Mantrailing Dogs Wales

18/08/2024

Everyone worked hard and progressed this morning, which was great to see and I was more than happy to give homework to the ones that wanted it 😉


15/08/2024

September dates are now available to book
Sunday 8th Monmouth area
Sunday 22nd Trellech area *FULLY BOOKED*
Saturday 28th Usk area *FULLY BOOKED*
They’re a bit out of order on the booking page, there’s a bit of an Internet problem here 🙈

10/08/2024

Seemed appropriate to put a MISPER in here 😂

04/08/2024

Great morning trailing with challenges for everyone. The dogs and handlers all worked really well in what at times was a difficult environment.

28/07/2024

We spent a bit of time with the dogs building motivation and for them to make confident decisions. They all worked hard and it showed as they progressed so much 🧡

28/07/2024

First hard surface for Nelson this morning. He did such a great job, especially as it was so hot. Very well done 👍

24/07/2024

Super pleased with everyone at tonight’s distraction workshop.
It was great to see so much change in all the dogs after such a short time 🧡

22/07/2024

Here’s Remus choosing pate first, closely followed by egg and sausage 😂

22/07/2024

It’s worth checking what you’re using as your dogs food reward is what they actually want. Give a smorgasbord of things and see what they choose first. It might surprise you.
Top tip…. film it, it can be eaten faster than you can see 😂

15/07/2024

All the August dates are now booked. Drop me a message if you’d like to be on the cancellation list.

AUGUST DATES NOW AVAILABLE

Sunday 4th, Cwmbrân, urban, suitable for all levels. FULL
Sunday 18th, Chepstow, rural, suitable for all levels. FULL
Saturday 31st, Cwmbrân, semi urban, suitable for all levels. FULL

14/07/2024

We had Willow join us today to progress with her trailing. She shows masses of potential and it will be great to see her develop.
Hats off to the other teams too, they were given tough challenges in a difficult environment. The dogs and handlers all raised their game. Absolutely brilliant work everyone 🧡

07/07/2024

It was fantastic to have Bryn join us for the first time today. He trailed beautifully and we are looking forward to seeing him again.
It was mostly foundation work for all, improving starts and turns for the dogs, start routines and line handling for the handlers. Everyone did a great job and it was great to see the dogs motivated and enjoying the game 🧡

07/07/2024

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Check out Mantrailing Dogs Wales’s video.

03/07/2024

Last few snoods/neck gaiters/neck tubes are available at cost price. £7.50 collected or £10 posted.
Perfect as a scent article or to keep you toasty while MISPERing 😊
Grab one while you can!

30/06/2024

We were delighted to have Bertie join us for the first time to continue with his trailing training. The experienced teams worked on displaced and contaminated starts. While we worked on improving motivation and foundations for the less experienced ones.
Super work by everyone 🧡

27/06/2024

For heat stroke the advice has been updated. Use very cold water, not tepid to cool 🥵 🥶

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

23/06/2024

We had a blast up north with WOLF instincts dog training & behaviour
Great dogs, great handlers and a fabulous venue made for learning all round.
Thank you for a fantastic welcome, look forward to seeing you again 🧡

19/06/2024

We’re heading north to take a workshop for the fabulous WOLF instincts dog training & behaviour this weekend. Let’s hope the sunny Welsh weather travels with us ☀️

17/06/2024

JULY DATES NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK 🤩

That’s something to shout about!

Sunday 7th July Trellech
Sunday 14th July Chepstow
Wednesday 24th July Distraction Workshop Abergavenny *FULL*
Sunday 28th July Monmouth *FULL*

See you there 😊

16/06/2024

Brilliant day! Nelson had an intro, he couldn’t deny his genes and has the makings of a great trailing dog 🧡
The more experienced teams had an aged trail and worked on surface transitions. All while working around swans and geese!
And after that Billy, Pixel and Minx had a go.

09/06/2024

A few more photos that missed the reel. Sorry Matt 🙈

09/06/2024

Pix having the best party at the end of his trail 🎉

08/06/2024

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02/06/2024

We changed our training plan today as the weather was hot.
Working on using a contaminated scent article and then a car pick up. It was really interesting to see how the dogs worked so differently. They were all brilliant though 🤩

26/05/2024

Great work by all the dogs and handlers this morning 🧡
We worked on displaced starts, trailed in a tricky environment and someone learnt that you should never, ever, forget to bring your reward 🙈😂

20/05/2024

Finally!! Photos from the fantastic workshop with Andy Tippins from WOLF instincts dog training & behaviour.
If ever you’re up north he’s the guy to go to for honest and knowledgeable training.

18/05/2024

What a day! Thank you to Andy Tippins from WOLF instincts dog training & behaviour for coming to a mostly sunny south wales and giving brilliant instruction.
We all learnt so much and can’t wait for a return visit.
Photos to follow, in the meantime how gorgeous is this face?