NW Truffle Dogs

Interested in Being a Trainer?

NW Truffle Dogs provides a unique training opportunity. If you have dog training experience, and would like to find out if we have availabilty for trainers in your area, contact us for more information.

NW Truffle Dogs

The Oregon Truffle Festival leads in promoting the exclusive use of truffle dogs to ensure harvest of the highest quality truffles while preventing the environmental harm caused by raking. NW Truffle Dogs has partnered with the Oregon Truffle Festival to produce the Truffle Dog Training Seminar held at the Festival each January, and in the development of standards for certification of truffles harvested by trained truffle dogs.

Exciting Opportunities & Events

Get Your Truffle On!

February 2013

If you plan to get your 'truffle on' before the season hits, these are the last clinics we will offer this fall. Then it is out to the field for wild forays, which are only open to current NW Truffle Dog students. Register Here

Northwest Pet & Companion Fair

April 13th & 14th 2013 ADMISSION IS FREE!

Portland Expo Center
2060 N Marine Drive
Portland, OR 9721

Stop by our booth and talk with instructors about sizing up your pups potential.

Student Forays

The 2012-2013 foray season is starting soon. Sign up for training soon as forays are only open to NW Truffle Dog students. We are ready to open our doors for Fall Training! Register Now Our most popular course is our Ground School which has produced many talented harvesters in as short as four weeks.

Napa Truffle Festival

January 18th-19th, 2013
Napa, CA

Oregon Truffle Festival

January 25th - 27th 2013
Eugene, OR

Truffle Clinics

These events allow prospective students the opportunity to speak with regional academic mycology experts on how and where to find truffles in our region, and to have a certified truffle dog trainer give a frank evaluation of the student’s dog for suitability in truffle detection before making an investment in training. Register Now

Clinics require registration at least one week in advance of the event. They are held at the Milwaukie Community Center, 10666 Southeast 42nd Avenue, Milwaukie OR 97222-5252

Call for information on upcoming clinics

Our Training Programs

Ground School

This is a four hour program that introduces dogs and their handlers to truffle scent work, teaching the dog to find truffle scent and reliably indicate to the handler (alert) when that scent is located. Register Now

Learned skills will include;

Conditioning dog to truffle scent
Teaching dog a trained “alert”
Confirming reliable “alert” upon target scent location

Flight School

This is an eight hour program that takes dog and handler from introduction to truffle scent through finding wild truffles in their natural environment. Learned skills will include;

Conditioning dog to truffle scent
Teaching a trained “alert”
Confirming reliable “alert” upon target scent location
Ability to work in the presence of heavy distraction
Ability to reliably locate and alert on wild truffles in their native environment

Ground School Fly-Ins

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