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More about our Mantrailing Instructor


This coming May, we are honoured to host Andy McCarthy who will run a Mantrailing workshop with us. Read on to learn more about the man, the myth, the legend!


Andy McCarthy has been a professional Mantrailing Instructor for over 4 years. He became a Head Instructor for Mantrailing Global and is a fully certified Instructor and Assessor.


Andy established Mantrailing Cornwall in 2019, running Introduction Workshops, Weekly Progression Sessions, Advanced Workshops and Theory Workshops. Andy’s passion for the Sport of Mantrailing has led him to teach dog teams and Instructors Internationally, helping to build the Mantrailing Sporting community.


Andy has over 20 years experience working in the dog world, teaching both pet and sport dog teams. He is the Co-Founder/Owner of Hotdogs K9, an extremely successful Dog Club in the South West of England for all levels of dogs.


Andy enjoys working with all breeds, especially advocating the Boxer as a working dog and

set the standard with his own Boxer ‘Pebbles’ when they became the first Boxer Team to pass the Mantrailing Global Level 3 Assessment.


They are also one of only 4 Boxer Teams in the world that have Passed the GAK9 Tactical Trackers Program Level 1 K9 Handler Certification.

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