Scent Work
New to Scent Work?
Engage your dog’s natural desire to sniff and hunt! This fun activity involves the dog seeking out and finding different scents hidden in various environments, both indoors and outdoors. Taking our sports prep class is a pre-requisite for all of our scent work classes. We also offer basic and advanced manners classes if your dog isn’t quite ready for sports prep.
**If you feel you and your dog have the skills required to skip the prerequisite classes, please email us to set up an evaluation.
Scent Work Levels
Intro to Scent Work
A 6-week beginning class to teach your dog the fun game of Scent work. Dogs will learn to use their nose to find treats in various settings. The class will prepare dogs and handlers to move to searching for target odors. Dogs work one at a time in class.
Beginner Scent Work
A 6-week class for dogs that have completed an introductory class. Dogs will be introduced to searching for odor using a paired method and will work on all AKC odors. Dogs work one at a time in class.
Advanced Scent Work
A 6-week class for dogs who have completed the beginner class and are on odor to trialing at the upper levels. Searches will be set up with training goals and feedback and tailored to the class. Limited class size will allow more time to run each dog. Trial tips and rules for AKC will be covered. Dogs work one at a time in class.