What is AKC Scent Work?

Scent Work is a dog sport based on the work of professional detection dogs (such as drug dogs, explosives dogs, and search and rescue dogs), where dog and handler teams search for cotton swabs saturated with essential oil. Whether or not you choose to compete, Scent Work is a wonderful activity for ANY dog - big and small, confident and shy, old and young - even dogs who are blind or deaf can play. 

• Young or High-Energy dogs work their brain & body
• Shy or Nervous dogs learn confidence in new places
• Old or Injured dogs get mental enrichment and low-impact exercise
• EVERY dog can benefit from the mental and physical activity of doing something all dogs love to do, sniff!

SWCSD primarily focuses on AKC Scent Work - Learn more about AKC Scent Work HERE!

But we aim to support the growth of all scent sports, and the positive outcomes scent games have for dogs & their handlers.

Check out a video of one of our members doing an Exterior search at an AKC Scent Work trial: