About Terri Spaeth-Merrick

Terri Spaeth-Merrick, CNWI

CNWI, NACSW Certified Nose Work Instructor #101132
NACSW Certifying Official, Judge
AKC Expert Scent Work Judge #102478xa
UKC Nosework Judge/Certifying Official #7267
USCSS Judge #147
Sniffketeers Video/Photo Service
noseworktrial@gmail.com 
NoseWorkTrial.com, Nose Work Classes,  ScentSeekers.com
Sniffketeers K9 Nose Work Photography/Video: TerriSpaeth-Merrick.smugmug.com
Fully Insured for K9 Specific Events

Four Bernese Mountain Dogs, three of whom competed in the sport of K9 Nose Work.

• Juniper Snow! ORT, NW1, NW2, NW3, NW3 Elite, ELT1
L1C, L1V, L1I, L1E, L2C, L2V, L2I, L2E, L3C, L3V
SWN, SWA, SCE, SEE
TKN, FDC, CGC, ATT
Our newest addition, born 11/29/19

• Peaches NW3 Elite, ELT1, ELT2, ELT3, ELT-CH
NACSW National Invitationals 2015, Summit League Trial 2018
NW1, NW2, NW3 (x3)
NW3-V, NW3-C, NW3-E, NW3-I
L1I, L1V, L1C, L1E, L2I, L2V, L2C, L2E, L3I
ANDD, MDD, BNDD
9/2/2008 to 8/2/2019 Beautiful Peaches. She changed me.

• Ochoco NW1, NW2, NW3 (x2)
NW3-1, NW3-V, NW3-C, NW3-E
L1V, L1C, L1E, L1I
8/16/2008 to 3/4/2018 Our Sweet Angel. So full of joy.

• Siskiyou CGC, Cherished Memories, 12.5 yrs 1995-2008

NOSE WORK RESUME:
(Some parts not updated since 2021!)

NACSW Certifying Official:

(NW1/NW3), 2018-08-4/5, Montrose, CO (PCO Training)

(NW3), 2018-08-18/19, Maple Falls, WA (PCO Training)

(NW2/NW3), 2018-11-24/25, Orangevale, CA (ACO Training)

L1C/L1C/L1I/L2I , 2019-3-22/23, Riverside, CA

NW1/NW2, 2019-6-15/16, Medford, OR

NW2/L2V/L1E, 2020-1-10/11, Woodland Hills, CA

L2I/L2E/L2C/L2V, 2020-7-25/25, Yamhill, OR

L1V/L2V/L2V/L2V, 2020-10-31-11/1, Yamhill, OR

L1E/L1E/L2E/L2, 2020-12-19/20, St. Paul, OR

(L3V/L3E/L3C/L3), 2021-3-20/21, Yamhill, OR (ACO Training)

NW1/NW2, 2021-4-10/11, Gervais, OR

(NW3), 2021-8-7/8, Bellingham, WA (ACO Training)

NW3/NW1, 2021-10/16/17, Bozeman, MT

(NW3/NW3), 2021-12-29/30, Carlton, OR (ACO EXTRA Training)

NW3/L3I/L2I, 2022-03-12/13, Grants Pass, OR

NW3/NW2/NW1, 2022-05-6/7/8, Gunnison, CO

NW2/NW3, 2022-06-10/11, Carlton, OR

NW1/NW2/NW3, 2022-06-28/30, Helena, MT

NW3/NW3, 2022-07-30/31, Corvallis, OR

NW3/NW1, 2022-8-6/7, Bellingham, WA

*Additional trials from 2022/2023 not recorded here, need to look them up!

