HeRo Dog Training and Behavior – Simple, effective, flexible and proven solutions for you and your dog!

Welcome to the exciting world of HeRo Canine Consulting – where K9 Nose Work® and Mental Management® meet.

Simple, effective, flexible and proven solutions for you and your dog!

We provide the following:

Coaching provided by experienced Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI^SM), NACSW-approved Supervising Certifying Official and Trial Judge, Mental Management Certified Coach (level II)
K9 Nose Work® skill building for you and your dog
“Improve your mental game” with Mental Management®
Flexible service schedule to meet your goals
Methods that are easy to implement and highly effective
Solution-based approach
In-person or online support

At HeRo, we are all about you and your dog!

WHY CHOOSE HeRo?
Do you want the highest-quality and most up-to-date coaching for you and your dog? Do you want to work with an experienced and qualified professional instructor, presenter and high-in-trial competitor? Find out more about Silke here. Click here to read more.

Do you have any questions about our services?

Testimonials

Hi! My name is Sophie! The lady-who-loves-me-and-feeds-me (you humans call her Betsy) is always looking for things to do and ways to keep me busy. A year ago someone suggested this thing called K9 Nose Work®. We found a place in Bloomsburg called HeRo Canine Consulting run by a very nice lady named Silke! She convinced Betsy to just let me be a dog and use my nose the way it was intended to be used!! How much fun is this!!! I get to sniff out food and odor, and Silke is teaching Betsy how to stay out of my way – until I might need her! It’s the BEST!! You should really give it a try. Your dog will thank you and you’ll have a great time – Betsy and I sure do!!

Betsy Thompson and Sophie, Muncy PA

As my introduction to Canine NoseWork, Silke has been marvelous! She is able to combine a wealth of knowledge about dogs, an understanding of canine scenting skills, and a natural ability to teach humans with an approachable, friendly manner to create classes that are both enjoyable (for dogs AND humans) and productive.

Edy and I look forward to every class–I only wish we lived closer than over an hour away!

Betsy Howell, CNWI and Eddy, Harrisburg, PA

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K9 Nose Work® privates, group classes, small group coaching clinics, seminars/webinars and video review by Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI)
COing and Judging for NACSW trials
Mental Management Coaching by Certified Mental Management Coach

HeRo Canine Consulting LLC

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MINDFUL TRAINING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE IN NOSE WORK - IN PERSON WORKSHOP with Certified Mental Management Coaches Teah Anders and Silke Wittig REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: forms.gle/t6LTVKhMjJockrzW7 (PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CROSSPOST)Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 and Sunday, July 20, 2025Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (includes 1 hour lunch and 2-3 15-min breaks)Location: Pioneer Christian Academy, 331 E Blakely Ave, Brownsville, OR 97327Cost: $350.00 for working teams (Sat/Sun)$150.00 for auditors (one day only)$250.00 for auditors (Sat/Sun)(Fee includes "With Winning in Mind" book by Lanny Bassham and a Performance Analysis Journal)Registration is limited to 20 working teams plus auditors. Working teams MUST attend both days, auditors are strongly encouraged to attend both days.Each day will consist of a powerpoint presentation/lecture in the morning, followed by application (working teams) of the Mental Management principles in the afternoon. Payment in full is required upon registration. After filling out the form at forms.gle/t6LTVKhMjJockrzW7, please send the workshop fee via Paypal to [email protected] in order to reserve your spot in the workshop. You will receive a registration confirmation upon receipt.Indoor crating may be available. Dogs must be able to stay quiet out of sight of their handlers.If you have any questions, please email Silke at [email protected] WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Imagine looking forward to Nose Work competitions knowing that you have all the fundamental skills you’ve already learned about your sport and now adding an ability to perform at your best under pressure. In this workshop, we will cover the following:THE MENTAL MANAGEMENT MODELIn competition there is a place between effort and ease, where excellent performance seems easy. Learn how to balance the parts of the mind to allow you to feel focused and relaxed as you navigate the trial day. Learning the building blocks of Mental Management helps us understand how our minds work and how we can bring our mind to a place of optimum performance as a handler.THE MENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM®Imagine being able to control your thoughts in a pressured situation like a Nose Work Trial. Instead of those niggling little fears or doubts that might enter your mind on the day of the trial or right before you enter the search, imagine being able to fill your mind with thoughts of your choosing. Learning how to take control of your thoughts before, during and after an event will help you feel confident and focused on the day of trial. PERFORMANCE UNDER PRESSUREWhy do we show up as different handlers the day of the trial versus practice? Ever notice that you are confident in class and feel great and yet sometimes the day of the trial here come the butterflies and you feel unsure about your abilities? Learn how to turn that around so that you can use pressure to your advantage and actually look forward to the opportunity to test your skills! We will also discuss how to handle all those pesky distractions at trials including parking lot chatter.BUILDING SELF-IMAGEOur self-image has a huge impact on everything we do in life. Self-image includes our habits and attitudes and often feeds into our perception of the world in general and either positive or negative associations with specific situations. Discover how to build and protect your self-image so that you can participate in a Nose Work Trial or any life situation with confidence. APPLYING THE MENTAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESDog/handler teams will perform nose work searches, breaking down and applying different aspects of the Mental Management System. After each search, we have a group discussion to debrief and answer questions. Auditors are asked to help by playing certain roles in the “audience” that mock a real-life parking lot and trial situation. This segment helps handlers learn how to apply what they learn each morning.TESTIMONIALS:“My dog Wally and I struggled significantly at NW3 to the point where trialing was no longer fun for either of us. I enrolled in a weekend Mental Management course and it completely turned things around for us. Teah gave me the tools to deal with my chronic overthinking and trial nerves. During the seminar we got to run multiple searches each day where we could learn how to apply the concepts in real time with Teah’s guidance. After putting the concepts into practice during training and at trials we finally started to have success and earned our NW3 Elite in no time! I can't thank Teah enough for introducing us to Mental Management and bringing the fun back to nose work.” Melissa Looney“In 2018 my dog and I began our Nose Work journey. It started as “just something to do with my dog to keep her entertained” and evolved into competing at the highest levels in NACSW and AKC. During these events, I struggled with competition nerves. I tended to focus on the things that went wrong and not what went right. I really don’t think I understood how much attitude and mental preparedness affected our training and trialing experiences. Though I was familiar with Lanny Bassham’s book, With Winning In Mind, I didn’t know how to apply the concepts to Nose Work. After more than a few disappointing trial experiences I realized that my mental game was a losing one. A friend suggested that I sign up for Teah’s Mental Management For Nose Work Handlers Seminar. During this two day workshop, Teah explained ways to incorporate Mental Management into our Nose Work training and trialing. She also set up several search scenarios for the dog teams so that the handler’s could practice their new mental program. Attending the seminar gave me the tools to help me start my new way of thinking…not just in Nose Work but in other aspects of my life.” Susie Zonge ... See MoreSee Less

MINDFUL TRAINING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE IN NOSE WORK with Certified Mental Management Coaches Teah Anders and Silke Wittig - REGISTRATION FORM

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Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 and Sunday, July 20, 2025 Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (includes 1 hour lunch and 2-3 15-min breaks) Location: Pioneer Christian Academy, 331 E Blakely Ave, Brownsville, OR 97...

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