4 Day Tracking Course with Steve Mann

• Relationship building
• Hunting 'together'
• Energy release
• Focus 
• The ultimate Enrichment 
• Add more depth to your 121's
• Skills for classes
• Skills for Workshops

Can only be TRACKING......

4 day Tracking course presented by Steve Mann

Steve has extensive experience teaching recreational, competition and operational tracking dogs worldwide

Everyone welcome, no previous experience needed


STAFFORDSHIRE
15th - 18th April 2025
Venue:
Staffordshire County Showground
Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BD

10am-4pm each day


We’ve secured 100+ acres of tracking land so make sure you pack your sturdy boots!

The course includes the 4 days, PLUS a live Zoom meeting a month after the course, this will be an evening session 6-7.30pm (will be recorded if you can't make it), for us to review where you’re at with your tracking, to troubleshoot any questions you may have and for us to plan your personal tracking career into the future…as well as a nice catch up to find out how your other course colleagues & dogs are progressing with their Tracking.

Beware, there will be homework for you to complete between your practical course and the remote catch-up!

The Zoom meeting with Steve will be ‘live’, but will be recorded for you should you be unable to attend.


Attendees are invited to bring a dog to the course, and the event is limited to a max of 16 attendees
If you do not have a dog to bring, you are still welcome to book and attend Course content:-

• Tracking; the many definitions and applications
• The whats, whys & hows
• Equipment checklist
• Terrain considerations
• Articles; selection & handling
• Teaching the article indication
• Training strategies for article-work
• Independent article-work
• Performance mapping
• Track laying
• Body language
• Line handling methods
• Building speed / decreasing speed!
• Motivation tracks
• Environmental influences
• Back chaining the tracking
• Accurate cornering
• Ageing
• Teaching others

'Tracking is the best activity you can do with your dog' - SM

Do it, you'll never look back!


Your course will run 10.00am - 4.00pm each day
Please aim to arrive on your first day no earlier than 9.45am - you'll be met by a member of the IMDT team who will show you where to park, where your dog can have a comfort stop and where you'll find the tea!

What happens when you book your course?

You will receive a Confirmation Email then so you know your course is booked ...
 ... Two weeks before your course date you will recieve a Welcome Email  -  this email will have all the information you need for your course, please read it, we've included some important information for you...

... but don't worry if you book your course with less that two weeks to go before your course date, the Welcome Email will be sent again the day before your course date so everything is easy and taken care of for you 

Please arrive at 9.45am the first morning of your course, an IMDT team member will be there to meet you

PLUS: After your course you will receive an email with your course attendance certificate

Enjoy!

Any questions? email [email protected] and we're here to help