We know how heartbreaking those moments can be, and we're committed to building the skills and expertise needed to help bring pets home.

We look forward to sharing our training journey with you and, most importantly, being able to serve our community in a whole new way.

Stay tuned for updates—there are exciting things ahead! 🐶🐱❤️

07/31/2026

Everyone loves watching the dog get the glory... and honestly, so do we. 🐾❤️
But every epic find has a secret ingredient: the amazing humans hiding behind the scenes (sometimes literally!).

Our volunteer hiders are the unsung heroes of training. They spend hours tucked behind trees, in the bush, or wherever the scenario calls for, all so our K9s can practice doing what they do best. And when that nose finds them? The celebration is just as rewarding for the hider as it is for the dog.

Of course, none of this happens without our incredible handlers, who put in countless hours building the trust, teamwork, and skills that make these moments possible. Great K9 teams aren't built overnight—and they're definitely not built alone.

So here's to the dogs stealing the spotlight, the handlers guiding them every step of the way, and the volunteers happily hiding in the background to make it all happen. We couldn't do it without any of you. 🧡

07/25/2026

🐾 Silver Sniffers is Coming! 🐾

Got a senior pup who still loves an adventure? 🧡 Join us at True North Canine for Silver Sniffers—a scent trailing class specially designed for older dogs!

🐶 Shorter, senior-friendly trails
🧠 Fun mental enrichment
💪 Gentle physical activity
❤️ A great way to spend quality time together

Senior dogs still thrive with opportunities to use their noses, explore, and stay active at a pace that suits them.

📅 Starting at the end of August
✨ Only 3 spots left!

To sign up or learn more, send us a PM or email. We'd love to have you and your silver-snouted sidekick join the fun! 🐾

07/21/2026

Preparation isn't about expecting the worst—it's about being ready when every detail matters.

At True North Canine, we partner with Scent Evidence Canine, the innovators behind the Scent Preservation Kit. Their system was developed after identifying critical flaws in traditional search protocols, leading to a better way to preserve a person's unique scent.

Each kit captures an individual's unique scent through their volatile organic compounds (VOCs), creating a clean, uncontaminated scent article. When stored properly, the preserved scent can remain viable for up to 10 years.

This preserved scent provides the ideal scent source for Scent Discriminant Trailing Canines, allowing them to work from a pure, uncontaminated scent rather than relying on items that may have been exposed to other people or environmental contamination.

A few minutes of preparation today could make a significant difference when time and accuracy matter most.

Learn more about how a Scent Preservation Kit can become an important part of your family's preparedness plan.

Scent Evidence K9 CEO and Scent Preservation Kit® developer, Paul C...