K9 Snout n About

16/08/2024

Due to popular demand and the amazing feedback from our workshops in June, with Kathryn Jones of Trailing K9s, I am pleased to announce that Kathryn will be returning to NI in May next year to run a further 4 days of Mantrailing mastery and geekery!!

To register your expression of interest please use the link below
https://forms.gle/Z2Q8AV55e1p5QtrU7

Further details and booking will be released in the New Year.

Kathryn has worked with canines and canine professionals for the past 10 years in the Private Security Sector and as a Canine Behaviourist specialising in aggression cases.
She has been a Mantrailing Global Instructor since 2019 and a Head Instructor between 2020 and 2023. She now specialises in teaching Mantrailing. She has taught Sports Mantrailing teams and Mantrailing Instructors across the UK and Internationally.

15/08/2024

Congratulations to Team Margo on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League-Urban 2
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15/08/2024

Congratulations to Team Connie on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League-Rural 2 assesment🎉👏🐾🐾❤️

15/08/2024

Want to try a new hobby with your dog?
Have you thought about MANTRAILING?
Training pet dogs to find a specific person from their scent article.
It doesn't matter what age or breed of dog you have. From the very small dogs to the large breeds they all love it. Reactive dogs (dog/human), nervous dogs, deaf/blind dogs, 3 legged dogs, dogs on wheels, if your dog has a nose it can do it!!!!
Dogs are always worked one at a time and on a longline.
Need more info? Dm or Whats app
To Book
https://bookwhen.com/k9snoutnabout

14/08/2024

This week we were back indoors with our super sniffers 🐶🐾🐾working on room searches and also searching a hooman😜for Kong.
Dogs were acing it. ❤️🐾🐾

08/08/2024

It was a wet one for trailing tonight but that didn’t deter our teams. All teams progressing well. Great work!

08/08/2024

Congratulations to our teams on passing their UK Scent Sport mini mantrailing league assessments🙌🙌🐾🐾❤️
Team Cooper-Rural 1
Team Lily- Rural 2
Team Margo- Rural 2
Team Tia- Rural 3

04/08/2024

Congratulations to our teams on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League assessments.
Team Daisy- Urban 1
Team Sonder- Urban 1
Team Cillian- Urban 2

28/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Harry on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League- Rural 3. Well done! 🎉👏🐾🐾❤️

28/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Cillian on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League- Rural 2. Well done! 🎉👏🐾🐾❤️

28/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Connie on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League- Rural 1. Well done! 🎉👏🐾🐾❤️

27/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Jess on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League- Rural 2. 🎉🎉
Job well done ! 👏👏🐾🐾❤️

27/07/2024

Well done to Team Oscar completing their Intoduction to Mantrailing this morning. Awesome job! 👏👏🐾🐾❤️

25/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Biggles on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League-Rural 3.
Awesome job! 👏🎉

25/07/2024

Well done to Team Cilla on passing there UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League-Rural 2
Congrats👏🎉

25/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Margo on passing there UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League-Rural 1.
👏🎉

19/07/2024

Miss Indy & I have been busy with our training for UK Scent Sport Kong search. Anything to keep the ginger ninja out of trouble 😜🤣 Thanks to Pauline Hound and Seek for assessing us! Watch this space for classes coming your way in September for the various components. Kong Search, Scent match, Catnip Retrieve and Trail Id. Great to see so many have registered to take part and are already taking part in the Mini Mantrailing League. Want more details of how you can get started or to find out what it’s all about? Get in contact now.
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Huge congratulations to Clare & Indy for passing their UK Scent Sport League 1 Expert Kong assessment. Fantastic work .
K9 Snout n About

17/07/2024

Uk Sniffers Bronze crew were back at it tonight for Series 2 and they were working hard on strengthening their indication. Missing Miss Lola and Daisy May tonight. ❤️🐾

16/07/2024

TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND REACTIVITY

Before trying to work on improving reactivity, consider what colour your dog’s emotional state is in.

The belief or expectation that by continually exposing reactive dogs to triggers will make them get over it, is setting dogs up to fail.

Generally, a dog that is reacting to something does not feel safe – they are in survival mode – a mode where learning and appropriate responses simply cannot take place.

