Mantrailing Lancashire

19/04/2025

Our May dates in handy Bitesize!

cant make a progression session? Check out our workshop sessions!
These focus more on one aspect of trailing and groups are kept small so that we have time for discussion and problem solving.

Book yourselves a spot over at

Schedule your appointment online Nell and Co

15/04/2025

Last night we were over at St Catherine's with teams Freya and Wyatt, working on some casting, junctions, short back trails and change of directions!

Really nice trailing, especially considering our trail layers *may* have got a little disoriented with the path layout!
We had some lovely NSI, a very nice indication of direction of the trail layer, and overall really nice handling!

Well done both of you and thanks for joining us in the awful weather!

12/04/2025

Lovely Mantrailing session this morning in Blackpool! Regulars Dora, Freddy and Luca were joined by Indie and Simba, to work on junctions, casting or road crossings! We even had a sneaky fence hide for the dogs today!

Really nice work from all the teams, clear indications of direction changes and NSI!

Thank you all for joining us!

10/04/2025

Up your Mantrailing game with one of our Mantrailing Workshops!

We have FOUR themed workshops available:

Walking Finds: Build confidence for both you and your dog as they learn to follow scent on the move.
This session focuses on maintaining a consistent track in various walking environments.

Casting: Learn to effectively guide your dog to re-establish the scent line after a loss, boosting their confidence in problem-solving.
We'll cover essential techniques to navigate turns and interruptions.

High Finds: Develop your dog's confidence in pinpointing the strongest scent source, even at a distance.
This workshop hones precision when the scent is airborne or seemingly faint.

Scent Discrimination: Challenge your dog to confidently identify and follow a specific target scent amidst distractions.
This crucial skill builds focus and reliability in complex scent scenarios.

Places are limited to a MAXIMUM of 4 so that you and your dog get the time needed to complete the trail, ask questions and receive feedback.

To book, head over to https://nellandco.as.me/mantrailing

08/04/2025

Fantastic evening of Mantrailing over near Preston yesterday evening!
Which saw teams Edie, Dot, Venom and Wyatt work on junctions, road crossings, casting or hunting trails!
Some had delayed starts, some had scent article starts, and some had a fisherman decoy! but all of them found their trail layers!

Really nice work, especially at the wider junctions, really nice casting from them!

Thank you for joining us!

06/04/2025

We had a change to our usual Mantrailing day this week, but that didn't stop teams Dora, Freddy, Fudge, Grace, Holly, Luca, Storm and Tank!
We kicked off the session with scent transfer starts, with junctions and corners, then ended with some longer trails with road crossings, junctions, corners, sneaky ginnels or casting!
Some fantastic NSI, really nice and clear for the handlers, really nicely worked junctions and road crossings too!

Great work from everyone! Fab weather for a fantastic session! Well done everyone!

04/04/2025

All the April dates and locations for you all!

Keep an eye on the page for our next set of workshops being released!

Book over at httsp://nellandco.as.me

01/04/2025

Teams Dot, Edie, Freya, Venom and Wyatt were on fire last night over at Walton Summit!
We decided to test them with multiple junctions, some casting opportunities and some contamination!
Some had a bit of a hunt for their trail layers, to spice things up.

Really nice work! The dogs have grown so much in confidence, the handlers are confident reading their dogs, great to see such good teamwork!

Well done everyone!

31/03/2025

Don't forget to book yourselves onto one of our Mantrailing sessions over at Https://www.nellandco.as.me/mantrailing

30/03/2025

Fantastic day for our Lord of the Flies event today over at Walton Summit!
Teams Boudie, Grace, Grace and Sassie had their work cut out for them! They had covered finds, high and covered, scent transfers, body starts, novel scent articles, junctions, casting, small double blinds and a scent discrimination exercise to work with! Boy did they all work!
Whilst it was glorious sunshine, the dogs had some strong winds to contend with adding an extra layer of difficulty to their trails, but they all worked through it, showing some great NSI, all desert Islanders accounted for and rescued!

Thank you Wendy for the Carrot cake and Ginger Biscuits😍 and thank you all for joining us, you were fantastic!

27/03/2025

We have had a last minute place come up on our Lord of the Flies event this Sunday, 10am, near Preston!
Guaranteed to be fun! All trails tailored to your dog.
What do you get other than an amazing day of trailing?! A Goody bag, including scent articles, and snacks! And the chance to find a body😱

Go bag yourselves the final spot over at https://nellandco.as.me/flies

25/03/2025

Fantastic evening over in Longridge last night, where teams Dot, Edie and Wyatt worked on junctions, road crossings, changes of direction and picking up the freshest trail!

Great work from them all, there were some tricky bits to their trails, but every one of them worked through it to find their trail layers!

Great work everyone!

23/03/2025

We had a fantastic morning at our Double Blinds workshop with two teams of Grace!
We started with a short theory run through and how we would work each trail, and then set to work!
The first trail was split into a known/blue line trail and then ending with a double blind segment.
Whilst the second trail was a double blind/hunting mix.

The first trail gave each handler time to really concentrate on watching their dogs, Thier body language, when they were off the trail or their NSI.

Then they used that knowledge on the intensity, and their second trails.

Really great work from both teams! Both had very different but clear NSI, the handlers could read their dogs, each team again, whilst having subtly different signals, gave clear indications for directions of travel...they were both a dream to have on the session.
Huge shout-out as well to the handlers, for asking questions, going their dogs time and not rushing them, the line handling was great and (even though they may not have noticed) they gave good commentary and self evaluations as they went along.

Thank you for joining us! We look forward to planning our next set of workshops!

22/03/2025

Fantastic weather at our session this morning over in Preston, where teams Dora, Freddy, Grace, Holly, and Luca did some work on high scent articles, road crossings, junctions or contaminated trails!

All worked very hard, with some almost pin perfect directional decisions and NSI!

Well done all of you!

22/03/2025

Our locations for the next three months are here! We have some Saturdays AND Sundays this time!

Head over to https://www.nellandco.as.me/mantrailing

18/03/2025

A rather cold session last night over in Buckshaw, but that didn't stop teams Dot, Edie, Freya and Wyatt!

First our teams worked on road crossings and junctions, then moved on to walking finds, with a bag, where some had the trail layer walking away, and some towards them.

This can be challenging (and sometimes a challenge is a good way to track your progress or see what elements we may need to add more variation of as the instructor) as we are not only changing the trail layer presentation for the dog from static to moving, but also adding in something totally unusual, aka, the bag

The bag, more than anything threw a couple, one especially, but in the end, they all "found" their trail layers, bag and all!

There were some exceptional NSI and direction change indications from the dogs, some almost giving people whiplash😅
Great work everyone and thank you for joining us!

17/03/2025

Last chance! A place has become available on our immersive Double Blind Mantrailing Skill Up Workshop at 10am THIS SUNDAY over in Blackpool!

Limited spot, HUGE rewards!

Head over to https://www.nellandco.as.me/blinds

15/03/2025

Well, what a glorious morning for some Mantrailing!
Teams Dora, Freddy, Grace, Holly, Luca and Tully joined us in the sun, for some casting starts, contaminated trails, casting, junctions or road crossings!

Casting starts was a new element for some of the teams, but they all managed to find the start of the trail and set off to hunt down their trail layers!
Really nice work through the contamination and some very precise changes of direction!

Fantastic work everyone and thank you for joining us!