Shanna Zook, CPDT-KA, CNWI - Owner
Certified Trainer
Shanna Zook is a Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI) with the National Association of Canine Scent Work LLC, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA), and holds professional membership with both the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) and the CAPPDT (Canadian Association of Professional Pet Dog Trainers).
As a leader in the scent work community, Shanna was the first to teach scent detection classes in the province of Alberta in 2011 and her classes continue to be in high demand in Calgary. Continuing to keep current on all of the different scent training methodologies and incorporating them into class settings ensure her students and dogs are successful.
Trial Judge
Shanna is an SDDA All Levels level Judge, CKC Scent Detection Trial judge, UKC Nosework Judge, C-WAGS Scent Detection judge, and K9 ABC Games judge. Additionally, she was past Vice-President of Sniff Alberta (UKC nosework club), and is involved with Sporting Detection Dogs Association (SDDA) as a competitor and trial host.
Competitor
Shanna was the first to teach scent detection classes in the province of Alberta in 2011 and her classes continue to be in high demand in Calgary. Her GSD Koda was the first dog in Alberta to get her UKC Novice Nosework title while her NSDTR Nicholas earned his SDDA Master Championship and Elite title on the same day. Her students have earned numerous titles and championships in SDDA (Starter level to Elite), UKC (Novice to Masters), C-WAGS and SDS.
Joe Richardson
Trainer - Foundation, Intro to Odour, Intro to Exteriors and Vehicles
Joe Richardson has been involved in scent detection for 10 years. He started taking classes with Shanna in 2019 and loved what he was learning from her. Joe wanted to know everything he could so he started mentoring under Shanna and he now teaches the Foundation, Introduction to Odour and Intro to Exterior and Vehicles classes. His main goal is to help the teams become better teammates. Joe is also a K9 ABC Games judge.
Competitor
Joe has been competing in scent detection for 10 years and has earned his UKC Elite title and K9 ABC Games Triple Odour Title with his dog Rocky. He competes in NACSW, UKC, CKC, K9 ABC Games , SDDA, and C-Wags with his young dog Bounty. You can also find Joe volunteering at trials, lending a helping hand or sharing advice.