K-9 Enrichment

K-9 Enrichment is a pet-dog scentwork and enrichment business focused on giving dogs meaningful activities through their natural ability to use their nose.

* Main activities: Mantrailing, Scent Detection, Lost Property Search, Lost Pet Trailing, Scent Walks, Scent Support and other scent-based enrichment activities.
* Approach: Welfare-focused, reward-based and designed around the individual dog rather than forcing every dog through the same exercise. Dogs work at their own pace, with exercises adapted for confidence, age, experience and ability.
* Mantrailing: From complete beginners through to more advanced teams, including urban and rural trails, aged trails, junctions, delayed starts, night trailing and other progressive exercises.
* Scent Detection: Foundation and progression classes teaching scent recognition, searching, independent problem-solving and indication behaviours.
* Specialist support: Scentwork can also be adapted for nervous, anxious, older or less confident dogs, with the emphasis on enjoyment, choice and building the dog–owner relationship.
* Locations: Activities are run around Horley, Reigate, Redhill, Crawley, Earlswood, Ashdown Forest and surrounding Surrey/Sussex areas, depending on the activity.
* Training philosophy: No prong collars, e-collars or punishment-based training. The emphasis is on welfare, motivation, communication and allowing dogs to use natural behaviour productively.
* Professional development: K-9 Enrichment continues to undertake specialist scentwork and instructor education, including work with Enigma Canine, scent detection training and wider professional development within the scentwork industry.
* Business aim: K-9 Enrichment is deliberately centred on scentwork activities rather than general dog training, with the goal of providing enjoyable, practical and professionally delivered activities for ordinary pet dogs and their owners.
* Website: http://www.k-9enrichment.com
* Motto: “An enriched dog through the nose.” 🖤💛