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

6 days ago

"Reinforcement Strategies for the Detection K9" with Craig Schultz webinar coming up, hosted by the K9NW Education Division I have seen a version of Craig's webinar before, and it was amazing! Regardless of whether you are "just" a pet dog handler doing scent sports, a nose work instructor or a professional detection dog handler/trainer, this webinar is a must see!Date/Time: Thursday, March 19 at 6:00 pm Pacific TimeLink to register: k9nosework.com/product/webinar-reinforcement-strategies-for-the-detection-k9/Cost: $40 for general public and $30 for K9NW instructors in good standing. The webinar will be recorded and all registrants will get a link to the downloadable recording (great option if you can’t attend live :-))Webinar description:This webinar will discuss basic principles in operant conditioning that are centered on reinforcement. A brief overview of reinforcement will be provided with a deeper dive into some of the different reinforcement strategies that the detection K9 handler may find useful to help the K9 reach its fullest potential in detection. The discussion will also entail how each of the strategies can be applied with examples in detection applications, the nuanced approaches for each of them, and how a good fundamental grasp of the concepts can go a long way in creating a working relationship between handler and K9 that is built on fairness and clarity in communication.Craig’s bio:With nearly 35 years of experience in the animal training/behavior management industry, his animal training experiences range from training exotic animals in the zoological industry for show production purposes and cooperative health care procedures to training detection canines in various capacities for the last 22 years. As a Training Specialist/Instructor for the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Detector Dog Training Center, he procured and trained canines, conducted certifications and instructed handler teams from state, federal and international agencies.In addition to his full-time employment, he also assisted in training canines in a volunteer capacity for search and rescue applications in wilderness live-find, disaster, and human remains, where he certified with his personal canine as a member of Kansas Search and Rescue Dog Association (KSARDA). During this timeframe in 2005 he also lectured and developed hands on practical workshops for veterinary conferences and various veterinary colleges to help expose current and future veterinary behavior professionals to the possibilities of training domestic animals to cooperate in their own health care procedures through training.In 2019, Craig established “K9 Behavior Consortium” with the goal of helping handlers reach their fullest potential through understanding how dogs learn and how to maximize their training with sound, scientifically based principles in behavior analysis. Craig currently trains detection canines for the federal government. In 2021 Craig coedited “Canines: The Original Biosensors” with Dr. Lauryn DeGreeff. ... See MoreSee Less

Webinar: Reinforcement Strategies for the Detection K9 - K9NoseWork.com

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COST: $40 for General Public (incl. Lapsed NACSW Instructors and those who have registered for an instructor course but have not yet attended Segment 1) $30 for NACSW Instructors (CNWI/ANWI/PNWI) in a...

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1 week ago

What Judith said…Today was supposed to be simple.🚗🐶...🤦‍♀️I’ve been trying to catch an NACSW ORT that fit my schedule for well over a year. Probably closer to two. Finally found one that lined up.So we loaded up and drove twelve hours to get here.Yesterday Shrimp decided to remind me that dogs don’t care about your plans, your calendar, or how long you’ve been trying to get into a trial.Sudden nausea. Off her food. Clearly not feeling great.So we did the responsible thing.Called the vet.Bloodwork.Radiographs.A pretty thorough conversation about what we were seeing.Diagnostics came back clean. The working theory is she probably sampled something she shouldn’t have. Anyone who has owned a beagle knows exactly what I’m talking about.Nothing contagious. Nothing the vet felt required pulling her for.This morning she’s bright. Tail up. Very clear that she would like to play the game she drove twelve hours for.Now here’s the part people don’t always talk about.When you compete, your brain starts doing some funny math.You drove twelve hours.You’ve been trying to catch this ORT for two years.You finally get here... and then the dog throws a curveball.And somewhere in the back of your brain a little voice says,“Well... if we crash and burn today at least we’ve got a built-in excuse.”If you compete with dogs and you claim you’ve never had that thought, I admire your commitment to fiction.But the real line we walk as handlers is pretty simple.Notice when something is off.Get the right professional involved. (My vet handles medicine. That’s their lane.)And then listen to the dog.The dog always gets the final vote.If Shrimp walked out there and said “no thanks,” we’d scratch without a second thought and go find lunch somewhere.Instead she’s bouncing around like a beagle who believes the universe was created specifically so she could hunt odor.So we’ll step to the line and see what she has to say about the situation.If she hunts, great.If she says “not today,” we pack up and head home.Because sometimes you drive twelve hours for a trial......and sometimes the real lesson is just standing in the parking lot reminding yourself that the dog still comes first.Even when you really, really want the ribbon. ... See MoreSee Less

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