SCENT DETECTION

Scent Detection (or Scentwork) is a fantastic sport which allows dogs to engage in an activity that enables them to use their 'super-sense', their amazing olfactory system. With a sense of smell that is 10,000 – 100,000 times stronger than ours - dogs just love using their noses!

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Why do scentwork with your dog?

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1. Increases mental enrichment for dogs of all ages!

2. Improves your dog’s self-control.

3. Increases your dog’s confidence.

4. Builds on the connection between you and your dog.

5. Builds trust with a newly acquired rescue dog.

6. Builds resilience and optimism in your dog.

7. Builds a strong relationship between handler/dog as you are working as a team.

8. Lowers likelihood of common behaviour issues by engaging your dog’s brain.

 

I run an 4 week Beginners Scentwork Course, Sniffer Paws Improvers, Scentwork 1 to 1s, Workshops and Competitions both in the Coleraine area and across Northern Ireland.

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The Beginners course is aimed at people and dogs who are new to scent detection.

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Your dog will love training with you - and it's lots of fun!

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As part of the course we will be teaching our dogs;

• To build search motivation by utilising their favourite reward.

• To search for food or toy initially before introducing our target odour - Red Kong

• To offer a passive indication or 'Freeze' when they find the odour they are searching for.

• To ignore distractions and focus on the job they are doing!

 

We'll also introduce different search areas, including those used in NNA, ScentOps and Scentwork UK trials:

 

Table and Chairs and Household items, Exterior Searches, Kitchen Cupboards, Boxes and Bags, Vehicles, Walls and Fences.

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We will teach you the skills needed for you and your dog to be scentwork experts!