SNIFF TO SOOTHE: Rewiring Neurobehavioral Patterns of Aggression, Anxiety, and Reactivity Through Structured Scent Work by Wi
Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP (Canine Behaviorist)
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Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon Chapter Four: Stage One Nose Work – The Box Game In Chapter 4 of Sniff to Soothe, Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura, M.S., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, Describes Watching a simple box transform into a confidence machine. We walk through Stage One of scent work—where a dog’s first wins are engineered, pressure is stripped away, and sniffing becomes a reliable path to reward. This is not obedience and it is not a test; it is the moment a dog learns...
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Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon Chapter Four: Stage One Nose Work – The Box Game In Chapter 4 of Sniff to Soothe, Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura, M.S., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, Describes Watching a simple box transform into a confidence machine. We walk through Stage One of scent work—where a dog’s first wins are engineered, pressure is stripped away, and sniffing becomes a reliable path to reward. This is not obedience and it is not a test; it is the moment a dog learns...
Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon Chapter Four: Stage One Nose Work – The Box Game In Chapter 4 of Sniff to Soothe, Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura, M.S., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, Describes Watching a simple box transform into a confidence machine. We walk through Stage One of scent work—where a dog’s first wins are engineered, pressure is stripped away, and sniffing becomes a reliable path to reward. This is not obedience and it is not a test; it is the moment a dog learns...
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., CAB-ICB, 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 ...
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 impu...
Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon CHAPTER ONE NOSWORK and THERAPEUTIC ENRICHMENT In this opening episode of Sniff to Soothe, Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura, M.S., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, introduces the groundbreaking concept of therapeutic nose work. This evidence-based, force-free approach transforms anxiety, reactivity, and over-arousal in dogs into calm focus and emotional balance. You’ll hear the story of Max, a high-energy cattle dog who found stillness through scent...
Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon 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 aggressiv...
Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon “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. Pars...
SNIFF TO SOOTHE: Rewiring Neurobehavioral Patterns of Aggression, Anxiety, and Reactivity Through Structured Scent Work by Wi
Buy the Book SNIFF TO SOOTHE on Amazon Chapter Four: Stage One Nose Work – The Box Game In Chapter 4 of Sniff to Soothe, Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura, M.S., CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, Describes Watching a simple box transform into a confidence machine. We walk through Stage One of scent work—where a dog’s first wins are engineered, pressure is stripped away, and sniffing becomes a reliable path to reward. This is not obedience and it is not a test; it is the moment a dog learns...
