{"podcast":{"title":"Alert! Scent Work","slug":"alert-scent-work-7421909","podcast_index_feed_id":7421909,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/alert-scent-work/","website_url":"https://www.alertscentwork.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/62de190b-1822-41ed-a3d2-c1c9e35f9f02/IIIgDeQvT2zt8bjwAH51D97V.jpg","author":"Alert! Scent Work","episode_count":26,"summary":"Alert! Scent Work is a podcast for everyone who's fallen down the scent work rabbit hole — and loves it there. Scot sits down with judges, competitors, and community builders from AKC, NACSW, ASCA, UKC, and beyond for the conversations you've always wanted to have but never had time for on trial day. We talk nose work and scent work training philosophy, competition mindset, and the perspectives that shape how we think about this dog sport. We celebrate the wins, laugh at the disasters, and dig into origin stories — because how did any of us end up here, completely obsessed with watching our dogs use their noses? Whether you're trialing every weekend or just discovering K9 nose work and scent work for the first time, this show is about the whole scent work life — the sport, the dogs, and the community that makes it all worth it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T00:22:25.148447+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909"},"episode":{"title":"Aleks Woodrofe | The Most Critical Handler Skill, The Value of Volunteering, and Setting Hides with Purpose","slug":"aleks-woodrofe-the-most-critical-handler-skill-the-value-of-volunteering-and-setting-hides-with-purpose","published_at":"2025-09-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909/aleks-woodrofe-the-most-critical-handler-skill-the-value-of-volunteering-and-setting-hides-with-purpose","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909","url":"https://www.alertscentwork.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/74813f50-3ed5-4813-9ae8-08bf3a4f34ff.mp3","summary":"Scent work wasn’t part of the plan. It started with Sam, anxious in agility but able to find his place in nose work. Then Rosie, her flat coat, lit up the moment she started searching, and her joy made the game contagious. Finally, Tana, the dog who was supposed to do agility but didn’t love it, found her stride in scent work and pulled Aleks all the way in. That was the start of an obsession with scent work. Competing, learning everything she could, teaching, and judging all followed. Aleks shares what she believes is the single most important skill for scent work teams and why it changes everything. She talks about the difference between waiting for confirmation and watching for the odor picture, and how she sets searches with intention. From her “chair at every level” example to the master searches she plans in detail, nothing is just slapping hides out there.","meta_description":"Scent work wasn’t part of the plan. It started with Sam, anxious in agility but able to find his place in nose work. Then Rosie, her flat coat, lit up the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2075,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/alert-scent-work-7421909/episodes/aleks-woodrofe-the-most-critical-handler-skill-the-value-of-volunteering-and-setting-hides-with-purpose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/alert-scent-work-7421909/aleks-woodrofe-the-most-critical-handler-skill-the-value-of-volunteering-and-setting-hides-with-purpose.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}