AKC Scent Work Region 5: Average Pass Rate By State
WeSmellBetter Analysis By State 2025 and all Years Region 5
AKC Scent Work Region 4: Average Pass Rate by Class by State
WeSmellBetter Analysis By State 2025 and all Years Region 4
AKC Scent Work Region 3: Average Pass Rate By Class By State
WeSmellBetter Analysis By State 2025 and all Years Region 3
AKC Scent Work Region 2: Average Pass Rate By State
Same song, second verse. Here is the “2025 and all years so far through January 24, 2026” starters and pass rate information. Puerto Rico is included in Region 2 but has not had any trials at all and so I did not include them in the charts. That is not meant to be a slight …
AKC Scent Work Region 1: Average Pass Rate By Class By State
All The Words of explanation are on Page 1, so I won’t repeat them except to say let me know when you find mistakes as I am sure there will be some. I am publishing this here because I can replace the file as corrections are made; if I put it in the Facebook Group, …
2025 – Pass Rates per Class By Region – Who knew?
In the WeSmellBetter Facebook Group, Bill Gaskins said, “It would be interesting to look for a quantitative correlation to see success rates by region. Does Texas do better than NJ and so on…” This posts begins that analysis, looking at Q rates by class for each of the five AKC Scent Work Regions. I only …
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, …
AKC Scent Work Lobbying – A long-overdue update from September, 2025
The question of an “earned” Championship for Scent Work has just been raised again (January 2026) in the “Friends of AKC Scent Work” Facebook group. On the one hand, I’m glad to see there is still discussion. On the other, I am frustrated because I feel like our efforts are very fractured; while the survey …
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 …