About Mantrailing

Mantrailing offers several benefits for dogs as well as their guardians.

Mantrailing is a fascinating and practical activity that showcases the remarkable scent-tracking skills of dogs. It offers a fun and engaging way for dogs and their owners to connect and challenge themselves together.

The sport of Mantrailing involves your dog using its powerful sense of smell to find a hidden person under your guidance and is suitable for any dog of any age or breed.

Mantrailing has many benefits for you and your dog, including:

Mental Stimulation: Mantrailing engages a dog's powerful sense of smell, providing mental stimulation and helping to alleviate boredom and anxiety.

Physical Exercise: This activity requires dogs to use their noses, which can be physically demanding, providing a good workout and helping to maintain a healthy weight.

Bonding: Mantrailing strengthens the bond between a dog and its handler as they work together to follow a scent trail.

Problem Solving: Dogs must use problem-solving skills to navigate the trail, making it mentally challenging and rewarding.

Confidence Building: Successfully completing a trail can boost a dog's confidence and self-esteem.

Search and Rescue Training: Mantrailing is often used as a foundation for search and rescue training, as it hones a dog's tracking abilities. Please note we only train Mantrailing as a sport.

Nose Work Skills: It enhances a dog's natural tracking instincts, which can be useful in various activities, including search and detection work.

Fun and Enrichment: Dogs enjoy the hunt and the thrill of following a scent trail, making mantrailing a fun and enriching activity for them.

Suitable for All Ages: Mantrailing is an activity that can be adapted for dogs of all ages, making it suitable for puppies and senior dogs alike.

Safety: If a dog were to get lost, its mantrailing skills could potentially help it find its way back to its owner.

Mantrailing is an excellent way to provide both mental and physical stimulation for dogs while strengthening the bond between them and their handlers. It's a rewarding activity that taps into a dog's natural instincts and abilities.

Book onto a Mantrailing Session today.