NW1/NW2/NW3/NW3, 2023-04-28/29/30, Chugiak, AK 

ELT/NW3, 2023-11-25/26, Cottage Grove, MN 

L2I/L1C/NW3 2023-12-09/10, Auburn, WA

AKC Judge/Official Scent Work:

Evergreen Belgian Tervuren Club Graham, WA Sep 10, 2023 Scent Work

Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc. Albany, OR Aug 29, 2023 Scent Work
Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc. Albany, OR Aug 29, 2023 Scent Work
Pacific Northwest Scent Work Club Salem, OR Jul 29, 2023 Scent Work
Pacific Northwest Scent Work Club Salem, OR Oct 31, 2022 Scent Work
Pacific Northwest Scent Work Club, Salem, OR Oct 30, 2022 Scent Work
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc., Chehalis, WA Sep 11, 2021 Scent Work
Jumping Chollas Agility Club of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ Feb 16, 2020 Scent Work
Jumping Chollas Agility Club of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ Feb 15, 2020 Scent Work
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc., Chehalis, WA Nov 03, 2019 Scent Work
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc., Chehalis, WA Nov 03, 2019 Scent Work
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc., Chehalis, WA Nov 02, 2019 Scent Work
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc., Chehalis, WA Nov 02, 2019 Scent Work
Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club of Washington, Inc., Port Angeles, WA Oct 13, 2019 Scent Work
Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club of Washington, Inc., Port Angeles, WA Oct 13, 2019 Scent Work
Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club of Washington, Inc., Port Angeles, WA Oct 12, 2019 Scent Work
Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club of Washington, Inc., Port Angeles, WA Oct 12, 2019 Scent Work
Pacific Northwest Scent Work Club, Auburn, WA Sep 01, 2019 Scent Work
Pacific Northwest Scent Work Club, Auburn, WA Sep 01, 2019 Scent Work
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc., Dupont, WA Jul 27, 2019 Scent Work
American Belgian Tervuren Club, Inc., Dupont, WA Jul 26, 2019 Scent Work
Lost Coast Kennel Club of California, Ferndale, CA May 04, 2019 Scent Work
Sherwood Dog Training Club, Ridgefield, WA Apr 07, 2019 Scent Work
Sherwood Dog Training Club, Ridgefield, WA Apr 06, 2019 Scent Work
Great Falls Dog Training Club, Vaughn, MT Mar 10, 2019 Scent Work
Great Falls Dog Training Club, Vaughn, MT Mar 10, 2019 Scent Work
Great Falls Dog Training Club, Vaughn, MT Mar 09, 2019 Scent Work
Great Falls Dog Training Club, Vaughn, MT Mar 09, 2019 Scent Work
Lost Coast Kennel Club of California, Ferndale, CA Sep 09, 2018 Scent Work
Lost Coast Kennel Club of California, Ferndale, CA Sep 08, 2018 Scent Work
Lost Coast Kennel Club of California, Ferndale, CA Sep 08, 2018 Scent Work
Lost Coast Kennel Club of California, Ferndale, CA Sep 07, 2018 Scent Work
Greater Los Angeles Scent Work Club, Moorpark, CA May 20, 2018 Scent Work
Greater Los Angeles Scent Work Club, Moorpark, CA May 19, 2018 Scent Work
Columbia-Willamette Beagle Club, Yacolt, WA May 06, 2018 Scent Work
Columbia-Willamette Beagle Club, Yacolt, WA May 06, 2018 Scent Work
Columbia-Willamette Beagle Club, Yacolt, WA May 05, 2018 Scent Work
Columbia-Willamette Beagle Club, Yacolt, WA May 05, 2018 Scent Work
Greater Clark County Kennel Club Inc, Ridgefield, WA Dec 03, 2017 Scent Work
Greater Clark County Kennel Club Inc, Ridgefield, WA Dec 02, 2017 Scent Work

UKC Judge/Official Nosework:
ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, Oct 27, 28, 2018

ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, July 7, 8, 2018

ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, Sep 16, 17, 2017
ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, July 8, 9, 2017
ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, April 2017
ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, Sept. 2016

ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, July 2016

ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, April 2016

ScentSeekers, Vancouver, WA, Dec. 2015

Nose Work Seminars/Workshops Attended:

Numerous additional events attended that are not listed yet.

