Scent work is one of the most enriching and rewarding activities you can do with your dog. At Love Your Paws, we help you harness your dog’s incredible sense of smell, teaching them how to search, identify, and work with you as a team. Whether you’re just starting out or advancing your dog’s skills, our scent work sessions offer a thoughtful, structured way to build confidence, deepen your bond, and give your dog a job they’ll love.
Our Foundation Scent Work sessions introduce your dog to the exciting world of scent detection. In these classes, your dog will learn how to search for the odour of Kong and confidently indicate when they’ve found it. We focus on building your dog’s motivation for the search while teaching you how to work together as a team. These sessions are a fantastic way to channel your dog’s natural abilities while creating trust and clear communication.
Foundation Scent Work sessions are one hour long and limited to a maximum of six dogs per session.
Progression Scent Work is designed for dogs who have developed a strong foundation and are ready to refine their skills. In these sessions, we introduce more advanced searches and expand your dog’s scent library by adding new odours. Your dog will learn to navigate more challenging environments and increase their focus and precision, all while continuing to build their teamwork with you.
Sessions take place in our training field and a variety of other locations, allowing your dog to practise their skills in real-world settings. Progression Scent Work sessions are one hour long and limited to a maximum of six dogs per session.
Tracking and trailing are calm, focused activities that allow your dog to follow a trail using their incredible sense of smell. Tracking involves following a ground disturbance trail, such as footsteps, while trailing focuses on identifying and following a human scent trail.
Our thoughtful approach prioritises your dog’s comfort and understanding, ensuring they feel confident and supported throughout the process. These on-lead sessions are not only enriching for your dog but also help you learn to read their body language and understand how they work through a scent problem. It’s like search and rescue for fun, designed to bring out the best in your dog’s natural instincts.
Tracking and trailing sessions are 1.5 hours long and limited to three dogs per session. These sessions are available as part of the membership with a top-up fee of £20 or can be booked as standalone sessions.
All our scent work sessions are availble through the Love Your Paws Membership. Click here to find out more at our MEMBERSHIP! Or if you're ready to book you can go straight to our BOOKING PAGE.
If you would just like to have a go at Tracking & Trailing then please drop me a line at [email protected] and I'll get you booked in.
