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Mantrailing & Trail Hunt
What is Mantrailing?
Mantrailing is a fun scent-based activity where your dog learns to follow a person’s unique scent and find them. It’s inspired by search-and-rescue work but designed for all dogs—reactive, nervous, young, or old. Dogs work one at a time, so it’s calm, controlled, and confidence-building.
What is Trail Hunt International?
Trail Hunt is another exciting scent sport, but instead of finding a person, your dog tracks a target scent (aniseed) along a trail. It’s great for dogs who prefer not to interact with strangers and easy to practice at home after your intro session.
Both activities give dogs a safe outlet for natural sniffing behaviours and provide amazing mental stimulation.
Teaching dogs to find people!
Just for fun! Harness the power of your dog's nose to find "missing" people!
Suitable for Reactive or Nervous dogs
Dogs are worked one at a time so even reactive dogs can join in!
Great for confidence building!
Low Impact & Tiring
Mantrailing in low impact and on lead! Tiring for even high energy breeds. Suitable for puppies and oldies!
Flexible Dates
Once you have competed your intro session, you can book as many or a few session as you want! It's not like normal classes where you book a block of 6.
Fun for Humans & Dogs
When you aren't working your own dog you will be hiding for other dogs and it's awesome fun!
Tartan Trailing Awards
Grab your log book and join in the fun of Scottish themed progression system & events!
It's Addictive
We regularly hold intro sessions!
Get booked in and start your addiction!
Mantrailing vs Trail Hunt International
Both of these scent-based activities tap into your dog’s most powerful sense: smell. They’re fun, low-pressure, and designed for any dog, including reactive or nervous dogs. They provide a safe outlet for natural behaviours and give your dog a real job to do.
Most people start with one… and then get hooked on both!
Mantrailing
Mantrailing teaches your dog to follow a person’s unique scent trail and find them. It’s inspired by search-and-rescue work but purely for fun.
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Intro Session: £65
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Format: Small group, but dogs work one at a time, so it’s ideal for reactive or nervous dogs.
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Progression Sessions: £25 per session, roughly 3 hours. You’ll take turns hiding for other dogs while your own dog works their trail.
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Why People Love It: It’s a team sport! You and your dog work together, and you’ll join a friendly community of like-minded dog owners.
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When: We aim to run an Intro every 2–3 months, depending on demand.
Trail Hunt International
Trail Hunt is similar but instead of finding a person, your dog tracks down a target scent (aniseed). There’s no stranger involved, making it perfect for dogs who aren’t comfortable with other people.
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Intro Session: £65 including your Starter Kit (everything you need to continue at home).
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Format: One-to-one, so the focus is entirely on you and your dog.
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Progression Sessions: £20 per session, about 2 hours long.
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Why People Love It: After your Intro, you can easily keep training at home using your kit—though we also run group sessions for ongoing practice.
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When: Start whenever it suits you—we offer multiple Trail Hunt sessions each week.
Why Try Both?
Mantrailing is community-based and social (for the humans), while Trail Hunt is flexible and easy to continue at home. Both build confidence, focus, and problem-solving skills, and both are incredible mental stimulation for your dog.
Reactive dogs? Nervous dogs? High-energy dogs? These activities are perfect because every dog works individually and everything is done positively.
