What is Trail Hunt?
Trail Hunt International is a brand new scent work sport where we teach your dog to follow a specific odour which we have laid in the environment to locate the "Trail Pod" at the end of the trail.
This sport is accessible to all dogs and handlers and can be practiced by yourself once you have learnt the foundations skill and are competent in reading your dogs body language correctly.
It is the perfect Blend of Tracking and Trailing offering a highly accessible sport to take part in.
We use Aniseed as the odour and lay an air bourn scent for the dogs to follow.
Scent work is a great mental and physical workout for your dog, just ten minutes of scent work is the equivalent to an hour's walk so if you have an excitable over-enthusiastic dog then this will be just what you and your dog need! With Trail Hunt as with Mantrailing, your dog is getting mental and physical workouts! You get to work as a team and you see how amazing your dog's nose truly is. What is there not to love?
What Equipment Do You Need?
Not much equipment is required.
You will of course need a dog!
A good-fitting Y fronted Harness
10m Longline
Tasty Reward for your dog or favourite toy if toy motivated
Trail Pod - These can be purchased if you decide you like Trail Hunt and want to continue.
How do I get Involved?
Trail hunt is taught in easy to train steps so you can practice at home.
- Join a Trail Hunt International Foundation Course
- Participate in Practice Session prior to starting your Foundation Plus Course
- Join a Trail Hunt International Foundation Plus Course
- Participate in organised Trail Hunt Trailing Sessions
- Register your Dog with Trail Hunt International to be able to participate in Progression Levels and Trials.
- Get Geeky and Participate in Component Workshops to learn new skills to be able to participate in more advanced Trail Hunt Trails.
- Continue to test your skills and get coached by on Trails by a Trail Hunt Internations Instructor/Assessor.
WARNING, THIS SPORT IS ADDICTIVE TO BOTH DOGS AND HUMANS!
The First Foundation Course will be on the website for booking soon.