Jill Kovacevich

Jill is passionate about Nosework, an accomplished trial official, host, competitor and Certified Nose Work Instructor who utilizes progressive positive sports training methods to develop, enhance and enrich the human-canine bond with her K9 Nose Work students from Intro to Nose Work to Elite and Summit.

Jill Kovacevich's Accolades

  • CNWI
  • ORT Certifying Official
  • NACSW Trial Certifying Official (NW1 to Elite)
  • NACSW Trial Judge
  • NACSW Score Room Lead NW1-NW2
  • Owner - Mountain Dogs


Jill is the owner of Mountain Dogs in McCoy Colorado. She specializes in K9 Nose Work training, coaching, hosting trial events and supporting NACSW in multiple ways. She has trained in obedience, therapy dogs, dock dogs, agility and mostly in K9 Nose Work for 14 years. She actively competes in NACSW trial events reaching Elite CH and Summit trialing with Digger, Elite 1 with Izzy and now trials with Zeke at Elite as well. Jill is also the Medical Administrator for Doctors On Call in Avon, CO working with her husband Guy, a primary care provider serving Eagle County and is a retired Colorado attorney. Jill is a Certified Nose Work Instructor, ORT Certifying Official and Judge, Score Room Lead NW1-NW2, Trial Certifying Official (NW1 to Elite), Trial Judge and supports NACSW for many years, including being honored with running Digger- ELTCH as Dog In White for the NACSW 2017 National Invitational including volunteer time on the Event Committee.

Jill has also been a professional ski instructor and scuba diving instructor utilizing progressive positive sports training methods for human sports training, a style of teaching she now uses as a key foundation in developing, enhancing and enriching the human-canine bond with her K9 Nose Work students from Intro to Nose Work to Elite and Summit. Jill teaches regularly in Eagle, Kremmling and frequently does work shops in Grand Junction CO and hosts multiple trials annually in Colorado as Mountain Dogs and enjoys nose work competition with Zeke at Elite.

WORK DIRECTLY WITH JILL

We have been fortunate to host Jill for several online webinars we definitely encourage you to check out here.

You may also work directly wtih Jill through her Mountain Nose Work - Nose Dogs