Leah Gangelhoff/Flint Hill K-9 Training 

is excited to present:

Environment Driven

Learning

 

An NACSW authorized 1-day Seminar Experience

with Amy Herot, CNWI and 

NACSW™ & K9 Nose Work® Co-Founder

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Saturday Seminar Day, March 14, 2026

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday & Monday Coaching Days, March 15 & 16

with Amy Herot and Leah Gangelhoff

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Talladega, AL

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Location details provided to registrants about 2 weeks prior to event

 

Lunch will be offered at this event - $11 - some dietary specifications can be accommodated - gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan,

 

Seminar Day CEUs: NACSW – 9 CEUs per day for CNWI

No CEUs available for Coaching Days - limited spots - (everyone would have to be invited in order to offer CEUs).

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CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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This seminar aims to help you see environments in a new light and create the best training scenarios to maximize your dog’s confidence and learning.

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Amy will walk you through how to:

 

• Conduct good environmental assessments for your training exercises

• Improve the handler’s situational awareness

• How to think about the odor picture from the dog’s perspective

• How to identify the training goals that work in the environment you’ve got

• How to incorporate fundamentals in your training regimen to engage the dog in the search

• Structure training that works with the environment available to you

 

By carefully constructing training layers that build expectation, drive and resilience to problem-solve, the dog can generalize the concepts and become more successful in new and challenging environments.

This seminar will take you through live exercises to get you thinking creatively and outside the box in your daily training!

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Amy is one of the country’s most experienced K9 Nose Work® instructors and has worked with thousands of dog and handler teams, including many of the top competitive teams. As an NACSW Certifying Official and Judge, she has also reviewed hundreds of trials that have provided important insights into training and handling for success.

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 COACHING DAYS WITH AMY & LEAH - Sunday, March 15 & Monday, March 16, 2026

Random Draw from Seminar Attendees only - wishing to enter for Coaching Days - Two Groups of 8 dog/handler teams each day will alternate working with Amy and Leah in several novel areas / environments throughout the day. Each group will get equal time with each area and each instructor.

Amy's bio is at the bottom of this page. Leah's bio can be found here. 

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DEMO & COACHING SPOT REQUIREMENTS:

 

Participating dogs do NOT need a title in order to participate, BUT...

• Should be on all three odors (birch, anise, clove)

• Should have a very good drive for target odor over environmental distractions

• Should have spent plenty of training time working hides that are not/no longer paired with food

• Should be comfortable working in front of a larger group of people than just a regular class

 

Dogs NOT suitable for a Demo or a Coaching Spot: 

 

• Dogs who have less experience or understanding of odor

• Dogs who can become easily distracted by the environment

• Dogs who are environmentally sensitive or bark at/aggress toward/react to people

• Dogs who are more than mildly reactive with other dogs 

 

Dogs with the issues above would not be well suited for a demo or working spot given that it typically takes some time to work through those things and it would possibly be too stressful for them, so we ask that you don’t request a demo spot or a working spot. 

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CRATING: Demo dogs may opt to car crate and have priority parking next to building. Optionally, there will also be indoor crating available for demo dogs only on the Seminar day (Saturday). Please bring whatever your dog needs to be made comfortable and cool/warm enough in between working exercises. Dogs in attendance MUST be able to stay quietly in their crates when out of sight from their handlers. Please leave non-participating dogs at home whenever possible. Coaching Day participants will be car crating and driving to different areas throughout the day.

 

SEMINAR FEE: 

• $250 - for Auditors and Working Spot registrants at the time of registration.- Deadline for Demo Dog and Working Spot consideration is 5:00 p.m. Central on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 - Deadline for Auditor only Registration is 5:00 p.m. Central on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

• EARLY BIRD! - CLOSED Register by 5:00 p.m. Central time on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026: 
  $225.00 - for Auditors and Working Spot registrants at the time of registration

• Early Bird Registrants will receive PRIORITY for Saturday DEMO Dog Spots and will get a double draw for Sunday & Monday Coaching Spots!

• LUNCH OFFERED - Optional - $11/day - Paid closer to Event Date when sample menu available. You will have an opportunity to choose the Lunch option during Registration.

