Testimonials

I have become more at one with my dogs. Beginning to understand with your training how to enjoy my girls at play and scentwork.

Alma absolutely loves her scent training. She has gained so much confidence since joining the group, and her enjoyment doing it is obvious. Sooz always makes the sessions fun and tailors them to the needs of the individual dog and owner. There is never any pressure or judgement from Sooz, making the sessions enjoyable for even the most unconfident owner! I would recommend joining a group to anyone.

For a young and boisterous Sprocker, scentwork has been a truly wonderful way of engaging him mentally, giving him a focus and strengthening the bond between us. Sooz’s knowledge and expertise on guiding us through all stages and aspects of scentwork has been invaluable.  18 months later we are both enjoying scentwork as much as we ever did when we first started.  I can highly recommend this activity for both owner and dog of any age and ability.  Thank you, Sooz.

When my 2-year-old Sprocker Spaniel and I first started with Sooz, we knew absolutely nothing about scentwork. Two years later, we aren’t just training - we’re competing in Detection Scentwork Trials. Sooz’s positive and effective methods gave me the clear, concise handling skills I needed to work as a true team with my dog. Her wealth of knowledge is second to none, and her friendly, approachable style makes every session a joy. Whether you’re just starting your journey or already competing, I highly recommend Top Gunn Canine.

Top Gunn Canine provides a great learning opportunity for dogs and owners, doing what dogs do best … Sniffing. A happy dog is a happy owner!

I would recommend Sooz for anyone who wants to have fun with their dogs and develop an enduring scentwork partnership with them. Sooz's observations are always very insightful and have a clear purpose. Exercises are always fresh and original, even though we have enjoyed competing for some years.

Maisey is my lively 10 month old Cavapoo. I can really say working with Sooz and scenting from an early age has been incredibly positive for Maisey and myself. Maisey is my first dog and working with Sooz has really helped me understand her and develop a deep bond. In addition it has been so good for Maisey’s mental health and well-being. I can’t imagine taking care of Maisey without scenting or Sooz!

Scentwork is so much more than sniffing! It's fun and learning for both of us. Through our sessions in the barn at Gunn we've started working as a team. I can read Phoebe's body language and she is becoming a calmer and more confident dog. The best bit is the opportunity to try this out in other venues.

Sooz Foster has been a fantastic find. She’s had the patience to train both me and my spaniel Riley, and he’s a different dog. We also do scent training with him and my older spaniel Logan. The training is great, Sooz is very professional, and my dogs absolutely adore her.

Fergal loved his first scentwork session. Sooz was brilliant with both him and myself. Will definitely be going back. Highly recommend this course.

We love working and training at Sooz’s scentwork classes and workshops, lots of fun and Dexter has really benefitted from learning new skills.

Scentwork with Sooz over the past year has given me a great relationship with Alf, we are now very much a team. He would say it’s the best afternoon of the week too!

Peaches and Lilly absolutely love scentwork classes with Sooz; we all leave wiser and doggos very content! Sooz is patient, the courses challenging and fun - 5 stars, it is excellent!