Achieve your C&G Mantrailing Dog Handler & Instructor Credentials
Mantrailing…
Join us for an exhilarating experience on the City and Guilds Mantrailing programme, where you and your dog can enjoy the ultimate game of hide and seek! Together, you'll navigate trails across urban and rural areas, starting the trail, achieving the find, and demonstrating the indication! This recreational Mantrailing course, influenced by operational search and rescue methods, brings an exciting addition: HydroTrailing! Dive into this journey to acquire skills like scent recognition, trail following, and indication—vital for every Mantrailing Dog Team. Learn to train your dog to sniff on cue, refine your coaching and abilities, empower the dog team, and engage in match-to-sample exercises. Develop your training portfolio and discover Odour Movement Principles, Human Scent Dispersal, and how to collect odour and enhance scent articles. Furthermore, you’ll develop thrilling trailing activities in both rural and urban environments, fully engaging in scenario-based training as you look for missing individuals or suspects.
2026
Week One.
Monday 16th - Friday 20th March 2026
Week Two.
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May 2026
Week Three.
Monday 21st - Friday 25th September 2026
The Complete Programme, including VAT
£3499
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2025
Week One.
Monday 17th - Friday 21st March 2025
Week Two.
Monday 19th -23rd May 2025
Week Three.
Monday 22nd - Friday 26th September 2025
The Complete Programme, including VAT
£3499
Pay in full with the ‘Book Now’ option and save 10%
One Course, three phases, plus FULL online support.
Welcome to our Assured City & Guilds Mantrailing Programme! Our programme is one of the most comprehensive and supportive programmes available for canine mantrailing. We provide unwavering support at every step of your journey. Our training is tailored to meet your and your dog's specific needs, ensuring success in the field of ‘Canine Trailing’, regardless of your experience level.
We believe that you and your dog will have a fantastic time playing this game of hide-and-seek! This is not a new method of dog training, as mantrailing has been used for centuries. However, The College of Scent Dogs Ltd. has designed and introduced the new and progressive training method…. HydroTrailing™. This can be introduced with novice dogs assisting them in detailed discovery of the trail.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced expert, we can accommodate all levels of development and learning. As you advance through our supported program, you will acquire all the essential skills and techniques to teach others in this fantastic pastime. Don't worry; we've got you covered.
Programme Outline
Week One: In the first week of this course, you will learn the process of training your dog in mantrailing. The training will cover scent identification and the use of our new HydroTrailing™ system. We will focus on training indications, reinforcement principles, generalization and working with decoys.
Week Two: This is a progressive week where we concentrate on the assessment based on the ‘International Rescue Organisation’s basic tests. The trail will be over a mile long and 45 minutes old. It will contain a decoy and require a non-contact indication, a challenging task for any Mantrailing Dog. Our thanks to the IRO for permitting the use of their assessment schedule.
Week Three: During the Instructor Week, you will receive training that will assist you in creating and designing your prosperous mantrailing course. The lessons will cover various topics, including adult learning theories, classroom skills, and creating a secure learning environment for dogs and humans. Also, you will be able to continue with practical training to enhance your canine mantrailing skills and training knowledge.
Our Training Location
Location: Statfold Barn Railway. Ashby Rd, Tamworth B79 0BU.
The postcode/SatNav may take you away from ‘Statfold Barn Railway. We also have ‘What Three Words’ that can help, holds.soup.code for the front entrance and hails.games.reason for the entrance to the classroom where there is plenty of parking outside.
Timings: 09:00 – 16:00: Tea, Coffee and ‘Posh Biscuits’ provided.
Accommodation: Our training venue offers camping, caravan and motorhome hook-up with large exercise areas for your dog . This accommodation is available at an additional cost, via our venue managers, info@statfold.com
The booking secures a place for yourself and one dog. However, some people choose to bring two dogs, but these need to be rotated within your allocated ‘training/search slot’.
The first day of all our courses are predominantly classroom-based theory lessons, plenty of breaks will be given for you to exercise your dogs, and all our parking is within a private, safe and secure area.
Full joining instructions will be sent upon booking.