Brick Wall Scent Vessel

Perfect size for using with a scent training brick wall as the container is made to fit within standard brick holes, allowing you to train without having to change out your bricks for cleaning as the hide does not come into contact with the brick’s surface. Easily fits one cotton tip.

Available as individual vessels, or in a pack of three. Each pack of three comes with a handy keychain carry case for training on the go.

Vessel - 3.5cm x 1.5cm
Case (sold with pack of three) - 4.6cm x 4cm

Our Brick Wall Scent Vessel is made from PLA, a strong plastic produced from renewable resources, and the carry case for the pack of three contains a metal clip and keyring.

Orders are generally shipped within 1-3 business days from Melbourne, Australia.
(Excludes Preorders)

Can I wash my vessel?

We don’t recommend washing your vessels as most people in scent work train with the saying “once it’s hot, it’s always hot” meaning that once a vessel is hot (ie, oil/odour has touched the vessel) it cannot go back to being truly clean (thanks to how powerful dog’s noses are). Whilst you can use a very light spray of isopropyl alcohol (available at Bunnings) to clean away physical dirt (and let air dry), we recommend using different coloured vessels for each of your odours and having a designated “hot vessel” (once its hot, it can’t go back to being a decoy vessel).


What is a hot vessel?

A hot vessel is a vessel that either currently or previously has contained odour. A dog’s nose is so powerful that even once an infused cotton tip has been removed from a vessel, they can still smell residual odour that can never truly be removed. If you get one of our three packs, we recommend designating 1-2 hot vessels, and leaving the remainders as “decoy vessels” that can be used to teach your dog to search with their nose and not their eyes.


How do I use a brick wall vessel?

A brick wall in scent work is a wall of bricks stacked with the holes facing outwards so that odours can be placed inside. These are used in training to increase a dog’s sniff rate during searches and are great for proofing alert behaviour. Our brick wall vessels are designed to fit nicely in the holes of a brick so that the cotton tips don’t touch the brick directly and cause contamination. These vessels can also be used to help reduce contamination in other search areas like containers or indoor searches.