SNIFF TO SOOTHE: Rewiring Neurobehavioral Patterns of Aggression, Anxiety, and Reactivity Through Structured Scent Work by Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP

Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon CHAPTER THREE:  CORE PRINCIPLES AND PREREQUISITES Before a dog ever sniffs a box or earns a reward, true transformation begins with safety, structure, and trust. In Chapter 3 of Sniff to Soothe, Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura, M.S., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, explains why the environment itself is the first and most powerful training tool.This episode explores how to prepare a dog’s emotional and sensory landscape before beginning scent work

Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon CHAPTER TWO: EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL BENEFITS OF NOSE WORK In this episode, we dive into the groundbreaking science behind why nose work is more than a game—it’s therapy. Drawing from Sniff to Soothe by Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura, we explore how structured scent work helps reactive, anxious, and fearful dogs regain emotional balance and confidence. You’ll learn how sniffing activates the brain’s regulatory systems, builds impulse control, and

Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on AmazonCHAPTER ONE NOSWORK and THERAPEUTIC ENRICHMENTWhy This Guide ExistsThere is something unmistakably grounding about watching a dog with its nose to the floor, tail loose, body soft, methodically working its way around a room. It is like watching tension melt in real time. Dogs that usually vibrate with nervous energy and cannot seem to sit still, that bark at the wind, that lunge at strangers or spin in place, suddenly shift into something else entirely: focused,

“From the moment I read the title of this book, Sniff to Soothe, I knew it was going to be revolutionary. It immediately struck me as one of those rare ideas that feels both brilliantly simple and profoundly transformative. The central insight of this book—that sniffing is not frivolous but fundamental—carries enormous implications. For dogs struggling with anxiety, reactivity, or over-arousal, sniffing provides a natural pathway to calm.”~ Emma M. Parsons, BA, KPA-CPT, CBDCAuthor of: Click to Calm:

Preface Let me tell you something I have learned after more than thirty-five years of sitting on living room floors with pet parents who feel like they have tried everything. Somewhere across from me is a dog. Maybe they are pacing a groove into the hardwood, maybe they are frozen under a table, maybe they are barking nonstop, eyes wide, tail high, and thrashing. Or maybe, and this one still punches me in the gut, they are quiet. Shut down. Not aggressive, not reactive. Just…not there. Checke...