27/08/2026
I'm very proud of being accredited with United Canine Scent Sports and The College of Scent dogs. Both stand for positive reinforcement training in dog led sports, both have fought hard jumping through many hoops to gain the accreditation -LANTRA for UCSS, C&G for CSD.
What does it mean for you?
I meet your dog where it's at in the moment, we work together as a team, encouragement and confidence building - never forced.
I have standards, I undergo lots of CPD with a variety of international trainers to ensure I keep up with the latest knowledge and science led techniques.
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What does “accredited” actually mean?
There have been a few posts recently raising awareness around the word “accredited”, what it means and, perhaps more importantly, what it doesn’t mean.
And we agree it’s an important conversation.
The word accredited can be used in lots of different ways, and without knowing who the accreditation is with and what process sits behind it, it can potentially be misleading.
So we thought we’d explain what it means for UCS.
Two of our courses have now gained Lantra accreditation, and this isn’t simply a badge that gets added to a course.
The process takes months, with the course broken down in detail to show what we teach, how we teach it, how learning progresses, how learners are assessed and the timescales allocated to each part of the training.
Our course material, delivery and assessment processes go through external review, including scrutiny by industry experts and peers, alongside the quality assurance requirements expected by Lantra.
The specialist canine knowledge and training methodology remain ours. Lantra hasn’t written our courses for us, but we have chosen to put what we teach and how we teach it through an external accreditation and quality assurance process.
And gaining accreditation isn’t the end of that process. Standards have to continue to be maintained.
So we completely agree with the recent conversations saying that we should look beyond the word “accredited.”
Ask questions.
Who accredited it?
What was actually reviewed?
What standards did the course have to meet?
Is there ongoing quality assurance?
For UCS, we’re incredibly proud to be able to answer those questions. ❤️🐾
And proud of all of instructors