Contributors

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Aleks Woodroffe

Aleks Woodroffe, of Release Canine LLC, is a scent work trainer, competitor, and AKC SW Judge in Phoenix, Arizona. She wears many hats, including AKC trial secretary, AKC SW Judge,  ASCA SW Judge, NACSW Trial host, VC and more.
Aleks offers in-person classes and privates in Arizona, online classes, as well as offering seminars throughout the states. 

Aleks is currently competing with Flat Coated Retrievers: Tana (Prairielight Pincian SWME3 SWD NAJ TKA Elite-CH SMT); and Georges (Desertfire Svarozic SWE SWMB TKI FTN CGC NW3-E). As well as dabbling in other sports with Georges.
 
Aside from detection sports, she is a certified Canine Massage Practitioner (CCMT, ACMT) and Canine Fitness Trainer (CPCFT), working with dog sport teams to help maintain peak fitness for optimum performance in agility, IGP, dock, detection, and more!


https://www.releasecanine.com/
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Jill Kovacevich

Jill is the owner and operator of Mountain Dogs LLC in McCoy, Colorado training, coaching, hosting, officiating and supporting the dog sport of nose work in multiple ways. She has trained in K9 Nose Work for over 13 years actively competing in NACSW trials reaching Elite CH and Summit with Digger, Elite 1 with Izzy and with Zeke currently at NW3. Jill is also the Medical Administrator in Avon, CO working with her husband Guy, a primary care provider. Jill is a CNWI, ORT CO and Judge, SR Lead, Trial CO and Judge and host of multiple trial events annually with NACSW. 

Jill has also been a professional ski instructor and scuba diving instructor utilizing progressive positive sports training  for human sports.  She now trains K9 handlers and their canines, enhancing and enriching the human-canine bond with every K9 Nose Work handler-dog team,  with classes in Eagle, Kremmling, Gunnison and Grand Junction, Colorado.