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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Their noses were officially ON! 🐾🕵️🔑We’ve wrapped up the very first session of our “Find the Keys” workshop and I couldn...
03/07/2025

Their noses were officially ON! 🐾🕵️🔑

We’ve wrapped up the very first session of our “Find the Keys” workshop and I couldn’t be more proud of each dog and handler team! 🔥

Everyone came ready to work and have fun! By the end of the first session, all dogs were eagerly searching for their owner’s lost keys in an open area! Watching the dogs start to connect the dots was pure magic. 💙

Thanks for your effort team, in the next session, we will progress our scenting stamina and indications 👏

25/06/2025

Yesterday morning, bright and early at 7am, we met the rocket of a dog - Woody! 🐾🚀

Woody is a trained Gun Dog taking on another venture with scent detection, and he absolutely flew through his first session 👏

Once we teach dogs how to use their nose for work, it’s quite easy to imprint other odours. But the challenge with our Gun Dogs… is to get them adjusted passive indications rather than active retrieves, and on lead searches rather than free trailing through open areas…. etc!🐕🧠

Lovely to meet you both, I can’t wait to see how far he comes along with his new adventure 🐾

WELCOME TO BRONZE EVERYONE👇👇 🐾🥉This lovely group woke up nice and early this morning for their first ever UK Sniffer Dog...
21/06/2025

WELCOME TO BRONZE EVERYONE👇👇 🐾🥉

This lovely group woke up nice and early this morning for their first ever UK Sniffer Dog Bronze class! 😎👏

Welcome to The Scent and Search Academy…
👋🏼 Milo
👋🏼 Bebe
👋🏼 Bigby
👋🏼 Seamus
👋🏼 Buster

With the morning timeslot and an indoor venue, we dodged the forecasted temperatures.
But the early start didn’t affect their performance - within their first session they are already eagerly searching for the target odour! We have a really clever group of dogs here 😍👏🐾

Well done team!

😭⭐️ CONGRATULATIONS ⭐️😭I’m absolutely chuffed to bits to announce that Honey, Sidney and Laggy have all officially passe...
15/06/2025

😭⭐️ CONGRATULATIONS ⭐️😭

I’m absolutely chuffed to bits to announce that Honey, Sidney and Laggy have all officially passed their Gold Level UK Sniffer Dog Assessments with flying colours! 🌟🐶

After a total of 18 weeks of putting up with me, they have proven they’ve got what it takes to master a variety of different scents, challenges and techniques. I hope they will agree with me when I say I have truly had so much fun with this group, they have been a pleasure to train with

I am SO proud. Well done to you team🏅💛
*I had something in my eye this morning! 😭
Alex Veaney Katie Harcourt-Ellis

Imagine yourself walking your dog on a beach which is over 457 metres long, 15 metres wide and 14 inches deep… your dog ...
12/06/2025

Imagine yourself walking your dog on a beach which is over 457 metres long, 15 metres wide and 14 inches deep… your dog is technically capable of identifying a SINGLE grain of sand that smells different to the other grains on that beach… 😳

You may not realise that your dog is naturally this good and will be using this ability everyday, but in a way that benefits them.

My job, is to teach your dogs how to apply it onto other tasks which will win them lots of rewards… 🎾🍖😋

In our classes, the aim is to get their brains working, improve their focus and leverage their natural instincts, rather than trying to squash them!

Next time you go to a beach… imagaine that single grain of sand!
If you’d like to finesse your dog’s natural ability to use their nose, we have two beginner’s group classes starting on…

📍 Saturday 21st June 💬
📍 Crawley, West Sussex 💬

BRAVE AMBER TACKLES THE… HANGING BOTTLES…?! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤨…that doesn’t have a good ring to it! - Any name suggestions for this ...
04/06/2025

BRAVE AMBER TACKLES THE… HANGING BOTTLES…?! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤨

…that doesn’t have a good ring to it! - Any name suggestions for this piece of equipment will be greatly appreciated 😅🐾

But the aim of this task was to improve Amber’s confidence in searching vertical and unsteady items.
I also used identical bottles to ensure she was guided by her nose and not her eyes! 👀 Just one of these bottles had the target odour in which Amber found effortlessly once she was confident in the search! 👏

I absolutely love this piece of equipment, if you’d like to have a go, keep an eye out for our continuation classes or workshops. The bottles will be interchangeable with our other DIY search items depending on your dog’s development areas 👀😍

Well done team Amber 👏

BACK FOR 2025… FIND THE KEYS WORKSHOP 🔑As we slow down our 6-week courses for summer, we are finally able to bring back ...
31/05/2025

BACK FOR 2025… FIND THE KEYS WORKSHOP 🔑

As we slow down our 6-week courses for summer, we are finally able to bring back some shorter workshops and continuation classes!

EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, we ran our first Find The Keys Workshop; we were having fun with scentwork by teaching pet dogs to identify their owner’s lost keys in a field! We mimicked what could happen on a walk, to give their dogs the best chance at helping them to find their lost property!

So it’s the perfect time to announce the return of this mini course for 2025…

🔑 Sundays 9-10am | CRAWLEY 📍
🔑 3-WEEK COURSE: 29th June, 6th & 13th July
🔑 No experience required

To register your interest, please messsge our page or comment below. To maintain the quality of our classes, spaces will be limited. These will be offered on a first come first serve basis. 🐾

This afternoon, we have raked through our diary to find new dates for our next UK Sniffer Dog Bronze course! 🎉🐾 SATURDAY...
31/05/2025

This afternoon, we have raked through our diary to find new dates for our next UK Sniffer Dog Bronze course! 🎉

🐾 SATURDAY 21st JUNE
🐾 6 weekly sessions
🐾 Indoor venue, Crawley 📍

We will take your dog from beginner, right round to mastering searches like a real ‘Sniffer Dog.’ 🐕

The course will start on Saturday 21st June, 9:00-10:00am for 6 weekly sessions.

Who is this aimed at?! Any dog that could benefit from extra mental stimulation, including….

• Adolescent dogs who are looking for more
• Dogs who want a ‘job to do’ or a problem to solve
• Elderly dogs who are not as mobile as they once were but who still have the drive to be active
• Dogs recovering from surgery or injuries
• Great for nervous dogs - using their noses is like a having safety blanket & is great confidence building
• Reactive dogs that are undergoing training - scent is a great tool to help you redirect your dog's focus
And many more 🐾

Please note, dogs will be kept on 1-2m leads throughout this class. 📣
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Once you've mastered the basics, you'll be able to train your dog anywhere, with no need for fancy equipment. This course is designed for everyone, whether your dog is a beginner or has a little experience.
But there is an opportunity to progress onto Silver or Gold if you wish 🥇🥈🥉🏆

Some of the places have been allocated to our existing waiting-list so if you’ve filled in our form, we will be in touch.
Otherwise message us on social media or by email to find out more! 💬

We look forward to mentally enriching your pet dogs! 🐶

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