Dog Training & Walking in St. Austell and surrounding areas
Phone:
07794360108
Email:
fransbestfrienddogtraining@gmail.com
Scent work
Overview
Scent work offers numerous advantages, including enhanced health and well-being for dogs of all breeds, ages, and skill levels. It provides calming and mentally stimulating experiences, boosting confidence and reducing arousal levels. Given that your dog's incredible nose contains 300 million scent receptors—compared to our 5-6 million—scent work is a perfect activity to enjoy together.
Our scent work courses are suitable for complete beginners and teaches all the fundamental skills needed for your dog to be successful.
Currently, there are two types of scent work we teach; scent detection and scent tracking.
Scent Detection
Scent Detection teaches dogs to recognize and locate specific odours, harnessing their incredible sense of smell. This activity is suitable for both working breeds and pet dogs. It requires minimal equipment and space, making it an ideal choice for both indoor and outdoor settings. Scent detection is taught with a systematic approach to ensure every dog is successful in developing their search skills. This 4 - week beginners course will cover;
Week 1 - Kit handout, Indication, Steadiness, Adding duration, Adding a cue
Week 2 - Recap indication, Introducing a scent, Adding distance, Finding the scent, Adding desire
Week 3 - Plain sight hides, Memory hides, Elevated indication, Elevated plain sight hides, Scent discrimination
Week 4 - Blind hides, Linear searches, Elevated hides, Bag searches
You and your dog will be given a ready to use scent kit to get you started. You will also have access to a WhatsApp group, where you will receive demo videos and homework.
This course is suitable for fully vaccinated sociable dog's over 5 months old. There are no
prerequisites to joining as the course is designed for complete beginners. We just ask your dog is sociable and happy to work around other dogs and people.
Progression courses available upon completion.
This 4 - week course costs £68 and includes the scent kit & WhatsApp support.
Upcoming course start dates:
21st of July at 6pm
Scent Tracking
Scent tracking involves teaching your dog the art of following a specific human scent track, across varied terrain. Unlike scent detection where dogs are taught to locate specific odours, tracking focuses on following the footsteps of a person, interpreting ground scents and disturbances. It is instinctive, highly stimulating, and fantastic for building focus and teamwork between you and your dog. This 6 - week course will cover;
Week 1 - Kit check, Indication, Building Duration, Adding distance
Week 2 - Recap indication, Laying the first tracks with 1 article, Back chaining
Week 3 - Laying longer tracks, Teaching the concept & cues, Line handling & Body language
Week 4 - Tracks without back chaining, Increases track length, Adding more articles
Week 5 - Ageing tracks, Adding track bends & corners
Week 6 - Putting it all together
As the weeks progress, you will begin to lay tracks without your dog. Dogs will need to be comfortable waiting in the car or with being tethered.
Your dog will need to wear a Y shaped harness. Exceptions can be made were appropriate. You will need to bring a rope line approximately 3-4 metres and have a small RED Kong.
You will have access to a WhatsApp group, where you will receive demo videos and homework.
This course is suitable for fully vaccinated sociable dog's over 5 months old. There are no prerequisites to joining as the course is designed for complete beginners. We just ask your dog is sociable and happy to work around other dogs and people.
This 6 - week course costs £120 and includes the WhatsApp support.
Upcoming course start dates:
28th of August at 5.50pm
Where are classes held?
The Beginners Scent Detection course is held indoors at Treviscoe Community Hall (PL26.
Scent Tracking takes place at our outdoor venue (half acre fenced grass paddock) just outside St. Dennis village (PL26).
Directions will be provided in your welcome email upon enrolment.