January 2026

January was a busy month for UK-K9 Training for Excellence - Wales, from the edge of the Scottish Highlands to the island of Anglesey and on to Skarbimierz, South Western Poland.

Anglesey (Jan 23-25) welcomed 14 dogs and handlers from England & Wales for a full-schedule weekend, with many undertaking pre and re-assessments.

Credit to those working towards live-person tracking/trailing assessments, and well done to all handlers that passed their HRD Land & Water re-assessments, teams fully operational, upholding UKK9 Training for Excellence standards and NASDU regulations for a further 12 months.

In Skarbimierz (Jan 28-Feb 5), despite the bitterly cold conditions, a busy programme kept everyone active ( and warm! ) the training was well recieved and a great success.

We were pleased to welcome new handlers and dogs to the NASDU register, and look forward to seeing them progress throughout the year.

Well done to the two handlers who passed HRD NASDU assessments - your commitment and consistency to training was clearly demonstrated.

Thanks to host Anna Hermińska for her professionalism, and for providing an excellent training site, giving everyone ample opportunity to move around for scenario-based exercises in realistic terrain.

2026 has started with a strong emphasis on teamwork and development, with every handler, dog, and location presenting valuable lessons, achievements.