For Dogs with Big feelings!
Confident &
connected
Building Confidence & Connection
If your dog struggles with confidence, finds the world overwhelming or reacts in everyday situations, you are not alone. Living with a nervous or reactive dog can feel exhausting. Walks become stressful and it can be difficult to know how best to help.
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What if there was a way to build your dogs confidence while also strengthening your bond between you?
That's where scentwork comes in
Why Scentwork?
Scentwork isn't just about teaching a dog to find a target odour
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It encourages dogs to make decisions, solve problems, work independently and succeed. These small successes build confidence, resilience and optimism. Helping dogs learn that they can cope with challenges and navigate the world more sucessfully.
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At the same time owners learn how to better support their dogs, building a stronger partnership built on trust and understanding.
What's Included?
A holistic, dog-centred approach for handlers whose dogs need confidence-building and connection work before - or alongside - anything else. We work with where your dog actually is, not where you think they should be.
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Included monthly
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One 45-minute Zoom call every month - we'll look at what's going on for your dog, build a plan around their specific needs, and adjust as things shift.​
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Accountability - Daily updates and video submissions welcome via WhatsApp - send videos I'll review and get feedback back to you within 48 hours.
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Client Stories
For my dog with multiple behavioural and medical challenges, scentwork was a game changer.
It gave us the opportunity to spend quality time together doing something we both loved at a time when walks and other aspects of life felt incredibly stressful. Our relationship had become strained, but scentwork gave us a way to reconnect.
Through learning to work together as a team, we rediscovered the joy in each other’s company and strengthened our bond.
- Rosy & Crash
Crash
Scentwork has made a huge difference to my dog.
Before we started, he was fearful, under-confident, reactive, and struggled to focus. He often found new situations difficult and approached them with a lot of hesitation.
Since starting scentwork, his confidence has grown significantly. He is much more willing to engage with new experiences, and his personality now comes through far more than his nervousness. Alongside effective pain management, he has also become less reactive overall.
One of the biggest benefits has been the impact on our relationship. Our bond is stronger, and we work together far more as a team.