Ron Gaunt, NACSW Founder (6 workshops/seminars)

Amy Herot, NACSW Founder (8 workshops/seminars)

Christina Bunn, CNWI, Professional Police K9 Handler/Instructor (9 workshops/seminars) 

John Eckhart, Professional Police K9 Hander/Instructor (8 workshops/seminars)

Kim Buchanan, CNWI, NACSW Faculty (6 workshops/seminars)

Gail McCarthy, CNWI, FEMA K9 Handler (5 workshops/seminars)

Barbara Schwerdt, CNWI, NACSW Faculty(4 workshops/seminars)

Penny Scott-Fox, CNWI, NACSW Faculty (3 workshops/seminars)

Jeff McMahon, CNWI (3 workshops/seminars)

Jean Richardson, CNWI, NACSW Faculty (2 workshops/seminars)

Fred Helfers, CNWI, Professional K9 Hander/Instructor (3 workshops/seminars)

Hilary Robinsosn, Professional Sherriff K9 Handler/Instructor (2 workshops)

Ramona Audette, CNWI (1 workshop)

Paula Zickert, CNWI, regular weekly classes (2 years)
Shelly Smith, CNWI, regular weekly classes (4 years)

Sniffketeers Trial Video Service

2015 to date.  Have provided video service for 75+ Nose Work trials and other events in OR, WA, CA, CO, MT.  I have watched well over 12,000 dogs work in a trial setting!

NASCW K9 NW Training Camp, Oregon

Canby, OR Sept. 27 - Oct 1, 2014

Canby, OR June 23 - 28, 2016

Numerous sessions with multiple NACSW Founders and CNWI Faculty Nose Work Trainers
Camp Photographer Oregon K9 NW Training Camp, 2014 and 2016

NACSW CNWI Training Program (Certified Nose Work Instructor)

Regular Continuing Education Through Current Date

June 3-6, 2016, Pasadena, CA
December 2-5, 2016, Pasadena, CA

NACSW Certifying Official Training Program

Regular Continuing Education Through Current Date

February 3-4, 2018, Pasadena, CA
Certified December 2018
Currently Certified Through Elite Level

NACSW Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI)

Regularly scheduled classes taught at all levels from Intro to K9 Nose Work™ to Elite, 2013-present

California Narcotics Canine Association Conference
Annual K9 Sport Scent Work Conference, 2017, 2019 

For Sport & Professional Scent Detection Dog Handlers & Trainers

Private Training with Professional K9 Scent Detection Trainers:

Regular Continuing Education Through Current Date

5 small group private training sessions with Christina Bunn

2 small group private training sessions with Hilary Robinson

Many private sessions with Denise Mullenix

Viewed multiple nose work/scent detection/tracking video workshops from various trainers

Various On-line Scent Detection Classes

Through NACSW, K9 Joy Ride, Fenzi, Scent Work University, SWDI, Cameron Ford, many others

NACSW Nose Work Regular Weekly Classes Attended:

Shelley Smith, CNWI May 2009 through approximately Fall 2013

Paula Zickert, CNWI Fall 2013 to 2016

Multiple group training and/or private local sessions with these NASCW CNWI’s:

Silke Wittig, Jean Richardson, Cathie Laber, Kristina Leipzig, Tracey Gamley, Paula Zickert, Susie Waki, Joyce Biethan, Dorothy Turley, Rachelle Bailey-Austin, Shelley Smith

Hosted or Co-hosted NACSW Nose Work Trials:

2010-10 1st NACSW Sanctioned Nose Work Mock Trial Outside of CA, Vancouver, WA 

2011-3-19 First NACSW Nose Work Trial outside of CA, Vancouver, WA

2013-06-22 NW3 Trials - Clackamas County, OR hosted by K-9 Enterprises (Co-hosted)

2013-11-16 NW3 Trials - Camas, WA hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick and Paula Zickert

