Canine Concerns Dog Training & Behaviour

04/02/2025

The weekend was full of adventure at our National Nosework Association Foundation Level Trial. The interior search was full of fantastic search & rescue items & proved challenging for some. A cold exterior search with all dogs catching odour from the same direction & selection test which pushed the handling skills.

Congratulations to
Winner🥇 Roz & Baxter
Reserve🥈 Sandra & Jura (who also staged up🤩)

A very big thank you to the team at Morayvia for welcoming us again at their wonderful aviation museum venue. Morayvia will be opening to the public for their experience tours again for Easter & we will certainly be making the time to go along. It really is a hidden gem of a place with an unbelievable amount of history, work & care invested by aircrew & engineers all with stories to tell about these wonderful museum pieces. A truly special place which we will always be excited to visit for our scent detection sessions.

For anyone wanting to join us & begin a scent detection journey with their dogs we will be running another introduction course in March, bookable now.

24/01/2025

Congratulations to these 2 beauties for gaining some medals over the weekend🏅
Both enjoying their scentwork trials.

The National Nosework Association

13/01/2025

Massive congratulations to Kirsty & Revel who achieved 4th place in the Foundation & Pre-Entry Team of The Year with the National Nosework Association. 4th out of 445 teams across the whole country - what a huge achievement for this amazing scentwork team! 🤎🐾🥳🤩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏🏼
Congratulations to all of the 2024 teams & a big thanks to everyone involved in making The National Nosework Association such a great scent sport to enjoy.

2024 WINNERS 🏆

Can you join us in congratulating the teams below for some incredible consistency and achievements this year.
Feel free to tag the winners incase they don’t spot the post.

FOUNDATION & PRE-ENTRY TEAM OF THE YEAR RESULTS (445 Teams across the country)

Top 10 teams

1st - Sue Olford & Myka
2nd - Karen Griggs & Edith
3rd -Vee Garner-Richardson & Jasmine
4th - Kirsty Corser & Revel
5th - Jodie Darvill & Jive and Lynn Prentice & Sam
6th - Deborah Gilbody & Jonesy
7th - Jane Hanson & Freddie
8th - Beth Harper & Finn
9th - Barbara Darbill & Tyng and Sarah Cole & Cheif
10th - Rosie Reid & Tide

ENTRY & ABOVE TEAM OF THE YEAR.
(212 Teams across the country)

Top 10 teams.

1st - Alison Brock & Hugo
2nd - Emma Conlisk & Rupert
3rd - Rachel Welch & Bramble
4th - Sarah Connatty & Prince
5th - Rosie Reid & Slinky
6th - Nikki Thorpe & Pixel
7th - Emma Conlisk & Smartie
8th - Stacey Robinson & Bella
9th - Rachel Welch & Gwen
10th - Sue Olford & Luther

YOUNG HANDLER OF THE YEAR
WINNER🥇 - Erin Price & Basil

CROSSBREED/AVNSC DOG OF THE YEAR
WINNER 🥇 - Rachel Welch & Gwen

TOY DOG OF THE YEAR
WINNER 🥇- Nikki Thorpe & Pixel
Papillon

HOUND OF THE YEAR
WINNER 🥇- Sarah Connatty & Prince
Cirneco dell’Etna

WORKING DOG OF THE YEAR
WINNER 🥇 - Emma Spamer & Bucky
Rottweiler

TERRIER OF THE YEAR
WINNER - 🥇 Stacey Robinson & Bella
Staffordshire Bull Terrier

GUNDOG OF THE YEAR
WINNER - 🥇 Emma Conlisk & Rupert
Working Cocker Spaniel

PASTORAL DOG OF THE YEAR
WINNER 🥇- Bernice Emanuel & Jazz
Border Collie

UTILITY DOG OF THE YEAR
WINNER 🥇- Alison Brock & Hugo
Dalmatian

11/01/2025

What goes through your dogs head whilst searching on a day like today🥶? I'm betting it's probably the same as what we're thinking about & hoping for 😬😆🤣🔥

08/01/2025

When your dog photo bombs a Zoom call!!!

