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Here’s a video on what your dog’s body language actually means during Mantrailing. When dogs are comfortably Mantrailing, you’ll usually see steady movement, like here in the video, as well as focused sniffing. We also have quick decision making, like you see in the video on the stairs where the dog quickly decides, 'No, that’s not it.' We also see a purposeful pull forward when the dog is confidently on the scent trail. When they lose the scent on a trail, the head comes up,

A lot of people assume that when a dog is Mantrailing, they’re simply following footprints left on the ground. But that’s not actually what’s happening. Your dog is following human scent. This is made up of a combination of skin rafts, bacteria, and individual odour that we as humans constantly leave behind. This scent doesn’t sit neatly on the ground either. It gets carried by the wind, sticks to surfaces, and changes depending on the environment. That’s why a trail in a for

Canine olfaction is a rapidly growing area of scientific research, with new discoveries and applications popping up all the time. A dog’s...

With temperatures rising and the summer heat fast approaching, we have focused this months blog on educating and preparing our...

Ever heard someone say, "Don't contaminate my trail!"? When you’re out trailing with your dog, other scents—like wildlife, other people,...

Having a Purpose as a Senior Dog Dogs have superpowered noses – they’ve got up to 300 million scent receptors, while we humans only have...

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When people ask why we use reward-based methods in dog training, we often respond, 'We wouldn’t go to work if we didn’t get paid.' Just...