Scent Work
Would you like your very own detection dog? Is your dog... Anxious? Reactive? Unconfident? Or, has more energy then you bargained for? Would you like to learn something new and fun to do with your dog? Then do we have the sport for you!
We offer both Nose Work for Sport and Nose Work for Therapy within our class structures.
If all of this is not exciting enough, we also offer the exciting sport of Track & Search; hunting down and finding a missing person. It doesn't get much better then this!
Scent Work Classes On Offer
LEVEL 1
Foundation Nose Work
Foundation skills include:
Building your dog’s desire and confidence in searching
Teaching your dog the first steps of searching for a target odour
Developing your communication skills with your dog by learning to read the nuances of their body language in a search scenario
Learning to set up search games for environment enrichment and confidence building that you can practise at home and out and about
LEVEL 2
Nose Work Skills and Drills
In this class, we build on your foundation skills and start to explore different search scenarios, including interiors, exteriors, vehicles and inaccessible hides.
We develop your and your dog's skills and understanding of this beautiful game of Nose Work through different skills and drills exercises and searches.
LEVELS 1 AND 2
Track & Search
Track & Search is an exciting dog sport that teaches you and your dog to search for and find a missing person. Your dog gets to use their incredible nose in the great outdoors with you trailing behind them in the search.