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Comment on How to Read Your Dog’s Behaviour on the Trail While Mantrailing by Mantrailing vs Tracking: The Win - Stay, Lose - Shift concept. - Trailing K9s

Mantrailing vs Tracking: The Win - Stay, Lose - Shift concept. - Trailing K9s — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:25:16 +0000

[…] better mantrailing in most cases. We become unable to read their behaviour on and off the […]

Comment on Reading Proximity Behaviour in the Mantrailing Dog by Proximity, Hunting and Crittering in Mantrailing, What are They? - Trailing K9s

Proximity, Hunting and Crittering in Mantrailing, What are They? - Trailing K9s — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:02:25 +0000

[…] Proximity, Hunting and Crittering can look very similar in the dogs behaviour and be hard to read when out on the trail. […]

Comment on How Can Tracking Help Your Mantrailing Dog? by Your Role as the Handler in Mantrailing - Trailing K9s

Your Role as the Handler in Mantrailing - Trailing K9s — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:57:40 +0000

[…] about the reward at the end; it’s about building a positive association with the scent itself. Tracking, for example, is all about the scent and not the person at the end. Encouraging your dog to focus […]

Comment on How Can Tracking Help Your Mantrailing Dog? by Reading Proximity Behaviour in the Mantrailing Dog - Trailing K9s

Reading Proximity Behaviour in the Mantrailing Dog - Trailing K9s — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:51:16 +0000

[…] tracking into the learning: Tracking teaches your dog to value the ground scent and rewards from the ground, […]

Comment on Choosing Long Lines for Mantrailing by Behaviour Indicators on the Trail - Why Observation Is One of the Most Important Skills a Mantrailing Handler Can Learn. - Trailing K9s

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:43:23 +0000

[…] long line is not just a safety tool, it’s a feedback […]

Comment on What are Mantrailing Dogs Finding? by Behaviour Indicators on the Trail - Why Observation Is One of the Most Important Skills a Mantrailing Handler Can Learn. - Trailing K9s

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:22:15 +0000

[…] a specific human scent from an […]

Comment on Your Role as the Handler in Mantrailing by Behaviour Indicators on the Trail - Why Observation Is One of the Most Important Skills a Mantrailing Handler Can Learn. - Trailing K9s

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 13:15:06 +0000

[…] This is where understanding behaviour indicators and using effective video analysis become powerful tools for handler development. […]

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Comment on Proximity, Hunting and Crittering in Mantrailing, What are They? by How to Read Your Dog's Behaviour on the Trail While Mantrailing - Trailing K9s

How to Read Your Dog's Behaviour on the Trail While Mantrailing - Trailing K9s — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:46:04 +0000

[…] and harder to pinpoint, they are following a decreased concentration of scent and can start to hunt for the […]

Comment on Should I Start Mantrailing with my Spaniel? by Proximity, Hunting and Crittering in Mantrailing, What are They? - Trailing K9s

Proximity, Hunting and Crittering in Mantrailing, What are They? - Trailing K9s — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:17:05 +0000

[…] your dog and breed makes a huge difference when encountering animals. An example is the Spaniel will often dart about and become very buzzy when there is a bird about, they may not leave the trail […]