Scentwork

Any form of activity that engages your dog’s primary sense (his or her nose) is an excellent form of enrichment.

Scentwork has so many benefits…

1. Increases mental enrichment for dogs of all ages, from puppies to older dogs with lower energy and physical capability.
2. Can help improve your dog’s self-control by engaging his/her brain in an entirely natural way.
3. Can increases your dog’s confidence so it is especially good for shy, anxious dogs.
4. Can help build trust with a newly acquired rescue dog.
5. Builds resilience and optimism in a sensitive dog.
6. Helps develop a strong connection and relationship between handler/dog as you are working as a team.

So, whether you are looking for a competition sport or an activity that is fun for both you and your dog scentwork fits the bill.

Here at the Patch we teach Scentwork UK, which offers 8 Levels of progression set against a consistent national standard.

We offer a range of beginners, improvers and competitor level classes.

Competitive Scentwork UK trials are also held at Patch Dog Training offering students a chance to test their training.

Please contact jillianmarshall1980@hotmail.co.uk for beginners/ intermediate classes or thescentsourcerer@gmail.com for competitor classes

Link for Scentwork UK Level 1 Exterior Items Search https://youtu.be/XNllTqLMPto

 

Updated July 2021