2025 By the Numbers and the Sport so Far

This is an update of last year’s post.   There are things I’d like to explore further but… what would YOU like to know?  I hope you’ll weigh in! “Trial” is as defined by the AKC, an individually-numbered events,  so this does not equate to “Weekends” or “Days.”  A steady increase continues. As of January 20, …

The 2022 AKC Scent Work Regional Championships

The American Kennel Club recently announced the date for the first ever AKC Scent Work Master National Championship event — October 12-14, 2025, at the Roberts Center in Wilmington, DE.   As of this post (June 14, 2025), the Premium has been posted.  The event is limited to 400 entrants, with a first-come-first-serve entry, both USPS …

So whatever happened with that Exhibitor Survey….?

Our story so far:  After years of listening to vigorous discussion about ways people would like to see AKC Scent Work grow but not seeing any real action to effect change, Dave Schneider contacted me in February of 2025.  He suggested we create a survey for participants to identify the elements that the community most …

AKC Scent Work Exhibitor Survey Results

From April 5-11, 2025, Dave and Deb Schneider and I hosted a survey to ask stakeholders what changes they’d like to see in AKC Scent Work.  It was completely unofficial with no AKC involvement at all.  We posted the link to the “Friends of AKC Scent Work” and WeSmellBetter Facebook groups and asked people to …

AKC Scent Work Trial Entry Methods Survey

As I read the Facebook posts of folks from around the country, I’m always surprised at how different experiences can be depending on where you are trialing. I’ve never used anything but regular mail to enter a Scent Work trial, and I think I may been waitlisted or told the trial was already full 3 …

Schrödinger’s “WeSmellBetter” — when we are both wrong and right at the same time (Exceptions)

Our goal at WeSmellBetter is to accurately capture the publicly published results of AKC Scent Work trials and compile and report that information in ways that are useful and interesting to the participants. It is our firm belief that our database accurately reflects the data from the published results within these timeframes: We collect and …