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  • Standard poodle Tracking on grass

    Mantrailing vs Tracking: The Win – Stay, Lose – Shift concept.

    March 3, 2026February 13, 2026

    Win – Stay, Lose – Shift concept in Trailing Dogs.  This something you will see every single trail, as well as in daily life. It’s…

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  • Behaviour Indicators on the Trail – Why Observation Is One of the Most Important Skills a Mantrailing Handler Can Learn.

    Behaviour Indicators on the Trail – Why Observation Is One of the Most Important Skills a Mantrailing Handler Can Learn.

    January 10, 2026February 6, 2026

    Dogs live in a world of scent,we merely get to watch them. And honestly we forget that all the time.  As mantrailing handlers, our job…

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  • Reading Proximity Behaviour in the Mantrailing Dog

    Reading Proximity Behaviour in the Mantrailing Dog

    September 15, 2025February 6, 2026

    If you’re passionate about mantrailing, whether in real life searches or mantrailing workshops, one of the most valuable skills you can develop is learning how…

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  • Terrier Mantrailing

    Your Role as the Handler in Mantrailing

    March 24, 2025February 6, 2026

    Why Focusing on Your Dog’s Behavior is Key to Successful Trail in Mantrailing.  Are you so focused on reaching the end of the trail that…

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  • Kathryn Jones Tracking with her Springer Spaniel

    How to Read Your Dog’s Behaviour on the Trail While Mantrailing

    February 10, 2025February 6, 2026

    When you’re out on a mantrailing session, you want to understand exactly what your dog is communicating as they search for the trail layer.  Are…

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  • German Shepherd Tracking

    How Can Tracking Help Your Mantrailing Dog?

    October 22, 2024February 26, 2025

    Traditionally tracking and mantrailing have been separate in the UK, with one pooing the other in many cases in the sport world.  But I firmly…

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  • White German Shepherd Mantrailing

    Proximity, Hunting and Crittering in Mantrailing, What are They?

    September 18, 2024February 6, 2026

    Mantrailing has lots of terms used in it to describe the dog’s behaviour when trailing. As handlers we are always seeking to be able to…

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  • Labrador Pulling into the camera mantrailing

    What are Mantrailing Dogs Finding?

    June 19, 2024June 19, 2024

    What are mantrailing dogs searching for? People right?  Someone at the end of the trail, who usually has a lovely pot of tuna and a…

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  • German Shepherd Mantrailing

    Arousal in the Mantrailing Dog

    May 16, 2024January 15, 2025

    In mantrailing we often make the mistake to think that working with lots of intensity is the best way to create success, but this means…

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  • Mantrailing Dog playing with Tug-e-nuff dog toy

    Should I play with my Mantrailing Dog?

    April 1, 2024September 16, 2024

    Absolutely.  You’re missing out if you don’t have a game at the end of the trail, if you have a dog who values play. Play…

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