Operational K9

A few days ago we came home from SAR dog workshop in Xanthi, Greece, with a group of highly motivated dog handlers.

This was our final workshop for 2025.

As we plan ahead for 2026, we’re also taking a moment for a throwback to moments in this journey that were significant to us at Operational K9. Thank you to everyone who attended, hosted, trained hard, and helped make each event special for us.

🚨 New Webinar Alert! 🚨

Odor Imprinting Methodologies for Detection Dogs ⚡️
📅 12 October 2025
⏰ 18:00 (CEST, Central Europe) / 19:00 (EEST, Athens)
💻 Online – with 15-day recording access

Want to learn a science-based, structured approach on how to imprint odors effectively in your detection dogs?

In this webinar, you’ll learn:
✅ What odor imprinting is
✅ When to introduce imprinting in training
✅ Practical methods for introducing new odors
✅ Equipment you can use
✅ How to avoid common sources of bias
✅ The role of controls in reliable training & testing

🎤 Instructor: Petros Deligiannis, BSc (Hons), MRes
👉 Designed for detection dog handlers, trainers & working dog professionals who want a structured, science-based approach to odor imprinting.

⚡️Seats are limited – don’t miss out!

🔗 https://operationalk9.com/product/odor-imprinting-methodologies-for-detection-dogs/

🤔 Do you want to go beyond the “follow the nose”?

💻 Join us on 20.06.2025 for Odor Fundamentals - a webinar that breaks down the science behind detection dog work.

🧬 We’ll cover:
• What odor actually is
• How dogs detect and process it
• V***r pressure and VOC profiles explained
• Real vs pseudo vs non-pseudo training aids
• Case studies of what works and what fails in the field

If you use dogs or any other animal in olfactory training, this is one you don’t want to miss.

📲 For registration: link in comments!