Scent Work

Scent Work (aka Nose Work) turns your dog’s most powerful sense into a fun, confidence-building job. Dogs search for a hidden target scent — inside containers, around a room, outdoors, even around vehicles — and let you know when they’ve found it, just like a professional detection dog. Low physical demand, huge mental workout.

Is Scent Work Right for Your Dog?

• Shy, nervous, or reactive dogs — dogs work one at a time, so there’s zero pressure to interact with anyone else, canine or human
• High-energy dogs who need their brain tired out, not just their legs
• Senior dogs or dogs with physical limitations who need low-impact enrichment
• A dog recovering from injury or surgery who needs a job that doesn’t involve running or jumping (check with your vet or your rehab plan first)
• Any dog who just needs “a job” — this is basically the best one

What You’ll Work On

• Building a search/find behavior
• Introducing the target odor
• Searching progressively trickier hides across different environments