2014-05-26 NW2/NW2/NW3 Trials - Dallas, OR hosted by Carol Forsberg and Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2014-09-19 NW2/NW2/L1C/L1E Trials - Happy Valley, OR hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick and Paula Zickert
2015-07-10 NW3/NW3 Trials - Salem, OR hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick & Carol Forsberg
2015-07-17 NW2/L2E/L2I Trials - Salem, OR hosted by Carol Forsberg & Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2015-09-26 L2V/L2E/NW2 Trials - Happy Valley, OR hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick and Paula Zickert
2015-10-31 NW3/NW3 Trials - Vancouver, WA hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick and Paula Zickert
2016-07-16 ELT/ELT Trials - Vancouver, WA hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick and Paula Zickert
2016-09-16 ELT/ELT/ELT Trials - Tygh Valley, OR hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick and Lore Joplin
2018-04-14 ELT/ELT Trials - Vancouver, WA hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick & Nose Work Detectives
2018-09-01 NW3/NW3/ELT Trials - Vancouver, WA hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick & Nose Work Detectives
2020-07-25 L2I/L2E/L2C/L2V Trials - Yamhill, OR hosted by Nose Work Detectives, LLC and Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2020-12-19 L1E/L1E/L2E/L2E Trials - St Paul, OR hosted by Nose Work Detectives, LLC and Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2021-03-20 L3V/L3E/L3C/L3I Trials - Yamhill, OR hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick/Tracey Gamley
2021-11-13 NW1/NW2 Trials - Portland, OR hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2021-11-20 ELT/L3C/L3C Trials - St Paul, OR hosted by Nose Work Detectives, LLC and Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2022-06-19 ELT Trial - Yamhill, OR hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2022-11-09 ELT/ELT Trials - Lebanon, OR hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick and Nose Work Detectives
2022-12-27 ELT/NW2 Trials - Portland, OR hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2023-01-16 NW3/L2E/L3V Trials - Portland, OR hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2023-02-14 NW3/L3I/L3E Trials - Lebanon, OR hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2023-04-01 NW3/ELT Trials - Vancouver, WA hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2023-10-11 NW3/L3C/L3V Trials - Lebanon, OR hosted by Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2023-12-29 ELT/ELT-S/L3E Trials - Vancouver, WA hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2024-03-19 TBD/NW3 Trials - Lebanon, OR hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2024-05-25 ELT-S/NW1/EST Trials - Vancouver, WA hosted by Sniffketeers/Terri Spaeth-Merrick
2024-06-09 TBD/TBD Trials - La Grande, OR hosted by Shelly Leary & Terri Spaeth-Merrick

Hosted or Co-hosted UKC Nosework Trials:

UKC Nosework Trials Dec. 2015, April 2016, July 2016, Sept. 2016, April 2017, July 2017, Sept. 2017, July 2018, Oct. 2018

(Co-Host and ScentSeekers NoseWork Club Treasurer)

Seminars/Workshops/Events Hosted:

Hosted/organized many training seminars with nationally known presenters over 8+ years
Including Ron Gaunt, Gail McCarthy, Jean Richardson, Penny Scott-Fox, Jeff McMahon, John Eckhart, Christina Bunn, Kim Buchanan, Roxanne Baudry

Sniffketeers Elite K9 Scent Detection 3-day Challenge, Nov. 11, 12, 13, 2016 Vancouver, WA (Event designer, planner and host)

Articles Written:

The Alpenhorn, Bernese Mtn. Dog Club of America National Magazine, Volume 6, #2, 2014 “Canine Nose Work – Serious Fun” (An introduction to Nose Work)

The Alpenhorn, Bernese Mtn. Dog Club of America National Magazine Volume 7, #2, 2015 “Nose Work, The Dog’s Game!” (Beginning Nose Work Instructions)

Mock Trials:

Hosted multiple mock/match nose work trials over 8+ years 

Judged at 20+ mock/match trials over 8+ years

Volunteer work:

Volunteered at well over 70 NACSW nose work trial days over the past 8+ years 

Photographer at 30+ NACSW nose work trials, shooting over 35,000 photos of dogs/handlers working their dogs during competition

Provided Video Services/Shot Video at 25+ NACSW Nose Work Trials

Volunteered at multiple mock trials over past 8+ years

Volunteered at NACSW National Invitational in Colorado 2014

Other Training and Work:

AKC Scent Work Judge (American Kennel Club)
UKC Certified Nosework Hide Official and Judge (United Kennel Club)

Attended many dog behavior and dog training seminars/classes over last 15 years

Attended 2 Clicker Expos

Previously owned/operated two thriving custom wedding dress businesses, Embellish Design, LLC and Olivia Luca, LLC

Instructor OCAC, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, and Portland Sewing, 10+ years

Planned and/or participated in numerous bridal showcase events and fashion shows 

Planned and organized many large group cycling events, including 12 years of Cycle Oregon 

Operations Manager, Bike Gallery, Inc. 1992-2000, worked in bicycle industry 17.5 years