CLEAR
PATHWAYS.
Each discipline needs its own structure, but the same baseline: welfare, safety, instructor competence, student clarity, and realistic progression.
Initial Framework Areas
Mantrailing
Sport-based trailing progression covering starts, line handling, trail age, environments, and handler decision making.
Scent Work
Structured scent foundations, indication behaviours, search patterns, odour discrimination, and confidence building.
Agility
Safe movement, obstacle foundations, handler mechanics, fitness awareness, and staged skill development.
Hoopers
Low-impact flowing courses built around hoops, barrels, tunnels, distance handling, and confident independent movement.
Dog Behaviour
Practical behaviour education for everyday dogs, built around learning theory, management, and owner coaching.
Mental Health
Clear boundaries and support principles for canine activities that benefit wellbeing without making clinical claims.
What Still Needs Building.
The public site now sets the direction. The next practical work is to publish the actual standards documents, instructor requirements, student levels, and assessment criteria for each discipline.
Progression within association frameworks does not imply emergency service, medical, security, or clinical capability unless a separate regulated qualification explicitly applies.