Isla Harmony Trails

23/07/2024

25/06/2024

The RVC urges owners of hot dogs to “cool first, transport second”  Published: 20 Jul 2023 | Last Updated: 20 Jul 2023 07:00:23 A new study by the VetCompass team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that dogs with heatstroke may be suffering even further due to outdated first aid pr...

15/06/2024

We had such a fab time at our first NNA Trial last month, and super excited for our next one tomorrow!

Ain’t no Trial like a NNA Trial ⭐️

With all the excitement for our next The National Nosework Association trials tomorrow we realised we hadn’t shared the incredible results from our last trial 😮

The results from our Foundation & Pre-Entry Trial at The Belmont Centre last month:

Foundation
🥇 Winner - Rachel & Wizard
🥈 Reserve - Laura & Mungo
⭐️ Synergy - Theresia & Trix

Pre-Entry
🥇 Winner - Lisa & Lawrie
🥈 Reserve - Debbie & Whitney

An extra congratulations to Theresia & Trix and Rachel & Wizard for staging up into Pre-Entry 🔥

We are also super proud to announce that Lisa & Lawrie are the FIRST Scottish team 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to win out of Pre-Entry into Entry 🎊 Congratulations! 🎉

Good luck to all of our competitors tomorrow!

13/06/2024

We’ve been learning something new this week and had a blast! 💥 two awesome trainers with lots of experience, some fabulous dogs and humans hoping we can make a difference moving forward!

Congratulation guys on completing your Level 1 Lost Dog Tracking 🐶🔎

We can’t thank Claire enough from North K9 Training for the full 5 days she’s spent up here 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 working a total of 16 dogs & handlers!

Wow - very excited with the progress & teamwork from Level 2 alongside the natural ability shining through in our new Level 1’s 🥳

Can’t wait to have Claire back; we adore her training and how she treats every dog & handler like an individual - making sure everything is understandable and achievable 💪🏻

Go Team Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

26/05/2024

We had a wonderful afternoon with Arlene from Henry & Co teaching us humans Canine First Aid skills. Thanks to Shannon from K9 Track & Train for coordinating the course for us locally. It was a really informative, engaging and practical course, testing our skills on model and real life dogs. We now feel more equipped should we need to put these skills into practice when out on the trails. Nice bit of CPD.

A big well done to this fab bunch of qualified Canine First Aiders. A mix of both businesses & pet owners. ⛑️🐶 What a delight to teach over at Meigle🐾
Thanks to Shannon at K9 Track & Train for organising today :)

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17/05/2024

🕷️ TICK SEASON 🕷️
‼️ Please check your dogs and customers mouths for ticks as well as their body! ‼️

Summer is officially here. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the bugs are out in full force! It’s extremely important to check for ticks after spending time outdoors. They carry Lyme disease, the POW virus and other deadly diseases that can leave you seriously ill. If you have pets, remember, you’re not the only one susceptible to ticks after being outside. Make sure you check your dogs thoroughly for ticks on a regular basis. That includes checking their mouth!

Dog-Tick Safety
When people check their four-legged friends for ticks, they often do a thorough body sweep but forget to check one important place: their pup’s mouth!

Feel free to share to your socials! ✅

14/05/2024

Tonight we were in our happy place, Mantrailing with our friends K9 Track & Train. Piperdam was a new venue for us with loads of cool different areas and opportunities for pushing all dogs on with their trailing. Hers some pictures of my Trail Laying for the beautiful Labrador, Layla. Our very own Molly overcame some huge distractions (cars) at the start of her first trail and worked on beautifully, she found a walking Trail Layer for the first time in a long while, had to work through aged scent pools and sneaky decoys holding food pots like ours and finished positively. I love how we can adapt trails to suit our dogs and increase different aspects of the trail, whilst keeping the dogs motivated. We always come away knowing we’ve learned new things and grown as a team when we’re out with Shannon. Thank you

14/05/2024

A year ago, Molly and I did our first Mantrailing Progression session with . What a blast we had! Can’t believe how far we’ve come on this journey together 🥰

Check out my activity on Strava.

08/05/2024

06/05/2024

02/05/2024

We’re working hard (in between the day job etc) behind the scenes to get things up and running for Mantrailing with Isla Harmony Trails. We’re looking forward to refreshing our skills with this canine first aid course as K9 Track & Train host Henry & Co in a few weeks time!

Canine First Aid ⛑️🐶
for BOTH pet-owners and professionals 🩺🤕

Have you ever worried that you wouldn’t know what to do if something happened to your dog on a walk? Or if you were out with a client’s dog?

Did you know being Canine First Aid trained could mean the difference between life and death?!

Sunday 26th May 🩺
Belmont Centre, Meigle
12-4.30pm
Taught by: Arlene from award-winning Henry & Co 🦮

Booked here:

https://bookwhen.com/k9trackandtrain/e/ev-sshl-20240526120000

11/04/2024

So grateful for the opportunity to learn from Trailing K9s and Borders Mantrailing & Scent Training this week for the The Big Borders Mantrailer - Weekday this week.

We’ve had some great trails, learning opportunities, and most of all made some new friends and had great fun together!

Thanks to Kathryn and Kevin for hosting us. Here’s to next time! 🥂 🐾

10/04/2024

Another day of liquid sunshine in the Scottish Borders with Trailing K9s and Borders Mantrailing & Scent Training. Here’s some highlights of the day, hiding in trees, being decoys and suitably tired out!

We finished off the day with a suitably civilised meal out at the Buccleuch Arms. No photos as far too hungry for that 🤣

10/04/2024

🐾Community🐾

Many of the dog owners who attend Mantrailing sessions feel that the social aspect of our training sessions is just as impactful and important as the Mantrailing itself.

Creating a space where you can be around likeminded people who share the fun of the trail has always been very important to us, and for those with reactive dogs, it also means they are part of an accepting and understanding community where they can enjoy spending time with their dog without judgement.

09/04/2024

We’re away in the Scottish Borders for the Big Borders Mantrailer with Kathryn Trailing K9s and Kev Borders Mantrailing & Scent Training.

It’s great to learn more about the science of scent and experience new dogs and new environments.

It may have been soggy, but when you have doggos come running toward you like this you can’t help but have a good time!

Super proud of our very own Molly who smashed an Intensity Start in an Urban environment. Suitably tired this evening.