The Scent & Search Academy

The Scent & Search Academy Licenced UK Sniffer Dog instructor. Mentally enriching all pet dogs through the fun of scent work 🐾
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ARE YOU INCORPORATING BLANKS INTO YOUR SEARCHES?! 🫥In scent detection, even for pet dogs, we can’t just train our dogs t...
29/10/2025

ARE YOU INCORPORATING BLANKS INTO YOUR SEARCHES?! 🫥

In scent detection, even for pet dogs, we can’t just train our dogs to find a specific odour. We also teach them to ignore objects that don’t contain it. This is where “positive and negative hides ” or “live and blanks” come into play!💡🧠🧐

💡 Try this training exercise at home!

1️⃣ Set up 5 containers (tins, vials etc) – some with your target odour (e.g. Kong) and some completely empty.

2️⃣ Let your dog search freely, praise and reward them only when they are indicating on the container with odour inside.

3️⃣ If they investigate an empty container, wait them out, don’t reward!

4️⃣ Over time, your dog will learn learn that it’s not just finding the container that matters, they need to use their noses to find the odour!

Try this at home, whether you’re just starting out, or you’re an expert at detection, this game can help to reinforce their skills 🐾

We are all set for tomorrow’s Halloween sniff off!! 👻🎃🐾*Reminder to our group classes*As mentioned will be no class trai...
24/10/2025

We are all set for tomorrow’s Halloween sniff off!! 👻🎃🐾

*Reminder to our group classes*
As mentioned will be no class training at the hall tomorrow. You can arrive, but you might be met with ghosts, goblins, and giddy pups in costume! 👻🦴

Good luck to everyone taking part in the trial tomorrow! You’ve got this 🧙🏼‍♀️🐾

11/10/2025

SHOUTOUT TO SUPER-SNIFFER SEAMUS 🐾👏

Bouncy Seamus has progressed in leaps and bounds over the past few sessions!

He already knows how to search beautifully, but he has a tendency to play with search items when he gets excited.

Although, over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a massive change in his focus. His concentration around distractions and even his behaviour around chewable objects continues to grow in every session!!! And he knows a passive indication pays even better!! 😏🐾

Well done team Seamus 💙

Baby Raven’s first go at Scent Detection!! 🍼🔥😍This weekend, this intelligent pup experienced how her powerful nose can b...
05/10/2025

Baby Raven’s first go at Scent Detection!! 🍼🔥😍

This weekend, this intelligent pup experienced how her powerful nose can be used to win tasty prizes!

We made sure that she was fully accustomed to the hall and we had her full attention before challenging her mind with indication games.

Being a bold and vocal shepherd, we showed her some puppy-basics of how to indicate nicely BEFORE we increased her arousal with the search. This avoided the overstimulation at the source when found!

Wicked work team Raven, this young lady has such talent! I am excited to watch her soar!! 🐾🔥

Ouch!! 😩 So we’ve just learned from a new client that our recent emails haven’t been arriving in inboxes as expected. Be...
04/10/2025

Ouch!! 😩

So we’ve just learned from a new client that our recent emails haven’t been arriving in inboxes as expected.

Being a business, sending emails to contacts in bulk can flag as junk, especially when replying to website enquiries for the first time.

If you’re waiting to hear from us, please check your junk folder. If it wasn’t received entirely, please message us!

If you’re on our waiting list for the next Bronze Sniffer Dog class, an email with dates was sent earlier this week but I will be sending out a repeat of this email shortly.
> Alternatively, you can see below… 😏🤭

DATE CHANGE 🐾🎃** Saturday 25th October!! Last year, we held our first ever Halloween sniff off! It went down so well… th...
03/10/2025

DATE CHANGE 🐾🎃** Saturday 25th October!!

Last year, we held our first ever Halloween sniff off! It went down so well… that we are back with a BANG!!

🐕 Saturday 25th October!!
🐕 Target Odour: GUN OIL
🐕 Time Trial Competition
🐕 Best Dressed Competition
🐕 Sensory areas

Please comment below or DM us to register your interest, we will be in touch with more information and timings.

*Please note that this will be held indoors so won’t be as suitable for reactive dogs this time around.

Let’s get spooky 🐾

*Due to a number requests, this event will be held on the 25th October instead, from 9am! 🎃🐾 This will be open to new an...
03/10/2025

*Due to a number requests, this event will be held on the 25th October instead, from 9am! 🎃🐾

This will be open to new and existing clients! 🐾
DM to secure your place.

In Amber’s most recent 1:1, she overcame her fear of the big wobbly suitcases, she then indicated perfectly at each hidd...
30/09/2025

In Amber’s most recent 1:1, she overcame her fear of the big wobbly suitcases, she then indicated perfectly at each hidden article and then demanded affection for all of her hard work… how could I not! 👏🤭😍

Smashed it again! Well done team Amber 🐾👏

Scentwork isnt actually a competition!! 😡When we train and compete in scent detection, it’s easy to compare our dog’s pr...
24/09/2025

Scentwork isnt actually a competition!! 😡

When we train and compete in scent detection, it’s easy to compare our dog’s progress to others especially in time trials. ⏰

But each dog WILL approach this activity differently.

Working-bred dogs are often wired with intense drive and love the challenge.
Where pet dogs are usually calmer, more steady, and more “happy go lucky”, which can mean that they take their time when warming up to scent games. 🐾

The aim of scent detection and particularly our classes, is to mentally stimulate and enrich your dogs. 🧠⚡️

Winning in scent detection isn’t just “who had the fastest time scores??”

It’s actually…

👏Who had fun this week?
👏Who saw their dog developing more confidence?
👏Who experienced their dog focusing more?
👏Who learnt about their dog’s biological needs?
👏Who used these skills to make walks more fun?

When we slow down and let our dogs learn in the way that suits them best, the engagement is deeper and the benefits are broader!!

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