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Sep 17, 2026
When I first started out in scentwork, there were only two relatively new organisations in the whole of the UK, and just a small handful of people with real operational experience advising the sporting side of things. At the time I was working full time, as a canine...
Sep 16, 2026
My Tips for Helping Your Dog Cope With Environmental Worries During a Scent Work Activity Can your dog continue searching? Whether it’s a noisy tarpaulin moving in the wind or something else unexpected within the environment, a sudden sight or sound can concern even a...
Jun 9, 2026
“It’s Never Just One Smell, Understanding Odour Discrimination” We often think our dogs are searching for the exact smell of a target odour as we know it straight from the container or jar. But once that odour is placed into the environment, it no longer exists in...
Mar 24, 2026
Thermal Layers Indoors — What Your Dog Is Really Working Through When we move scent detection indoors, it may be thought that conditions are way more predictable than outdoors. In reality, interior environments create their own complex odour picture, and one of the...
Mar 10, 2026
What a truly special day we have just had at Crufts 2026. Being invited to demonstrate scentwork at Crufts, the largest dog show in the world, was an incredible honour for all of us at Canine Scentwork Academy. For many years my personal mission has been to help...
Mar 10, 2026
Phew, another day nearly gone, time to sit down and relax …. Is this the time your dog seems to come alive? Perhaps you have experienced your dog displaying attention-seeking behaviours, nudging you, bringing you their toys, pacing, and looking for things to...
