NOSE WORK
BENEFITS OF NOSE WORK
- Burns physical energy
- Provides mental enrichment
- Anxious dogs build confidence
- Super fun activity to do with your dog
- Strengthens the bond between dog and human
- Welcoming, friendly, and supportive community
- Searches can be done anywhere dogs are allowed
Whether you’re a nose work competitor, or just getting started, you will benefit from personalized coaching customized to you and your dog.
This is a great option for those new to the sport, as well as seasoned nose work teams.
Nose Work Class will prepare you and your dog for competition, or add a new challenge to those searching for fun.
Dogs must be proficient at searching for birch, anise, and clove in novel environments to be eligible for this class.
WHAT IS NOSE WORK?
Nose Work is a scent detection activity that is based on real professional canine detection.
Dogs are encouraged to develop their innate hunting/scavenging skills to search for Q-Tip’s scented with a small amount of essential oil of birch, anise, and clove – alone or in combination – hidden in containers, vehicles, interior spaces, and the great outdoors.
This is a sport where the dog is allowed to be a dog and do what dogs love to do best – find things with their nose.
Enrichment
Dogs burn mental and physical energy as they solve odor puzzles, which means an enriched, tired, and happy dog.
Dogs learn to locate and alert their handler to target odors (birch, anise, and clove) in a variety of real-world environments.
Humans learn to read their dog’s body language, and know when their dog is working odor.
Competition
The NACSW provides opportunities to prove your skill and earn ribbons and titles at K9 Nose Work trials hosted all over the country.
For those interested in competition, trials are held in most parts of the country, judged by scent-detection professional handlers.
Any Dog Can Play
Any breed and any age of dog (and handler) can perform at the highest level. Other organizations (UKC/United States Nosework Association, AKC, CKC) offer slightly different venues and rules for nose work/scent work competition.
Community
The nose work community is welcoming, friendly, and supportive.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Dogs must be proficient at searching for birch, anise, and clove in novel environments to be eligible for Nose Work Class. If your dog isn’t ready for group class, Nose Work Lessons will prepare you.
Each private Nose Work session is 30 minutes.
Nose Work class is 60-120 minutes.
Nose Work class is limited to ten dogs.
Your dog will get three to four searches per class.
Nose Work class is held at various parks and recreation centers in Pinellas County, Florida.