Start Strong with a Beginner Workshop All Barn Hunt International UK Accredited Instructors offer dedicated Beginner workshops or classes—an essential starting point for every dog, regardless of prior scent work experience.

Barn Hunt presents a unique nose work challenge unlike any other scent sport. The course is infused with residual, converging, flowing, and pooling scents that shift and intensify as the session progresses. Rat tubes are strategically moved throughout the workshop, layering scent trails and increasing complexity. This dynamic environment requires dogs to develop new scent discrimination skills, making the Beginner level a vital foundation for success.

Barn Hunt is a thrilling scent-based sport that celebrates the natural instincts of dogs to locate hidden quarry in a safe, structured environment. Barn Hunt offers an enriching way to build teamwork, confidence, and focus. Beginners start by learning the basics—how to read their dog’s signals, navigate straw bale courses, and identify the hidden rats (safely housed in aerated tubes). With supportive clubs and a welcoming community, it’s an ideal entry point into the world of canine sports, blending fun, strategy, and instinct in every search.

Growing Nationwide We’re proud to have Accredited Instructors located across the UK, bringing Barn Hunt to communities far and wide. As our sport continues to grow, we’re steadily expanding—but we haven’t reached every county just yet!

To find your closest BHI UK Accredited Instructor visit Our Instructors page.

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