Whether you’re just starting out, building confidence or ready for full access to the complete Talking Dogs Scentwork experience, there’s a membership designed to match your goals.
No random tips. No guesswork. No wondering what to do next.
Just clear, structured scentwork training designed to help you and your dog grow with confidence.
Choose the level that fits where you are now… and know you can grow at any time.
Why join?
Scentwork should feel rewarding, not confusing.
If you’ve ever wondered:
Where do I actually start?
How do I know if I’m doing this right?
How do I progress without overwhelming myself or my dog?
How do I build real skill rather than just setting random searches?
You’re in the right place.
These memberships give you a clear pathway so you can stop second guessing and start building meaningful progress.
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Pro Membership
Your Complete Scentwork Resource Hub.
Want the full Talking Dogs Scentwork library at your fingertips?
Pro gives you complete access to the entire course and resource collection, from foundation scentwork through to advanced handling, search design, specialist searches and professional trainer development.
You don’t need to work through everything in order.
Use Pro as a learning library. Follow a course when you want to develop a particular skill, dip into a book or resource when you need ideas and come back whenever a new training question crops up.
Use Pro for whatever you’re working on
Build strong foundations and progress your own dog’s scentwork
Develop your handling and learn to read searches in more depth
Plan more thoughtful, appropriate and challenging searches
Explore vehicle, baggage, water and key searches
Troubleshoot problems using the courses, books and practical resources
Develop your skills as a scentwork trainer through advanced and professional level learning
Pro grows with you, so the material that is useful to you now may be completely different from what you return to six months from now.
What’s Included
16 Online Courses
Complete access to the full Talking Dogs Scentwork course library, including courses and advanced training not available in the other membership levels.
From Teach Your Dog to Sniff through to the Handling and Indications Masterclasses, How to Teach Scentwork, Savvy Scentwork and Prioritising the Trainer’s Dog.
Full Pro Scentwork Safe Access
20+ downloadable resources including books, workbooks, infographics, trackers, search-planning tools, challenge archives and practical reference material.
Use them alongside the courses or simply come back to them whenever you need inspiration, a refresher or help working through a particular problem.
Selected resources are exclusive to Pro members and new material is added and existing material updated as the library develops.
Why stay in Pro?
You don’t have to be taking a course every week to get value from your membership.
Pro is there when you need it.
Come back to Handling when a search makes you question what you’re doing.
Revisit Indications when a dog starts showing you something interesting.
Open Factors & Fixes when something isn’t working as expected.
Find fresh search ideas when training starts to feel repetitive.
Return to the professional courses as your own teaching develops.
It’s your scentwork reference library, ready whenever you need another idea, another perspective or the next step.
Exclusive Member Benefits
Pro-only courses and resources
Exclusive member discounts
Ongoing additions and updates to the library
Pro is ideal for:
Dedicated scentwork handlers who want room to keep developing
Professional dog trainers who want access to the full training library
Anyone who wants the freedom to choose the training and resources that suit what they are working on now
Investment:
£30/month
Or save two months with the annual plan at £300/year
One membership. The complete TDS library.
Use what you need, when you need it.
“I’m so impressed by how much is included in this membership. The resources are incredible, and the workbook alone has been fantastic.”
Charlotta John
Growth Membership
Build Skills. Expand Searches. Progress With Purpose.
Ready to move beyond the basics?
Growth helps you deepen your understanding, expand your search skills and create more varied, thoughtful scentwork experiences.
In Growth, you’ll build:
Greater confidence with search design and progression
Stronger handling and observation skills
More varied search setups across different environments
Thoughtful progression into specialist searches
Better planning, problem solving and search strategy
What’s Included:
10 Online Courses
Everything in Core, plus:
- Baggage Searches
- Stay at Home Scentwork
- Vehicle Searches
- Water Searches
Plus Growth Scentwork Safe Access
12+ downloadable resources
Expanded guides, trackers and challenges
Greater planning and progression support
Growth is ideal for:
Handlers ready to stretch their skills
Beginners who want a fuller learning pathway
Dog lovers who want more variety, challenge and confidence
Investment:
£25/month
Or save 2 months with the annual plan at £250/year.
Core Membership
Start Properly. Build Confidence. Create Strong Foundations.
Curious about scentwork but not sure where to begin?
Core gives you a clear, structured starting point so you can build strong foundations without overwhelm, confusion or random searching.
In Core, you’ll learn to:
Choose and introduce a target scent with clarity
Recognise your dog’s early search behaviours and responses
Set up simple, purposeful searches that build confidence
Develop clear handling patterns from the very beginning
Progress thoughtfully from starter searches to greater challenge
What’s Included:
5 Online Courses
- Puppy Scentwork
- Senior Scentwork
- Teach Your Dog to Sniff!
- Essential Scentwork Skills
- Increasing the Challenge
Plus Core Scentwork Safe Access
7+ downloadable resources
Challenges
Trackers, guides and practical tools
Core is ideal for:
Complete beginners
Curious handlers who want to start properly
Dog and handler teams who need structure, not guesswork
Investment
£20/month
Or save 2 months with the annual plan at £200/year.
What It’s Like to Learn with TDS
“The progression infographic and workbook made it genuinely clear how to keep moving forward. Excellent value throughout.”
Sarah Tahsin
“It’s been something truly positive for both me and my dog.”
Petra Cadenazzi
“Learning felt accessible, engaging and easy to keep progressing.”
Suzanne Starbuck
Learn From Experience You Can Trust
With more than 30 years of professional dog training experience, including operational detection work, I’ve built Talking Dogs Scentwork around what actually helps dogs and handlers succeed.
The training is practical, structured and designed around the dog in front of you, not a 'one size fits all' method.
Whether you’re developing your own dog or teaching others, you’re learning from experience grounded in real search work, years of training and thousands of dogs.
Why Learn Scentwork Online?
Online learning gives you and your dog space to work at your own pace, without having to keep up with a class or fit your training into someone else’s timetable. You can pause, revisit lessons and adapt the training to the dog in front of you.
That means less pressure, more opportunity to observe what your dog is actually doing and the freedom to progress when you are both ready.
With TDS, you still have the structure and guidance of a carefully planned programme, but you decide when and how you use it.
FAQs
Before You Join
Q: Which membership should I choose?
A: Core is a good starting point if you’re new to scentwork. Growth gives you more ways to develop your skills and broaden your searches. Pro gives you the complete Talking Dogs Scentwork library, including beginner, advanced, specialist and professional level training.
Q: Is this suitable for complete beginners?
A: Yes. You can start right at the beginning with clear, structured guidance and build your skills from there. You don’t need any previous scentwork experience.
Q: Do I need specialist scentwork equipment?
A: No. You don’t need lots of specialist equipment to get started. The training is designed to be practical and adaptable to real dogs, real homes and the equipment you have available.
Q: Are the courses self-paced?
A: Yes. Everything is self paced, so you can train when it suits you and your dog, revisit lessons whenever you need and take as much time as you want to develop each skill.
Q: Do I need to work through everything in order?
A: No. Your membership is designed to work as a learning and reference library. You can follow a course from beginning to end or dip into the training and resources that are most useful for what you’re working on now.
Q: Is Pro only for professional trainers?
A: No. Pro is for anyone who wants access to the complete Talking Dogs Scentwork library. Professional trainers get access to the trainer focused courses, but it’s equally suitable for experienced handlers who want the widest choice of training, specialist searches and resources.
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