• Coaching Day Spots: Only available to Seminar attendees. There will be an option during Registration to enter your dog for the possibility of getting drawn for a Sunday or Monday Coaching Day Spot.

 

 

ADDITIONAL FEE FOR SATURDAY DEMO SPOTS IF DOG IS CHOSEN:

 

• $110.00 Will be due when notified that your dog has been chosen - Working spots will be chosen on Feb. 8-9 and emails notifying owners of chosen dogs along with a link to pay the extra $110.00 will go out at that time. You will have 48 hrs. to pay after which the next person considered will be notified.

 

ADDITIONAL FEE FOR SUNDAY / MONDAY COACHING DAY IF DOG IS CHOSEN:

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• $245.00 Will be due when notified that your dog made the draw - Coaching Day spots will be by Random Draw on Feb. 8-9 and emails notifying owners of chosen dogs along with a link to pay the extra $245.00 will go out at that time. You will have 48 hrs. to pay after the email is sent after which the next person on the wait list will be notified.

 

REGISTRATION PROCESS:

 

• At the time of registration, all participants will pay a workshop fee of $225.00 (EARLY BIRD price if registered by 5:00 p.m. Central Jan. 24) or $250 (after 5:00 p.m. Central Jan. 24, 2026), as listed above. During Seminar Registration you will be able to enter your dog for a possible Saturday Demo Spot and/or a Sunday or Monday Coaching Day (only available to Seminar attendees). 

• Only one dog per household will be considered for Saturday Demo spots, however, you may enter more than one of your dogs for consideration if you choose.

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• Sunday / Monday Coaching Day Spots - Only Seminar attendees will be eligible for the Random Draw for Sunday / Monday Coaching Day Spots A Waitlist will be formed for those who entered but did not make the draw. A few Auditor spots may be available for the Coaching Days (TBD closer to event) and will be offered to those first on the waitlist. Random Draw will be conducted on Feb. 8-9 (after the seminar cancellation deadline), and closer to the event date to ensure availability.

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• Saturday Demo Dogs will be selected on Feb. 8-9 (after the seminar cancellation deadline), and closer to the event date to ensure availability. This will be based on their skill level and an effort to show a variety of dogs and styles for the learning benefit of all participants. If you have not received a demo spot for an Amy seminar in our region in the past, we will make every effort to include you for a Saturday Demo Spot this time if possible. 

• Please do not submit your dog for consideration if you do not plan to accept the spot when contacted after Feb. 8. We need an accurate count of the available dogs. This means YOU if you would ditch the seminar for a trial entry!  I realize there are several trials scheduled for our region that weekend. I understand how valuable trial spots are, however, the VALUE of educational time with Amy cannot be stressed enough! Those of you who have attended a Seminar or Camp with Amy in the past would, I'm sure, agree with this!

• Teams selected for a Saturday Demo spot will be notified by email on Feb. 9 including a link to submit the additional $110 payment within 48 hours of notification. Dogs not chosen this time around will form a Wait List in case a chosen dog has to cancel. Waitlisted handlers/dogs will be notified on or after February 9 of their position on the waitlist. Saturday Please be sure to read the cancellation policy below before registering. 
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• Registration will CLOSE completely on Monday, March 2, at 11:00 p.m. Central Time. 

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THIS REGISTRATION LINK GOES LIVE SUNDAY, JAN. 18, 2026 AT 12:00 P.M. CENTRAL 

 

CANCELATION POLICY: All cancelations must be in writing by email to LEAH@FLINTHILLK9.COM. No other forms of communication for cancelation will be accepted. Your cancelation is only confirmed if you receive a written confirmation in return from LEAH@FLINTHILLK9.COM. We are not responsible for lost or unreceived emails. It is your responsibility to follow up if you do not receive a response within 48 hours. A confirmation of cancelation will be emailed back to you within 48 hours. 

 

• Cancelations by noon Central time on Sunday, February 8, 2026 for Seminar Spots or Coaching Day Spots will receive a full refund minus $25 processing fee and minus any Venmo fee incurred at the time of registration.

• Cancelations for Saturday Seminar Spots received after noon Central time on Sunday, February 8, 2026 will NOT be refunded for any reason as this type of registration does not generate a wait list for Saturday Seminar spots.

