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Whether it’s tracking, mantrailing, or scent detection, scent work is one of the most natural and rewarding activities for your dog. With an olfactory system up to 100,000 times stronger than ours, dogs are hardwired to follow and find scent, it’s mentally stimulating, deeply satisfying, and gives them a real sense of purpose.
Scent work does so much for us and our dogs from reducing stress to building focus, boosting resilience and strengthening bonds. It blends mental enrichment, physical exercise and teamwork; scent work really is one of the best ways to support your dog’s wellbeing and enjoy better lives together.
👉 As a Nosey Dogs customer, you’ll also get access to our exclusive hubs for each scent discipline. Each one has extra resources, and support, discounts and content to take your scent journey further.
Scent Detection
Scent detection asks our dogs to use their incredible sense of smell and seek out specific odour. It turns their natural instincts into a rewarding game and builds focus, confidence and problem-solving whilst providing mental stimulation that’s often more tiring than physical exercise alone.
For owners, it’s a chance to strengthen communication, teamwork, and trust with your dog as well find a game that you both can love love together and do together; anywhere.
Book an introduction, search, skills session, or get involved with trials and more with us at Nosey Dogs. As a customer, click on the customer hub tab for free resources, videos and links to help you and your dog grow.
Mantrailing
Mantrailing is the sport of teaching dogs to follow the unique scent of a person and locate them out in the real world, just like search and rescue dogs. It challenges dogs to problem-solve and work through distractions while building determination. For owners, it’s an exciting team activity that strengthens trust and communication with your dog, supports life skills like socialisation, confidence and, as you learn to read your dog’s subtle signals, safety. Mantrailing provides dogs with purpose, mental stimulation, and adventure, making it one of the most rewarding sports to share together.
Book an introduction, progression, skills session or get involved with our levels and theory workshops with Nosey Dogs. As a customer, you can click on the customer hub tab for free resources, videos and links to help you and your dog grow.
Tracking
Tracking is all about following ground scent and disturbance left by a person. It's step by step accuracy taps into your dog’s natural hunting instincts, demands focus, patience, and precision as they work methodically through the track and changing environments. For owners, it’s a fascinating partnership that really deepens your bond, offers a low impact way to physically and mentally stimulate both ends of the line, really providing a purpose for your dogs, and lots of satisfaction in every trail.
Book now for introductions, levels and assessments, progressions and guest instructors. For our customers visit our customer hub for progression sheets, hints and cheat sheets, guides, videos and more...