Scentwork Master Award - Hall of Fame

At Enve Canine Services we have our own Scentwork awards for our clients to work through. At the end of each course we test the dogs against the relevant standard, presenting rosettes when each level is achieved. We train using clove as the odour dogs are searching for (unless the owner has already started scent training on a different odour).

For Enve Scentwork there are 6 levels – Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert and Master.

The Beginner award represents the foundation blocks of sentwork training – for the owner how to handle the search and assess their dogs body language and for the dog how to be optimistic with the search over a small number of items and recognise the odour.  The Novice and Intermediate awards increase the complexity of the search for the dog with more variety and number of items to search, introduces vertical surfaces and looks to refine the dogs indication.

Advanced and Expert levels again increase the complexity of the search over more items or a greater area and with two hides to find in succession. We also add in distraction scents (e.g. mint, beef oxo, coffee, even dog treats). The dog needs to learn to refine their skills and target only their target odour with no false alerts.

Master is the pinnacle of our scentwork training, we are looking for multiple hides, with multiple disctractions across a variety of items or surfaces, all with no false alerts. We are looking for pinpoint accuracy with a distinct indication. A pass at Master is something to be really proud of, it represents a true partnership between dog and owner built on positive training and understanding of each other.

To mark the occasion, when a partnership passes Master level they are presented with the hugest rosette you have ever seen! This page is a tribute to all partnerships who have achieved this standard since we began Scentwork classes in 2020.