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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...

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...

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 steal...

Working the Nose Series / Benefit - ‘Increased Problem Solving Abilities’ I repeatedly observe the positive impact of people being involved in scent detection, how a dog's behaviour develops and how relationships are enhanced between the dog and their human. As I...

Scent Work & Low Humidity   In recent articles, I have looked into high humidity, prompted by a cold snap we had in the UK recently where humidity was 80%. A few of the comments were interested in the opposing conditions of low humidity in hot and cold temps...

If scent work were on a dating app… your dog would absolutely swipe right. And honestly it would be the best and most fun relationship they can have. Why? It’s a match made in heaven. Scent training understands their needs. Whether energetic, anxious, bouncy,...

Scent Work Training - Time Brings the Magic ! With any human and dog activity, the magic rarely appears straight away. While I can’t speak with authority on every dog sport, scent detection is the world I know, and it’s here that I see that time brings the magic...

Training with Truffle Oil – The Tricky Stinky One - Part Two After years of working truffle oil as a target odour, I have learned it deserves far more respect and training time than it often gets. In this follow-on post from Part One, I share my insights and training...

Target Odour - Truffle Oil - Part One “The Tricky, Stinky, One” From my observations of dogs working truffle oil, I have found it to be an unusually challenging target odour for them to problem-solve and source. This post isn’t based on any formal scientific research,...

Scentwork is Perfect for Every Family Dog   Every dog has a superpower, their nose! Scentwork taps into that natural instinct, giving your dog a fun, rewarding, and confidence boosting activity they will love. Dogs live amongst us in every type of family...