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American Bloodhound Club (ABC)

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Mantrailing

The American Bloodhound Club runs a sporting trailing program with three published titles. The program is restricted to purebred bloodhounds (AKC-registrable, or with an ILP/PAL number). Teams must first pass an Event Entry Certification Test (EECT) before entering titling events. Title trails are judged by two judges, run on a one-hour time limit, and get older and more contaminated at each level, with a second runner added to test scent discrimination. ABC explicitly designates its program as a sport rather than SAR qualification; titles are eligible for AKC recognition as parent-club titles, but AKC does not run mantrailing events itself.

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