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Scent Work with Canine Scentric is so much fun and your dog will love it.
A large part of the dog's brain is devoted to scent and their scenting ability is amazing. For decades, dogs have put this amazing skill to good use searching for lost people, detecting diseases, explosives, narcotics...the list goes on!
The dog's sense of smell is up to 100,000 times better than ours with up to 300 million olfactory receptors compared to our 6 million!
Dogs love to use their nose and there are so many benefits in providing scent work for dogs including:
A large part of the dog's brain is devoted to scent and their scenting ability is amazing. For decades, dogs have put this amazing skill to good use searching for lost people, detecting diseases, explosives, narcotics...the list goes on!
The dog's sense of smell is up to 100,000 times better than ours with up to 300 million olfactory receptors compared to our 6 million!
Dogs love to use their nose and there are so many benefits in providing scent work for dogs including:
- Provides mental and physical stimulation.
- Relieves stress and builds confidence in fearful and reactive dogs.
- Reduces problem behaviours caused by frustration, lack of focus and boredom.
- Scent work is hard work for the dog's brain and 20 minutes is the equivalent to an hours walk.
- Provides an appropriate outlet for energetic, busy, active dogs.
- Increases the bond between dog & owner and so much more!
