Do you and your dog have what it takes to join forces and become an 'elite' detection team? Come along on a journey with the TTLS training team, and find out about the amazing world of scent! Complete each course in order to gain your certificate, and build up to earn the 'TTLS Detective Superstar' dog tag!
Remember this course is just for fun, we will be covering the basics of scent and this course is suitable for all breeds, and all age groups. Get involved, and have fun!
Whilst we will talk through the very basics of scent theory, these courses are designed to be fun for all the family.
What do you need to get involved?
1) An active dog that LOVES toys or food
2) A dog with a nose
See you there...
Level 1:
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'Let's Be Nosey' is our foundation course. We will teach you and your dog all about active searching. The course will start by determining what your dog wishes to search for, a toy or food. Once we have this information we will set about learning the basics of active searching. If your dog wishes to search for a toy we can do this, if you dog wishes to search for food we can also work with that. Remember this is just for fun, we want our dogs to be excited about what they are searching for.
The course consists of 3 90 minute sessions. You will be left with training exercises to continue practicing after each session, which will ensure you and your dog continue to improve between sessions. Next course; ON HOLD DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC £75 |
Level 2:
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Now we have completed a few basic active searches, its time to take things to the next level. On this course we will focus on 'blind searches' and search squares. You and your dog will be put to the test in this enjoyable course.
The course consists of 3 x 90 minute sessions. You will be left with training exercises to continue practising after each session, which will ensure you and your dog continue to improve between sessions. £75 |
Level 3:
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Level 3 is the first of our 'passive' search courses. Passive indication is a technique used when we want our dogs to indicate on a substance that we don't want them to touch. So unlike our active searches we will not have the dog picking up the item containing the scent. This course will teach our dogs a 'cue' when the scent is located. This is commonly used by drugs and explosive search dogs. Remember this is just for fun, but it does make a good party trick.
This level 3 course will take us through the behaviours we need our dogs to know, and will focus largely on getting a good indication. This is definitely a course for you if you have a toy mad dog! A fantastic course which is great fun for all the family. The course consists of 3 90 minute sessions. You will be left with training exercises to continue practicing after each session, which will ensure you and your dog continue to improve between sessions. £75 |
Level 4:
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Level 4 is our final scent course. This will introduce our scent boards, and involve more difficult passive searches. This is the course where we really test the dogs connection with the scent. Watch on in amazement as your dog becomes a "Detective Superstar" and earns his 'TTLS Detective Superstar' dog tags.
The course consists of 3 90 minute sessions. You will be left with training exercises to continue practicing after each session, which will ensure you and your dog continue to improve between sessions. £75 |
CT (Continuation Training)
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Our CT sessions are held on a Saturday or Sunday morning, and are available to anyone completing our scent courses. Each session will be aimed at either active searching (Level 1&2) or passive searching (Level 3&4).
Places are restricted to 6 dogs. 1.5hrs - Come and join us for some CT and coffee! Outside training location Normandy (Guildford) £35
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1-2-1 sessions
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If you are interested in getting your dog involved in scent work, but perhaps they are unsuitable for our group classes these 1-2-1 sessions are great.
A 1hr session with Matt, teaching or troubleshooting. We have a fantastic outdoor training venue, or we can meet at a neutral location to suit. These sessions can be focused on passive or active searching. £60 |