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One of the biggest skills in Mantrailing is learning how to read what your dog is telling you during the trail. Because dogs are constantly communicating through their body language. And the better we understand those signals, the better we can support them on the trail. What Does A Dog Look Like When They’re Confidently in Scent? When dogs are comfortably and confidently trailing, their movement is usually purposeful, focused and forward. You’ll often notice commitment to di

One of the biggest misconceptions about Mantrailing is that dogs are simply following footprints on the ground. But that’s not actually what’s happening. Your dog isn’t tracking footsteps, they’re following human scent. What Is Human Scent Made Of? As humans move through the environment, we constantly leave scent behind. This scent is made up of things like: skin rafts bacteria sweat oils And all of that combines to create a unique scent picture your dog can identify and foll

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...

Bed Bugs Bed bugs are pros at hiding, making them tough for us to find, but not for dogs! With their amazing noses, dogs can sniff out...

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...