Free · no card · no catch
12 free scent games
Play them at home with kit you already own. Tick each one off as you go — and if your dog loves them, the Academy picks up exactly where they leave off.
The twelve games
- 01
The cardboard box
Let them watch you bait it, step back, say nothing. The whole game in one box.
Kit: A box · High-value food
Welfare note: Three or four repetitions, then stop — finish while they still want more.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 02
Which hand?
Food in one fist, both offered. They tell you which. Instant nosework, zero kit.
Kit: Your two hands · Smelly treats
Welfare note: Let them nudge — never make them paw or scratch to win.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 03
Breakfast scatter
Scatter a meal in the grass and let them hoover. Sniffing that pays the bills.
Kit: Their normal food · A patch of grass
Welfare note: Skip on treated lawns; use a snuffle mat indoors instead.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 04
The muffin tin
Treats under some balls, not others. Lift, sniff, win.
Kit: Muffin tin · Tennis balls · Treats
Welfare note: If frustration builds, take a ball or two out — make it easier, not harder.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 05
Towel roll
Roll treats into a towel and let them unroll it. A puzzle they solve with their nose.
Kit: A towel · Treats
Welfare note: Supervise a dog who might eat the towel — swap for a snuffle mat.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 06
Toilet-roll pyramid
Stack tubes upright in a lid, drop food in a few. A recycling-bin search area.
Kit: Empty tubes · A box lid · Treats
Welfare note: Take the tubes away after — soggy cardboard is a snack risk.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 07
Cushion shuffle
Hide food between and under cushions. The living room becomes a search area.
Kit: Sofa cushions · Treats
Welfare note: Low-impact — perfect for seniors and dogs on restricted exercise.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 08
The three cups
Food under one cup of three. Shuffle. Let the nose, not the eyes, decide.
Kit: Three cups · Treats
Welfare note: No trick shuffling — this is a scent game, not a con.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 09
Garden line
Boxes in a line down the garden, one baited. Your first outdoor search.
Kit: Three boxes · Treats
Welfare note: Check the ground for anything they shouldn’t find first.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 10
Washing-line wander
One tea towel carries a food smear. They work the line and pick it out.
Kit: Pegged tea towels · Treats
Welfare note: Keep the line high enough that nothing tangles.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 11
The shoe search
One shoe hides a treat. Row of shoes by the door becomes a search line.
Kit: A row of shoes · Treats
Welfare note: Not one for confirmed shoe-chewers — use boxes instead.
60-second video · coming with LMS content - 12
Car-boot hunt
A search around (not inside) the parked car. The start of vehicle work.
Kit: An open boot · Treats
Welfare note: Engine off, handbrake on, private driveway only.
60-second video · coming with LMS content
Build note: Game titles are working stand-ins (the real 12 sit behind the live site’s broken link), the videos land with the LMS content, and progress saves locally; in production it saves against your email.