• Cancellations for Coaching Day spots received after noon Central time on Sunday, February 8, 2026 will be refunded ONLY if the spot can be filled. Cancellations within 24 hours of the Coaching Day will not be refunded for any reason. 

 

If you are unable to attend after the Cancellation deadline, Working spots are not transferable and the next person on the Demo Dog or Coaching Day Wait List will get priority for the spot. You MAY sell your AUDITOR registration to someone, however. In order for that person's purchased registration from you to be valid, you MUST contact LEAH GANGELHOFF in writing by email to LEAH@FLINTHILLK9.COM at least 48 hours before 8:00 a.m. Central time of the first day of the event in order to remove your name from the attendance list and add them. Your email must contain the new attendee's name, email address, and cell number for them to be added to the attendance list.  Leah will send a confirmation of the change to both of you within 24 hours. We are not responsible for lost or unreceived emails. It is your responsibility to follow up if you do not receive a response. Only persons listed on the attendee list will be granted entry.

 

RESPIRATORY CONTAGION POLICY: If you are sick (running a fever, or in the first 7 days of sneezing, coughing, or have a runny nose), please do NOT attend the workshop! We do not want what you have. We are trusting that you will test yourself for COVID-19 if you are symptomatic. Refunds will not be given after the Cancellation deadline for illness. You may attend if you are in the end stages (past the 7th day), of a respiratory illness or have tested negative for COVID after a postive test in the previous 10 days, and if you are still clearly sniffling and/or coughing, we will require that you wear a mask while in attendance. Please bring your own mask or one WILL be provided for you. Again, we are counting on your honesty in these situations! 

 

AUDIO/VIDEO TAPING: NO Audio or Videotaping of any portion of the seminar will be allowed, with one exception: ONLY ONE other video camera (at the request of the handler currently running a dog) besides the presenter’s camera may be operating at any given time during the event days. Absolutely NO other audio or video-taping is allowed. Videos of working dogs may only be posted on social media if the sound has been removed with video editing software (you do NOT have permission to post a video if the Presenter or Instructor can be heard speaking). THANK YOU for your cooperation.

 

PHOTOS: Everyone is WELCOME to post any PHOTOS of themselves, their own dogs etc. on social media at any time during or after the seminar. Be sure you have permission of other participants before posting photos that include them. 

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About the Presenter: 

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Amy Herot, Co-Founder NACSW® and K9 Nose Work®

 

Amy is co-Founder of NACSW and the sport and activity of K9 Nose Work. As President of NACSW’s Trial Division, she oversees the growing sport side of NACSW.  She is also a primary Education Division instructor, along with her colleague, Jill Marie O’Brien for the NACSW Certified Nose Work Instructor Program.

 

As a professional K9 trainer and handler, Amy brings over twenty years of experience to her work. She has certified teams in Narcotics and Explosives and has logged over 1,500 instructional hours in detection dog training. In the canine sport world Amy has trained dogs in tracking, agility, sheepherding, protection sports, and detection. She has competed nationally with her Dutch Shepherd, Maya and took 3rd place in Narcotics Detection at the Gold Coast K9 Working Dog Trials and 1st place, open division, at the Oxnard Police K9 Foundation Inaugural Trial, 2009. Her Belgian Malinois, Seven, is a nationally certified explosives detection dog and took 1st place in the Explosives Building Search at the 2009 Ventura County Sheriff's K9 Trial and holds an APR1 title.

 

Amy holds a Bachelor of Science from NYU and maintained CPDT-KA certification for fifteen years. Additionally, she is a graduate of the Balu Academy for Dog Trainers and was a John Rogerson associate here in the U.S.  Her professional memberships and affiliations have included the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), Southern California Dog Trainers’ Forum (SCDTF), Southern California Schutzhund Club, International Police Canine Association (IPCA) and International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI). Amy has dedicated much volunteer time and expertise to the betterment of shelter dogs. Some of Amy’s other achievements have been the 2007 President's Volunteer Service Award, spcaLA's 2005 Outstanding H.E.A.L. (Helping Enhance Animals Lives) Volunteer and 2006 Volunteer of the Year.

 

 

Amy is also the owner of the Los Angeles based company, All Good Dogs, LLC, which offers detection and training services and is a supplier of K9 Nose Work Products.

www.allgooddogs.biz