IABTC Super Sniffers Nosework
Join the … IABTC Scent Dog - Super Sniffer Awards Programme
Monthly Super Sniffer Training sessions with Sniffer Mad – Di Rhodes & Karen Holmes, and others.
IABTC Scent Dog Super Sniffer Awards Programme.
You will build up your own scent kit during the award levels
to enable you to continue the training and build your skills
between sessions
Detection Skills:
➢ Scent Detector Dog Level 1-4.
➢ Tracking Dog Level 1- 4
➢ Antler Hunter Dog Level 1-4
➢ Wilderness Search Dog Level 1 - 4.
➢ Truffle Dog Level 1-4
➢ Advanced IABTC Scent Dog. Super Sniffer Level Award,
(The Advanced Award will put your skills to the test in a combined skills test, also pass a scent theory test.)
Super Sniffer Members will be given access to:
• A Free Super Sniffers Car Sticker
• Super Sniffer Merchandise
• Super Sniffers Private Facebook Page
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Scent Trials
IABTC is now a host venue through Di Rhodes who is assessor/judge for:
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Starting February 2026
For 2026 Introducing for Beginners
Super Sniffer CSI Summer Camp
2026 – September 28 - 1 October, £200
Four days of all things olfactory—tracking, detection, discrimination, man trailing, and including CSI Dog Detective. Understand how your dog’s nose works and learn how to work in harmony with your dog. A must for all doggy nose lovers!!
This course is aimed at everyone who has a beginner dog. For instructors, it may be your opportunity to learn with your own dog and then teach to your clients or leave your teaching at home and just come for 4 days of scenting indulgence with your own dog.
Camp on-site or come in daily.
Book your place on the course and camping if required with
Angela White iabtcmobile@gmail.com Tel/Text 007950012395 or
Click the Booking button below
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IABTC Specialist Nosework Instructor awards
teach nosework to your pet dog owner clients.
2027 Dates to be arranged. £390.00 - Applications open
This course runs every couple of years.
Book on this excellent IABTC course aimed at teaching you to become an IABTC Certified Specialist Nosework Instructor with the option to offer our Super Sniffer courses to your clients and access our Super Sniffer merchandise and course plans.
With over 40 years of experience in a range of Nosework, Angela White (The Instructors' Instructor) leads a team of enthusiastic instructors ready to pass on their skills to you.
In conjunction with Angela White, and leading this course, IABTC Approved Advanced Instructor and ‘SUPER SNIFFER ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR’ DI RHODES has developed this new instructor programme following years of development and instruction for handlers and dogs of all sizes and abilities. Honing her skills with meticulous research and development plus CPD
Di is now ready to share those skills with instructors through this IABTC Instructor course, helping to spread the word about the benefits and joys of scent work.
Based at our purpose-built training centre set on 18 acres with onsite camping facilities.
This is a course that instructors will not want to miss.
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Booking & Advance Payment Essential
£45 for each session 10 – 4.
Handler numbers limited
➢ Sessions for seasoned handlers and dogs
➢ Sessions for new starters
➢ Spectators welcome without dogs £20
Check with Di for availability di.iabtc@gmail.com
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IABTC Super Sniffers Specials 2026
Canine Cognition with Georgie Armstrong
We have two visits from Georgie this year
2026, 16 - 17 May £200 (2 Days)
Cognition and Scent Progression Weekend
For those who have already started this process with us last year.
2026, 5 - 8 October £400 (4 Days)
Cognition and Scent 4-day Seminar for those already doing scent work.
Over the 4 days, we will look at your relationship with your dog as a search team, the reward, your dog's motivation, and build your dog's confidence in their ability to solve problems independently. Work on your dog's search duration using reinforcement. We will do this in a relaxed way with plenty of time for the dogs. Looking into your dog's body language when it's in odour, learning to read your dog better, whilst your dog is having fun!
The days run from 10 am until 4 pm, and dogs work individually, so the course is suitable for nervous or reactive dogs.
No spectators (bar partners, who are not charged for), just handlers to ensure you get the maximum out of your time with Georgie.
