Amanda Leek - Mantrailing

Amanda Leek - Mantrailing Mantrailing Instructor offering introduction and progression sessions in the Nottingham area.

I'll be taking a break from instructing over the summer to do other things. I hope to be back in autumn when it'll be a ...
14/04/2025

I'll be taking a break from instructing over the summer to do other things. I hope to be back in autumn when it'll be a little cooler.

I have only one progression place still available on my last few mantrailing sessions.

It's at Wild Woods on 25 May, 9am - 12pm, £35. Please get in touch if you'd like to book it.

Sunny trails in Ruddington this morning 😎
06/04/2025

Sunny trails in Ruddington this morning 😎

Great trails yesterday in Sutton Bonington 🐕🌞
30/03/2025

Great trails yesterday in Sutton Bonington 🐕🌞

A few photos from our session yesterday in Clufton, Nottingham.
24/03/2025

A few photos from our session yesterday in Clufton, Nottingham.

Yesterday we were mantrailing in the Wild Woods.A few dogs found trail layers in a shallow "grave" 🤣
16/03/2025

Yesterday we were mantrailing in the Wild Woods.

A few dogs found trail layers in a shallow "grave" 🤣

Mantrailing workshops in/near Nottingham - all sessions last approx. 3 hours.Sunday, 6th April, 8.30am - Ruddington Sund...
12/03/2025

Mantrailing workshops in/near Nottingham - all sessions last approx. 3 hours.

Sunday, 6th April, 8.30am - Ruddington

Sunday, 27th April, 2.00pm - Wild Woods FULLY BOOKED

Sunday, 11th May, 8.30am - Clifton FULLY BOOKED

Sunday, 25th May, 9.00am - Wild Woods

Saturday, 31st May, 8.30am - CANCELLED

Progression places cost £25. Progression places at Wild Woods cost £35. Payment is needed at the time of booking.

Introduction places are also available at any venue except Wild Woods and cost £40 per handler - please message for more information.

To book a place, or to be added to the reserve list for any fully booked dates, please message me or email [email protected]

No mantrailing this weekend because it's Crufts!If you're taking part, good luck! 🏆🥳 Let me know how you get on.I'll be...
05/03/2025

No mantrailing this weekend because it's Crufts!

If you're taking part, good luck! 🏆🥳 Let me know how you get on.

I'll be trying not to spend too much 😱

The boys all worked hard today and had to resist decoys. It's always a breezy venue but with extra gusty winds it was ch...
23/02/2025

The boys all worked hard today and had to resist decoys. It's always a breezy venue but with extra gusty winds it was chilly, the dogs didn't seem fazed by it.

I'm not running any mantrailing sessions this weekend so we had a damp walk instead...
15/02/2025

I'm not running any mantrailing sessions this weekend so we had a damp walk instead...

Today's highlights...Benji on top form, his last trail accidentally had three decoys at the end (very friendly litter pi...
08/02/2025

Today's highlights...

Benji on top form, his last trail accidentally had three decoys at the end (very friendly litter pickers), which he powered past.

Bertie gave his dad some line handling challenges - see the photo of Richard climbing through a tiny gap between small trees.

My mum's dog Jasper trailed only for the second time and has already got a good understanding of what we want him to do.

Mantrailing in Clifton, Nottingham this morning. We worked before the rain and gusty winds were forecast.
26/01/2025

Mantrailing in Clifton, Nottingham this morning. We worked before the rain and gusty winds were forecast.

I still have a few spaces left on mantrailing workshops:Saturday, 8th February, 9.00am - Clifton Saturday, 15th February...
24/01/2025

I still have a few spaces left on mantrailing workshops:

Saturday, 8th February, 9.00am - Clifton

Saturday, 15th February, 9.00am - Ruddington

Sunday, 23rd February, 9.00am - Wilford

Saturday, 29th March, 9.30am - Sutton Bonington

Sunday, 25th May, 9.00am - Wild Woods

Progression places cost £25. Progression places at Wild Woods cost £35. Payment is needed at the time of booking.

Introduction places are also available at any venue except Wild Woods and cost £40 per handler - please message for more information.

To book a place, or to be added to the reserve list for any fully booked dates, please message me or email [email protected]

22/01/2025

WHOSE WALK IS IT ANYWAY?

Imagine going on a long-anticipated walk, through new scenery and exciting smells after being cooped up in the same place all day, but you have been fitted with a blind fold and are being dragged or yanked along at a fast pace.

I imagine that this is how dogs feel when we don’t allow them time to stop, sniff and explore the environment.

Dogs largely perceive their world through scent and it’s how they collect and process information to help the world make sense.

Taking away an opportunity for sniffing on a walk really isn’t being fair.. As much as physical exercise is important, the mental stimulation that sniffing provides is equally, if not more important.

Allowing dogs to choose when to stop and sniff provides so many benefits – increases self-confidence, promotes calmness, lowers stress and anxiety levels, lowers pulse rates, reduces cognitive decline in older dogs and provides important mental and environmental enrichment.

Make time for a slow sniffing walk when you can, where your dog is allowed to choose which direction to go and allowed time to just investigate, interpret, process the environment and follow wherever their nose leads them.

It may take far more time and patience as we wait for them to finish smelling that particular blade of grass, but the benefits are well worth it – after all, whose walk is it anyway?

Mantrailing at Clifton Bridge, Nottingham.A busy session looking at starts, decoys and obvious trail layers.A couple of ...
19/01/2025

Mantrailing at Clifton Bridge, Nottingham.

A busy session looking at starts, decoys and obvious trail layers.

A couple of dogs had to really think when we did a new element. It was fascinating to watch them figure it out and see the moment the penny dropped.

The hazards of mantrailing - burrs!
19/01/2025

The hazards of mantrailing - burrs!

2025 - Mantrailing workshops in/near Nottingham - all sessions last approx. 3 hours. Sunday, 26th January, 9.00am - Clif...
13/01/2025

2025 - Mantrailing workshops in/near Nottingham - all sessions last approx. 3 hours.

Sunday, 26th January, 9.00am - Clifton FULLY BOOKED

Saturday, 8th February, 9.00am - Clifton

Sunday, 23rd February, 9.00am - Wilford

Saturday, 15th March, 10.00am - Wild Woods FULLY BOOKED

Sunday, 23rd March, 9.00am – Clifton FULLY BOOKED

Saturday, 29th March, 9.30am - Sutton Bonington

Sunday, 27th April, 2.00pm - Wild Woods FULLY BOOKED

Sunday, 25th May, 9.00am - Wild Woods

Progression places cost £25. Progression places at Wild Woods cost £35. Payment is needed at the time of booking.

Introduction places are also available at any venue except Wild Woods and cost £40 per handler - please message for more information.

To book a place, or to be added to the reserve list for any fully booked dates, please message me or email [email protected]

Our session this morning was very chilly, so we did short trails to keep dogs and people moving as much as possible.Alth...
12/01/2025

Our session this morning was very chilly, so we did short trails to keep dogs and people moving as much as possible.

Although we didn't feel/see much air movement, the way Faroe worked showed in one part of the woods scent was drifting strongly.

We introduced a new team to the magic of mantrailing - Gnash was very keen and picked it up quickly.

Unfortunately one team on this morning's session had to drop out due to injury - sending get well soon wishes 🙏 This mea...
04/01/2025

Unfortunately one team on this morning's session had to drop out due to injury - sending get well soon wishes 🙏

This meant we had a one-to-one (plus trail layer) introduction session.

Our new dog was Jasper, not the most confident and with a strong bond with his dad. On his first trail he looked back for help but soon was speeding after his trail layer on trail two.

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