For dog trainers
Add scent detection to your business. Here’s exactly what it earns.
A proven, packaged revenue stream: done-for-you class plans, a trial system, and a brand with pull. No overpromising — run the numbers yourself below.
The earnings calculator
Drag the sliders. This is your patch, your prices, your diary — and what it comes to.
Monthly, after the £10 licence
£854
A year
£10,242
Course fee recouped in
under a month
Based on your numbers, before venue costs and tax, against the £600 + VAT Bronze course. Every instructor’s patch is different — that’s why the sliders are yours.
Three tiers, honest pricing
Stepped pricing, stated plainly. The homepage of the current site shows a flat £1,200 for all three — these are the real course-page prices.
Bronze£600 + VAT
Bronze Instructor
or 3 × £200 + VAT
2-day practical · 08:30–17:00 · 70% hands-on
The entry to the ladder — everything you need to run Bronze classes and trials.
- The full Bronze syllabus, taught to teach
- 6-week class plans, ready to run
- 2 trial templates
- Printed course booklet
- Certificate, delegate bag and refreshments
Silver£1,200 + VAT
Silver Instructor
or 6 × £200 + VAT
2-day practical · 08:30–17:00 · 70% hands-on
Target odour, search patterns and the Silver trial system.
- The full Silver syllabus, taught to teach
- Odour handling and storage done properly
- 6-week class plans for Silver groups
- Silver trial templates and judging rubric
- Certificate, booklet, delegate bag
Gold£850 + VAT
Gold Instructor
2-day practical · 08:30–17:00 · 70% hands-on
The top of the ladder — and the gateway to running your own branded academy.
- The full Gold syllabus: blind searches, multiple hides, trial conditions
- Running and judging Gold trials
- Advanced problem-solving clinic
- Eligibility for the whitelabel programme
- Certificate, booklet, delegate bag
The licence, upfront
Every teaching instructor pays the licence. It starts after your course, and you’re not permitted to teach without it. In return you keep the UK Sniffer Dogs name, the curriculum updates, the directory listing and the trial system. We’d rather tell you that on this page than in the small print.
£10 a month · 12-month minimum term
Who can join
You’re already a qualified trainer — this adds a discipline, it doesn’t replace your craft. Hold one of these, or equivalent. Unqualified? Apply anyway and talk to us.
- APDT
- IMDT
- SCS
- VSA
- PPG
- PPN
- ICAN
- ISCP
Upcoming course dates
Two-day practicals, 08:30–17:00, 70% hands-on with dogs.
- 3 places left
Bronze Practical
19–20 September 2026 · Hertfordshire
- 7 places left
Silver Practical
17–18 October 2026 · Hertfordshire
- 9 places left
Bronze Practical
14–15 November 2026 · West Yorkshire
- 5 places left
Gold Practical
5–6 December 2026 · Hertfordshire
Build note: Dates are sample entries; live dates come from the booking system.
From recent delegates
All three are real course reviews from the live site.
“Super course! I have attended a lot of different courses on scent work and feel this is by far the most informative one yet! Jamie’s passion for scent is very clear and him and Gemma have put a lot of time and effort into every section of this course. The booklet you get given is packed full of information and having this to refer to is brilliant. Thanks for a great couple of days!”
Jessica Farrah
“One of THE BEST courses I have done. Great venue, fantastic clear concise explanations with buckets of enthusiasm. Lots of backed up learning presented beautifully. Lots of hands on practical experience in varying location types. Links to everything you could need to teach and run the bronze courses and trial. Can’t recommend more highly!”
Andrea Taylor
“I have just returned from the Bronze UK Sniffer Dogs Coach 2 day course. I want to do it all over again! It was fab. The attention to detail, the amount of information given, the style of teaching, everything about the 2 days was fabulous and such fun. I am feeling really inspired and motivated to start my own classes/workshops in Devon and look forward to doing the Silver course next year.”
Caroline Gale
Ready to run the numbers for real?
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