Equipment
Equip yourself properly for mantrailing: a specialised harness, a long leash, a scent article, and high-value rewards. These are the essential ingredients for your success and your dog's!
Mantrailing Romania
Mantrailing Romania – Search and Rescue Dog Sport
Mantrailing Romania is the community of the scent trailing dog sport - a project entirely driven by volunteers, dedicated to human-dog teams discovering the adventure of trailing together.
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Start your adventure with Mantrailing Romania!
Are you passionate about dogs and adventure? Do you want to be part of a unique project? Join our team as a volunteer in mantrailing activities! You will contribute to engaging training sessions. You will help dogs and their handlers develop remarkable skills. Get involved in organisation, logistics, or act as a “victim" in training scenarios. You will join a dynamic community passionate about this field.
Training
Start with simple exercises in a quiet area. Let the “victim" hide in plain sight and give the dog a scent article. Use a single command such as “Search!" and reward success!
Certifications
We encourage all mantrailing practitioners to test their skills through exams. They provide a clear evaluation framework, well-defined goals, and valuable feedback from accredited judges.
Events
Discover mantrailing and obedience alongside your dog. Take part in events dedicated to human-dog teams. Learn, grow, and enjoy effective, rewarding training experiences!
Explore the site
Beyond mantrailing: dog-training courses, a catalogue of sports and services, search and rescue dogs and two free tools.
Dog training
Puppy Class, basic and advanced obedience, behaviour correction, assessment.
Dog sports
60+ disciplines explained: what each involves and who it suits.
Related services
69 types of services around your dog and how to choose a good provider.
Search and rescue
How SAR dogs work, which breeds suit it and how to volunteer.
FCI exams
BH, IGP, IBGH and the partial tests, with the figures from the regulations.
SAR simulator
See how wind, buildings and time move the scent away from the trail.
Educational game
"Ask. Wait. Respect." - how children should behave around a dog, as a game.
FAQ
Short answers about mantrailing, training and signing up.
Mantrailing Romania
Canine Sport & Search Training
Mantrailing Romania is a passion-driven project dedicated to dog and sports enthusiasts in Romania.
Our mission is to promote mantrailing training. It is an activity that strengthens the bond between humans and dogs through teamwork, trust, and collaboration.
Mantrailing is a canine sport based on following a scent trail left by a person. Dogs learn to search for a specific individual using positive reinforcement techniques. This makes training enjoyable, motivating, and effective. This form of search dog training stimulates both the mind and body of the dog and the handler.
Search and Rescue
From scent sport to real search work
We document the disciplines, the international certifications and the equipment of canine search and rescue teams. Mantrailing is their foundation.
Where we train
Mantrailing in Bucharest
The Mantrailing România group trains in Bucharest: large parks, peri-urban forests a few dozen minutes from the centre and a dense urban environment — complete terrain for mantrailing dogs. See how a session runs, the types of terrain we work on and how to join the group.
Events
Upcoming events
Exams SAR – RH FL (V, A, B), RH T (V, A, B) si RH MT (V, A, B), BH T.S.A.C. - Orastie
TSAC, BH and SAR Exam, organized under CCB and FCI, in Orăștie, during the 30th of October to1st of November 2026.The organiser, Clubul Ciobăneștilor Belgieni (CCB), is supported by Asociația pentru Câini de Salvare Transilvania i...
Exams IGP (FCI-IGP/FH/BH/IBGH) T.S.A.C.
The event is organised by the A.C.N.C.GThe event will take place in Domnești, Ilfov, România.The program includes working trials and examinations in the following disciplines: IGP (FCI-IGP/FH/BH/IBGH) T.S.A.C.At this time, detaile...
Exams IGP (FCI-IGP/FH/BH/IBGH), T.S.A.C.
The event is organised by the C.C.B.The event will take place in Domnești, Ilfov, România.The program includes working trials and examinations in the following disciplines: IGP (FCI-IGP/FH/BH/IBGH) T.S.A.C.At this time, detailed i...
Articles
Mantrailing, SAR and working dogs articles
A Romania without abandoned puppies: what would happen if uncontrolled dog breeding stopped?
More than 3.67 million dogs in RECS, Romania's registry of owned dogs, are recorded as mixed-breed or "common breed". If uncontrolled breeding stopped today, the fir...
Mantrailing in autumn and winter: cold, rain and snow on the trail
Around October, handlers who started mantrailing in the summer notice something odd. The dog has "improved" overnight. Forty-minute trails it lost at the first junct...
The BH test: a 12-week preparation plan
On 17 and 18 October there are TSAC and FCI-BH exams in Bucharest. If you have entered, you have two weeks left. If you are aiming for the next session you have more...
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Questions & answers
Frequently asked questions about mantrailing
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What is mantrailing?
Mantrailing is a canine sport in which a dog follows the scent trail of a specific person. The dog starts from a scent article and works in a harness, on a long leash, together with its handler. It suits any breed and relies entirely on positive motivation.
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How do I start mantrailing training with my dog?
Start with simple exercises in a quiet area: a person hides in plain sight, and the dog receives the scent article and the “Search!" command. Reward success immediately with high-value treats. You can then join guided training sessions and events organised by Mantrailing Romania.
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What equipment do I need for mantrailing?
You need a dedicated search harness, a 5–10 metre long leash, an article carrying the scent of the person being searched for, and high-value rewards. The right equipment signals to the dog that work begins and gives it freedom of movement in safety.
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Where can I practice mantrailing in Romania?
Mantrailing Romania organises training sessions and events in several cities across the country, including Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, and Oradea. Check our events page for upcoming sessions or contact us to find a group near you.
