Instructor Sue Sentowski (right) talks with Diane Everson of Schaumburg who has enrolled her dog Winston Churchill in a nose work class at For Your K9 in Melrose Park. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Diane Everson, of Schaumburg, Ill., works with her dog Winston Churchill during a nose work class at For Your K9 in Melrose Park, Ill., on Thursday, February 14, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Becky Jankowski, of Downers Grove, Ill., works with her dog Bonnie, as she finds a scent target, during a nose work class at For Your K9 in Melrose Park, Ill., on Thursday, February 14, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Diane Everson, of Schaumburg, Ill., works with her dog Winston Churchill during a nose work class at For Your K9 in Melrose Park, Ill., on Thursday, February 14, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Becky Jankowski, of Downers Grove, Ill., and her dog Bonnie during a nose work class at For Your K9 in Melrose Park, Ill., on Thursday, February 14, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
Instructor Sue Sentowski (left) works with dog owner Diane Everson, of Schaumburg, Ill., during a nose work class at For Your K9 in Melrose Park, Ill., on Thursday, February 14, 2013. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media
It’s the latest trend in canine competition, a fast-growing extracurricular where dogs of any size and age can compete. The sport called “nose work” pits dogs’ sniffers against each other in the search for scent. And families attending the 2013 International Cluster of Dog Shows …