Your speaker, Georgie, has a rich background in many different scent-based disciplines, having started her training in operational work over 10 years ago. Since then, she has not only trained her dogs for deployment in SAR and Victim Recovery on land and boat, and for Pyrotechnics detection, she has also trained dogs for others in a range of disciplines, including tracking and bed bug detection.
The tests are based on research at Duke University by Cameron Ford of Ford K9 and Brian Hare. (The Genius of Dogs)
Limited Handler places £400 for the 4 days (Max 12).
A £100 deposit secures your place. Please make full payment by the end of the previous month.
To book a place, email Di Rhodes at di.iabtc@gmail.com
Both seminars are currently fully booked, but places may become available, so make sure you get on the waiting list with Di.
22/23 August 2026
And owing to the amazing demand
29/30 August 2026
With guest instructor Julie Stopforth -The Real Truffle Hunters
Julie is a full-time truffle hunter with 20 years’ experience working across Europe and the UK. Her knowledge comes directly from the field, hunting multiple truffle species throughout the year and training dogs to work in real woodland conditions.
Julie is joined by her hunting partner from Italy, Yanis, and their trained truffle dogs, bringing a wealth of practical experience to both the training and ecological aspects of the workshop.
As well as IABTC Instructors, helping things run smoothly.
Join us for a two-day workshop exploring the foundations of truffle dog training and deepening your understanding of the environments in which truffles grow.
This is a practical, hands-on learning experience combining structured Scentwork training with real-world application in a woodland habitat. The focus is on building reliable communication between dog handlers, understanding how truffle dogs work, and learning to truffle hunt responsibly in the UK.
Camping/caravan/motorhome etc is available on site. We will be around to welcome you and help you get settled from Friday night, but you may arrive and stay longer if you wish – it is an official campsite.
Book camping for the Truffle Camp via Dan on 07932 160565. Don't try booking via ‘Pitch up’ as it will show full.
Look at https://www.lupinewoods.co.uk/ for more information about the site.
Other accommodation is available locally.
The Programme for the Workshops
Day 1
Foundations
This day is suitable for beginners to truffle hunting and provides a solid foundation for all dogs and handlers. It aims to take the dog from zero to finding hidden truffles.
We begin in a controlled environment, focusing on the fundamentals of Scentwork and truffle detection.
• Talk /Video Introduction to truffles and truffle-hunting dogs
• Workshop - Reward systems
• Structured training exercises with truffle scent
• Managing expectations - we will go over the steps fairly quickly to familiarise handlers with the process; some dogs will need a lot more time, or may work more successfully outside of the group setting
• Your role as truffle hunter and handler/
• Finding hidden truffle baits
Optional Evening
In the evenings, get together with the course leaders and host to talk all things dogs and take part in a quiz. Get a takeaway or bring your own food, or even share, perhaps?
Day 2
Application
This day builds on the skills learned on Day 1. Dogs progress from finding hidden truffles to finding buried truffles in the woods.
Apply what has been learned in the move into a real woodland setting.
• Talk/Video: Becoming a truffle hunter - how to read a truffle habitat: trees, soil and microclimate
• Transition from training scenarios to real-world conditions (woodland)
• Guided searching with dogs in a natural environment
• Managing distractions and interpreting your dog’s behaviour
• Talk- Responsible and sustainable truffle hunting practices (truffle spores)
• ‘Have-a-go session’ - dogs can have a go at locating buried truffles, and handlers can put their new skills into practice.
• Feedback/Q and A
£130 for the weekend (handler and one dog)
£35 per day Spectators
Terms and Conditions.
In the unlikely event that the course is cancelled, you will receive a full refund or may transfer the fee to other IABTC workshops.
Bookings are by payment only. We cannot reserve places without payment.
Fees are non-refundable.
If you are unable to attend, you can transfer your ticket to another suitable person. Please let us know if you do this, so we know who to expect.
We may have a waiting list if tickets run out.
Please keep your dog on a lead at all times except in the exercise area or when an instructor requests it off-lead.
Handlers are expected to fully control and pick up after their dogs.
This workshop is not suitable for aggressive dogs. If you need help or are unsure, please contact us separately, and we will do our best to help. info@iabtc.co.uk