Neurotransmitters like adrenaline and cortisol flood the brain causing automatic responses intended for survival. This red zone is certainly not the time or the place to try to change behaviour.

We need to start working with a brain that is calm, relaxed, focused and feels safe – the green zone, where learning can take place.

A calm nervous system is essential to learn a new way to respond.

To recognise which colour an emotional state is, we need to become more adept at recognising and interpreting our dog’s body language.

Being aware of body language enables us to intervene before our dogs’ emotions – the “traffic light” changes colour.

Always start in the green zone, this is where we can really help our dogs to learn strategies to cope with triggers.

Keep working in the green - reinforcing, proofing and building confidence.

Once behaviours are established in the green, we can try moving into the amber zone by allowing our dogs to notice and be aware of distractions, but at a sufficient distance where they still feel safe and are able to focus. This is where we can make distractions or triggers feel far less threatening.

Stay out of the red as much as you can. Avoiding this is not always possible – life happens / the unexpected happens and we have no control over this.

In this case get as much distance as possible between your dog and the trigger.

We can’t teach our dogs to feel safe, but we can help them feel safe by managing the environment, taking small achievable steps, being aware of body language and intervening when their emotional traffic light is about to change colour.

14/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Cillian, Team Harry and Team Lily on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League Urban 1 assessment. Excellent work!

13/07/2024

5 more reasons to take up Mantrailing:
Check the link below to find your nearest instructor:

1. **Adventure for All Breeds**: Mantrailing is a sport that any breed can enjoy, from tiny Chihuahuas to giant Great Danes. Every dog can participate and succeed, making it an inclusive activity for all dog owners.

2. **Natural Talent**: Dogs have an incredible sense of smell, and mantrailing taps into this natural talent, allowing them to excel and have fun using their strongest sense.

3. **Stress Reliever**: The mental focus and physical activity involved in mantrailing help reduce stress and anxiety for both dogs and their owners, making it a relaxing yet stimulating activity.

4. **Boosts Dog's Confidence**: Successfully completing trails boosts a dog’s confidence and sense of achievement, which can be very rewarding for both the dog and the owner.

5. **Great for All Ages**: Whether you have a young puppy full of energy or an older dog needing gentle exercise, mantrailing can be adapted to suit dogs of all ages.

https://linktr.ee/ukscentsport

12/07/2024

Thank you to Pauline of Hound and Seek for assessing us for our UK Scent Sport Kong Search Advanced.

Congratulations to Clare & Indy who aced their UK Scent Sport League 1 Advanced Kong assessment yesterday. Fantastic teamwork girls.
K9 Snout n About

07/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Charlie on passing their Rural 1 assessment in the UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League. 👏👏
UK Scent Sport

06/07/2024

Introducing 4 new teams to the wonderful world of mantrailing!!
Team Penny, Team Buddy, Team Maddie & Team Ella. Can’t wait to see them out trailing!!

04/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Cilla on passing their Rural 1 and Team Tia & Team Biggles on passing their Rural 2 in the UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League.
UK Scent Sport

04/07/2024

Congratulations to Pauline & Jessie on passing their UK Scent Sport Rural 1 in the mini mantrailing league. 👏👏🐾❤️
Hound and Seek
UK Scent Sport

02/07/2024

Congratulations to Team Jurgen on passing their UK Scent Sport Mini Mantrailing League- Rural 2 assessment. 🙌❤️🐾
UK Scent Sport

29/06/2024

Congratulations to Team Jess on passing their Rural 1 and Team Harry on passing their Rural 2 in the UK Scent Sport Mini Trailing League 👏👏🎉🐾🐾❤️
UK Scent Sport

28/06/2024

Thank you Pauline Hound and Seek for asssesing Indy & I recently. Great fun and super excited to be taking part in UK Scent Sport with Indy. Congratulations to Team Laoise The Dog Campus Laoise Dev

28/06/2024

FOR PET DOGS- If your dog has a nose it can do it!! Want to try something new?
A few spaces left on our July Mantrailing Introduction Workshop. Get involved now! For more information Whats app or Dm

To book

https://bookwhen.com/k9snoutnabout