Sniffer Dog Training
UK Sniffer Dogs
Scent detection training has long been widely used across the world, for working and operational services.
Our amazing dogs have been used to search for drugs, bombs, firearms, cash, contraband, missing people & human remains.
Even more amazing, in recent years dogs are being used for assistance purposes. Medical alert (diabetes & epilepsy) and medical detection, such as detecting cancer cells in humans… amazing.
We aim to give owners the skills to train and take part in scent training activities with their dogs, just like the working “Sniffer Dogs”!
This is suitable for all dogs no matter the age or breed. Your dog doesn’t have to have any experience at all, so you will be taught everything from scratch.
Did you know a dog can smell half a teaspoon of sugar in an Olympic size swimming pool?
Amazing isn’t it
Great mental stimulation
Low impact sport
Suitable for all breeds and ages
Extremely calming
Great for bonding with your dog
Offering bronze, silver and gold level workshops for you and your dog.
What happens in a scent detection workshop?
We teach the dogs to identify the scent we use so they know that scent is rewarding.
We teach them to detect the scent within different items and areas such as bags, pipes, chairs and vehicles. We then move on to teaching them to indicate on the scent.
This is all done on lead so you don’t worry if your dog doesn’t have a perfect recall.
Is this suitable for me and my dog?
This is suitable for everyone, all dog breeds and ages are suitable for scentwork.
All owners are also suitable as you don’t need to have any prior knowledge of scentwork.
In our bronze workshop everyone will be a beginner.
Why is this a good option for you and your dog?
It’s an activity you can work on with your dog at home.
Doing this with your dog has amazing mental stimulation benefits so much so 10 minutes of this is the equivalent of a 1 hour run.
So practicing at home can really help calm your dogs and promote their ability to settle.
When doing scentwork this can also have a great calming effect on you when handling.
What do I need if I attend?
You will just need to bring along a red kong, treats and a toy if your dog is motivated by toys.
Once you complete your workshop levels you are then eligible to compete in trials. As a gold level instructor I am happy to be able to offer trails at bronze, silver and gold levels.
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UK sniffer dogs tracking
Police for criminals and evidence.
Military for opposition and threats, some countries poachers
and even animals.
When tracking a human the dogs are taught to follow track scent, which is the disturbance in the ground left by the humans footprints.
In tracking the dogs are taught to keep their nose down and follow the whole track not just to get to the end, but to also indicate on any evidence (articles) dropped by the criminal, and which route they took.
We will start by teaching 2 things: follow the specific track scent and indicate on articles along the way.
We offer bronze and silver tracking workshops as well as bronze and silver trials.
What happens in a tracking workshop?
We start by building interest in an article your dog will find along the way or at the end of the track.
We then work on your dog being able to search a track which you will lay. For this we put our dogs in the car for 5-10 minutes while you lay the track with your foot prints and some food along the way initially.
Once your track is laid you then get your dog to track what you have laid.
This is all done on a long line so don’t worry if your dog’s recall isn’t perfect.
Is this suitable for me and my dog?
This is suitable for everyone, all dog breeds and ages are suitable for tracking.
All owners are also suitable as you don’t need to have any prior knowledge of tracking.
In our bronze workshop everyone will be a beginner.
Why is this a good option for you and your dog?
It’s an activity you can work on with your dog outside of the workshop.
Doing this with your dog has amazing mental stimulation benefits so much so 10 minutes of this is the equivalent of a 1 hour run.
So practising can really help calm your dogs and promote their ability to settle.
When doing tracking this can also have a great calming effect on you when handling.
What do I need if I attend?
You will just need to bring along two red kongs, treats and a toy if your dog is motivated by toys.
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