06/01/2025

💛⭐Scent Detection Introduction⭐💛 Thursday evenings starting 6th March (Venue: Harbour Rd Inverness)
Scentwork is where our dogs use their noses to find a small amount of a specific odour - similar to police, military or conservation dogs
Scentwork harnesses your dogs natural nose skills, provides mental stimulation & builds overall confidence. An awesome, enriching & rewarding activity.
Our students find it tires their dogs out, helps to build focus in lots of environments.
Start with the basics of theory, scent id, passive indication, search technique & handling skills. Facebook group for support.
Dogs work individually to ensure the best learning environment - all sensitive, nervous dogs welcome.
(Starter kit included)
booking link in comments

06/01/2025

NOW FULL💚Place Available🤎Gundog Core Skills💚
Starting 12th January 12:15pm, a block of 6x 1hr indoor classes, Munlochy Hall. Designed to work on all the core skills & basics of pet gundog training during the winter, most of which can be practiced in the warmth of your own home. Suitable for complete beginners to those with previous experience - dogs will be worked at their own level. All breeds will be welcome as these skills are transferrable to many real life situations & environments. Also great preparation for our regular Pet Gundog club outdoor sessions which will start again in the spring.
🤩Open for booking now. More details on the booking page - link in comments.

02/01/2025

📢MARCH TRAINING CLASSES
💥NOW Booking💥
💟 Life Skills For Puppies
💟 Skill Builder For All Ages
📍Join us at The Field Inverness
🥳 Fun & friendly classes
👨‍💻 Lots of additional support online
🤩 Builds confidence & relationship
🙌Skills for real-life situatuations
🥰Help & tips with socialisation
📝Training core behaviours
✅️ Join us in the new year & grab your place via the booking link (in comments) The Field Inverness

31/12/2024

Wishing you all a lovely hogmanay & a very happy, healthy & fun filled 2025. Thanks to everyone who has made 2024 an enjoyable one packed full of training, trailing, scent & gundog workshops. There's nothing more rewarding than seeing everyone make progress with their dogs & grow as a team. We look forward to doing it all over again with plenty of the usual laughs along the way. Big woofs & love to all. 💛🐾❤️

25/12/2024

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas full of festive treats & winter walkies! 🎅🎄🎁🎉☃️🐾

16/12/2024

Scent Detection Introduction places available Thursday evenings starting 23rd January (Venue: Harbour Rd Inverness)
Scentwork is where our dogs use their noses to find a small amount of a specific odour - similar to police, military or conservation dogs
Scentwork harnesses your dogs natural nose skills, provides mental stimulation & builds overall confidence. An awesome, enriching & rewarding activity.
Our students find it tires their dogs out, helps to build focus in lots of environments.
Start with the basics of theory, scent id, passive indication, search technique & handling skills. Facebook group for support.
Dogs work individually to ensure the best learning environment - all sensitive, nervous dogs welcome.
(Starter kit included)
booking link in comments

05/12/2024

💚🤎A block of 6x 1hr indoor classes starting 12th January 12:15pm Munlochy Hall . Designed to work on all the core skills & basics of pet gundog training during the winter, most of which can be practiced in the warmth of your own home. Suitable for complete beginners to those with previous experience - dogs will be worked at their own level. All breeds will be welcome as these skills are transferrable to many real life situations & environments. Also great preparation for our regular Pet Gundog club outdoor sessions which will start again in the spring.
🤩Open for booking now. More details on the booking page - link in comments.

25/11/2024

Our proud medal winners from Saturdays The National Nosework Association trial - our second NNA trial held in the Highlands 🥰💜💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿󠁧󠁢󠁳

Winner🥇Carolyn & Mac🤎🥳
Reserve🥈Robert & Zest🩶🤩

Both teams worked their areas smoothly & gained all element badges displaying some lovely indication work.

We can't wait for more trials next year & to welcome more dog handler teams into the world of scent detection. If you are interested in getting into this wonderfully enriching activity drop us a message or email [email protected]

24/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended our The National Nosework Association Foundation Trial judged by Kirsty Corsar. Storm Bert was kind to us, so we managed to have great day, timed with a dry exterior search.

All competitors displayed lovely teamwork, with 2 teams achieving all 3 element badges. Selection proved tricky for some on the day despite confident handling skills from all.
The wind direction at the exterior hide drew some away from the source with most catching odour again whilst searching back the opposite direction - wonderful to watch.

Congratulations to :
Winner Carolyn & Mac, Flatcoat Retriever
Reserve Robert & Zest, Weimaraner

Robert & Zest also gained their last remaining element badge, staging up to Pre-Entry Level.

Thank you to Highland Alarms Ltd for allowing us to search such a fantastic venue & to all our competitors who made the trial such a joy to judge. There is nothing better than seeing teams happy at work & keen to go forward with their training plans after their trial experience & feedback. Well done to everyone!

Winner/Reserve pictures to follow 🥰