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We took advantage of the cooler weather early this morning and increased the trail length to help develop the dogs conce...
29/05/2026

We took advantage of the cooler weather early this morning and increased the trail length to help develop the dogs concentration, stamina and problem solving skills.

The dogs handled it brilliantly & handlers did a great job of reading their dogs along the trails 🐕‍🦺

Great work from everyone today ❤️

We had a last minute time and venue change due to the fabulously hot weather today ☀️☀️☀️ Into the woods for some early ...
23/05/2026

We had a last minute time and venue change due to the fabulously hot weather today ☀️☀️☀️
Into the woods for some early morning shade, keeping the trails short, staying cool 🫧🫧

The low wind, damp ground and shade from the trees made for a perfect morning of trailing 😃

3 spaniels and a beagle, all trailing in their own special way 🥰

WOW what a great day of trailing we had on Wednesday 😃It’s amazing to watch the dogs taking scent and then working the s...
23/05/2026

WOW what a great day of trailing we had on Wednesday 😃
It’s amazing to watch the dogs taking scent and then working the space around them to find the beginning of their trail, working out which way is strongest and following it😃
It’s really hard to stand still, be quiet and let them work but when you see it in action it’s perfect 😃
Dogs and handlers working as a team 🐕‍🦺

As always, some fabulous prize pots, toy rewards and great hiding spots 🥰

Yesterday’s session was designed to help the dogs build up stamina and concentration on longer trails.By removing comple...
19/05/2026

Yesterday’s session was designed to help the dogs build up stamina and concentration on longer trails.

By removing complex components and increasing distance we helped support the dogs to remain on task over a much longer scent trail.

Both dogs and handlers found it a challenge but it was a great “long” session as always 😃🐕‍🦺

Friday’s trail session focused on handler-held article starts, direction of travel and recognising negatives. Lots of p...
18/05/2026

Friday’s trail session focused on handler-held article starts, direction of travel and recognising negatives. Lots of problem solving for the dogs….great work as always 🥰

Not such great work from me, most of my pictures were unusable this time 😱

We had the pleasure of trailing at Brading Roman Villa this week, so a huge thank you the the venue 🥰The wide open space...
15/05/2026

We had the pleasure of trailing at Brading Roman Villa this week, so a huge thank you the the venue 🥰

The wide open spaces coupled with strong winds made for a challenging environment for the dogs.
We were able to offer the dogs trails that included several junctions to navigate as well as some interesting hides that prevented any visuals 😃

We also welcomed Ruby for her first trail session after her owner won the space in the TrackAdog raffle…she was a natural 😃

As always, dogs and handlers were brilliant 🥰

A super big thank you to Harvey Browns - Farm, Food Hall, Butchery & Café for letting some of us trail at their lovely v...
11/05/2026

A super big thank you to Harvey Browns - Farm, Food Hall, Butchery & Café for letting some of us trail at their lovely venue this week 😃
It was great for the dogs to have the distraction of water, ducks, dogs and fishermen to work around…and also a chance for handlers to really practice long line skills 🐕‍🦺

Saturday bought more sunshine at Firestone Copse 😃
Some of the dogs worked on a new start pattern, which they handled really well.
A special mention to teams Dorothy’s (for completing a super long trail) and team Monty (for suddenly realising what a great game it all is and having his best trails so far) 🥰🥰🥰

Some great pics this week 😃

What an absolutely great week of trailing…🥰Some of the teams switched from our usual “scent heavy” (aged/worn) starting ...
01/05/2026

What an absolutely great week of trailing…🥰

Some of the teams switched from our usual “scent heavy” (aged/worn) starting article to a tiny “fresh article” (recently impregnated) to see how the dogs would manage…we had a few tricky starts but the dogs worked it out in the end 😃

The sessions today were all about trailing across different ground surfaces and laying trails on high footfall areas to test the dogs scent discrimination and focus around distractions (including the tasty smells of a lunchtime service at The Dell cafe)

As always, the dogs were absolutely amazing…working hard through everything that was presented to them ❤️❤️❤️

Two extra pics this eve….You can tell a dedicated handler when they keep their scent items in their bra 😂Amber obviousl...
23/04/2026

Two extra pics this eve….
You can tell a dedicated handler when they keep their scent items in their bra 😂

Amber obviously cannot read !!

We have spent the last few sunny sessions based around Ryde Marina, and it’s a great place to practice trailing.The dogs...
23/04/2026

We have spent the last few sunny sessions based around Ryde Marina, and it’s a great place to practice trailing.
The dogs have had to work around lots of unusual distractions, including a very noisy hovercraft !
The urban trails have been great fun to watch and also given the handlers an opportunity to really focus on their dog’s body language. As the trailing slows down (for most !!) because the dogs have to work harder to interpret the scent picture, it’s then easier to see the subtle signals they give us.

The wind on Wednesdays session was particularly strong, challenging the dogs and sandblasting some of the handlers….sorry guys 😂

Well done as always…you and your dogs are amazing 🥰

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