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!
Upon completion of one course, you are entitled to £10 off the other course!
'Scent work: Tracking'
King George Playing Fields, Ferndown (and other local areas)
£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.
Beginners Course Start Dates:
Sunday 12th January 2025- 2.30pm-4pm
Sunday 2nd March 2025- 2.30pm-4pm
Intermediates Course Start Dates:
Sunday 12th January 2025- 1pm-2.15pm
Sunday 2nd March 2025- 1pm-2.15pm
'Scent work: Detection'
Holt Village Hall
£108 per dog
(121/Private sessions available-please enquire)
This 6-week 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 5 dogs plus handlers.
Course Start Dates:
Sunday 12th January 2025- 8.35pm-9.30pm
Sunday 23rd February 2025- 7.30pm-8.25pm
Sunday 6th April 2025- 7.30pm-8.25pm
Sunday 18th May 2025 - 7.30pm-8.25pm
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!
Tracking:
Sunday 23rd February 2025 at 1pm (Ferndown: Location TBC) - £25
Detection:
Sunday 23rd February 2025 at 3pm (Ferndown: Location TBC) - £25
Sunday 6th April 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 4th May 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 1st June 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 6th July 20205 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 3rd August 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 7th September 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 5th October 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 2nd November 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) - £25
Sunday 7th December 2025 at 8.30pm (Holt Village Hall) -£25
'Fun Heelwork To Music'
Sundays at 6.30pm-7.30pm
Holt Village Hall BH21 7DJ
12 weeks
£195 (This can be paid in full or split into 3 x £65 payments on the first of each of the three months the course covers-please enquire).
(121/Private sessions available-please enquire)
Fun Heelwork to Music is a 12 week course which takes place on Sunday evenings at Holt Village Hall at 6.30pm. This course focuses on trick training and heel work whilst sequencing moves together into a dance routine to the fantastic track 'This Is Me' from The Greatest Showman. This course may be light hearted but you need to show willing to practice the moves in between sessions to grow your dogs confidence. Your dog needs to have a sound level of heel training (doesn't have to be perfect!) to attend this course.
The course holds up to 5 dogs plus handlers.
A 'Intro to Heelwork To Music' workshop is available if you'd like a taster session prior to signing up or to see if your dog (and you!) enjoy it!
Course start date:
Sunday 12th January 2025
Sunday 6th April 2025
Sunday 29th June 2025
Sunday 21st September 2025
1-2-1 Dog Training
121 Dog Training sessions tailored to your dogs needs.
These sessions can cover a wide variety of topics such as loose lead walking, recall, toilet breaking, jumping up issues, new puppy home set up, basic obedience and more.
£50 for 1 hour / £60 for 1.5 hours (mileage charges may apply)
Area's covered: Bournemouth, Poole, Ringwood, Ferndown, Verwood and everywhere in between.
Payment is required at the time of booking.
A 48 hour cancellation policy is in place for this option. If notice of less than 48 hours is given, there will be no option of a refund or 'roll over'.
Poochadise Canine Services is currently not offering any Behavioural Consultations. If you are unsure if the issues you are experiencing with your dog(s) fall into the training or behaviour category or would like to make a booking, please use the form at the bottom of this page.
