NW Truffle Dogs

Welcome to NW Truffle Dogs

Training Truffle Hunters - One Dog Biscuit at a Time!

In search of the elusive Oregon White and Oregon Black Truffle through sustainable, sound harvesting techniques, NW Truffle Dogs is offering you the opportunity to train your dog to find this amazing Oregon native truffle. Training is one-on-one and your K9's success is guaranteed. View videos of our dogs training here.

NW Truffle Dogs

The Oregon Truffle Festival leads in promoting the exclusive use of truffle dogs to ensure harvest of the highest quality truffles while preventing the environmental harm caused by raking. NW Truffle Dogs has partnered with the Oregon Truffle Festival to produce the Truffle Dog Training Seminar held at the Festival each January, and in the development of standards for certification of truffles harvested by trained truffle dogs.

Following Our Passion

In April of 2010, Elizabeth Kalik read an article in "The Bark" that quoted noted Oregon mycologist Dr. Charles Lefevre as saying that there was a demand for 300 - 400 truffle dogs in Oregon. She knew that she could make that happen.

After retiring her search and rescue (SAR) dog and looking into various canine scent training opportunities, she recruited her long time friend and SAR collegue Kelly Slocum to embark upon the journey that led to the creation of NW Truffle Dogs. It turned out to be the perfect partnership with Kelly's penchant for soil ecology and Elizabeth's passion for behavior modification.

It was immediately apparent that the opportunities were prolific and they could not do it alone. With enthusiasm and drive in spades, Elizabeth and Kelly pulled the rest of the family into the frey and Roy and Allan lent the brains behind what has quickly become a booming K9 scent training academy.

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