06/06/2026
So excited to teach this new class! Going to run a raffle for the first 15 people to sign up for a working spot for a 1-hour virtual private scent work session with me on anything scent work related!
*NEW CLASS*
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables: Hide Placement Strategies For All Levels
6 Week Virtual Group Class
Class begins July 22nd, 2026 (Private Group on Facebook)
Working Spot: $250+tax
Audit Spot: $125+tax
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables is an all level scent work class, created for dog owners who are interested in getting creative about hide placement, while being thoughtful and smart about your dog’s search.
Students will learn different set ups throughout the classes, learning about various hide setting strategies, and seeing how hide placement affects a dog’s understanding of getting to source. Videos will also be shown on hide setting at trials where Michelle has judged, along with feedback on how the search actually went/what dogs/teams did.
This class was highly requested by my clients who consistently enjoy the feedback I give on being creative with hide placement, as hides don’t only have to be on the most “obvious” objects or places. So often teams get sucked up on locations where they think a judge would place a hide (chairs and tables being most common) instead of letting their dogs search. Similarly, a lot of teams predominantly practice on chairs & tables, which doesn’t allow their dogs to get creative about getting close to source. I’m excited to see team growth throughout the course of this class as both ends of the leash expand their toolbox!
Working spot: you have a personalized thread to upload videos to on our group. You work through the material from the class and upload hw assignments. I then comment on your assignments with critiques, how to fix & change things so you can progress as a team with your dog! 1-1 training within a “group setting”. Since the lectures are posted once a week, it gives you a full week to upload videos when you can (and you can continue posting as many videos as you’d want, it’s not just one a week)
Audit: you get all of the material and get to watch classmates videos and learn from them and my critiques, but I do not give you personalized feedback.
Classes will be uploaded once a week for 6 weeks in lecture style with a powerpoint with videos and instructions/education embedded
Link to info/sign up in comments!
