Mantrailing
Mantrailing is an activity during which your dog will learn to search for a missing person by following their scent on a trail.
This "treasure hunt" can be done anywhere: forest, countryside, city, and it is an activity that can be offered to all breeds and kinds of dogs of all ages.
No special requirements, no particular experience is required, neither for you nor for your dog.
This is one of the few activities where we humans dive into the dog's world - they are the experts here, we just need to learn to trust them and help them trust themselves!
Equipement
Required
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Long line between 6m and 10m
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Harness (Y or H shaped)
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Treats (good ones)
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Objects with your scent (to act as a missing person for others)
Recommended
Backpack
Toy
Notebook for taking notes
The Mantrailing smartphone app
How does it work?
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We work with one dog at a time, while the others are working, your dog will spend some time in your car; so it's a good idea to plan a walk before training, but make sure you don't walk around the meeting area, so as not to leave your scent before we do the work
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Once there, we discuss the plan (in what order we work with the dogs), and we review the equipment
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If there are more than 3 of you, one person can stay near the cars with the dogs.