Scent Work Classes

There are two types of Scent work courses available. No experience is necessary!

What are the benefits of Scent work?

Mental enrichment, confidence building for you and your dog, it's a calming activity, assists in building bonds between you and your dog, physical stimulation and the best part...any dog can do it!

'Scent work: Tracking'

King George Playing Fields, Ferndown (and other local areas)

Sundays (November-April) at 2.30pm.

£108 per dog

6 weeks

(121/Private sessions available-please enquire)

What is tracking?

Tracking is a skill which enables your dog to detect, recognise and follow a specific scent with their nose to the ground. It is a fantastic energy burner and a great skill to hone in on! The course delivers a positive scent experience to the dogs and improves their lives through nose work!

The course is broken down into article indication, track laying, straight line tracks, tracks with bends and tracks with 2 or more articles. Different environments/locations are used during this course.

The course holds up to 4 dogs plus handlers. Course takes place outdoors.

'Scent work: Detection'

Holt Village Hall

£108 per dog

Sundays at 6.30pm (Intermediates) & 7.30pm (Beginners).

(121/Private sessions available-please enquire)

This 6-week indoor course is a fantastic opportunity to teach your dog how to detect different scents, how to search different locations for particular scents and how to alert you to them successfully finding the chosen scents.

The course is broken down into scent indication, bag searches, article searches, car searches (weather/location dependent), pipe searches and scent bag finds.

The course holds up to 4 dogs plus handlers.

TRIAL DAYS

Upon completion of either scent work course, you are invited to join in on trial days where your skills as a handler (and your dog's nose) will be put to the test! Prizes for the fastest team!

Sessions are £25 per dog- please enquire for session dates.