LEVEL 1 — GETTING STARTED
Learn the foundations of following a person's individual scent, handling the line and reading your dog's searching behaviour. Build a positive search routine at your dog's pace.
SCENT WORK · BERLIN
Mantrailing
Follow the scent. Find the person. Discover what your dog can do.
A real-life search game built around your dog's extraordinary sense of smell — and the joy of working together.
EXPLORE THE COURSE
WHAT IS MANTRAILING?
A nose-led adventure for dogs of all shapes, sizes and experience levels.
Mantrailing is the search for a specific person using their individual scent. Your dog is given a scent sample and follows the trail to find a person who is hiding. It's an enriching activity that lets dogs use their natural abilities while handlers learn to read their dog's body language and support the search.
At Dog Schkola, we focus on thoughtful, reward-based training, manageable challenges and the individual needs of each dog–human team.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
From the first sniff to the final find — here's how a typical mantrailing search unfolds.
1
GET THE SCENT
Your dog investigates a scent sample from the person they'll be looking for.
2
FOLLOW THE TRAIL
Working at their own pace, your dog follows the person's individual scent.
3
FIND YOUR PERSON
Celebrate the find together — and build confidence through a meaningful task.
TWO LEVELS OF MANTRAILING
Whether you're new to trailing or ready for more complex searches, we offer opportunities to progress together.
LEVEL 2 — DEVELOPING THE SEARCH
Build on established foundations with more complex trails, varied environments and growing independence. Exercises are adapted to each team's experience.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
COURSE DETAILS
Everything you need to know before joining a trail.
FORMAT
Small-group training
Individual searches within a carefully organised group setting. Each team gets its turn to work.
LOCATION
Outdoors in Berlin
Real-world search environments. The meeting point may change between sessions.
REGULARITY
Recurring sessions
Course dates and exact schedule are confirmed with participants before enrolment.
DURATION
Confirmed on booking
Session length and course duration depend on the announced group format.
WHO CAN JOIN?
Beginners and continuing teams
We offer different levels of mantrailing. If you're unsure which group is right for your dog, get in touch and we'll help you choose. No previous scent-work experience is needed for the introductory level.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Anne-Katrin Scheel
Dipl.-Biol.
MANTRAILING & SCENT WORK INSTRUCTOR
Anne-Katrin is a qualified biologist with over 10 years of experience in scent work and mantrailing.
As a board member of Rettungshunde Mantrailer-Berlin, she trains search-and-rescue teams and takes part in real searches for missing people.
At Dog Schkola, she teaches mantrailing and brings her scent work expertise into training and behaviour work.
LIFE AT DOG SCHKOLA
OUT ON THE TRAIL
A few moments from our mantrailing sessions around Berlin.
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MANTRAILING · BERLIN
READY TO FOLLOW YOUR NOSE?
Curious about mantrailing? Tell us about your dog and we'll help you find the right place to start.
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