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	Training Tips for the Sport of Tracking
		Tracking is a dog sport in which the human handler must relinquish the lead position to the dog.
		This is the term used to describe a dog that tracks with its nose close to the ground.
		A harness that doesn't restrict a dog's shoulder movement as it is tracking.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Valley/4425/sport.html (5419 words)

	Tracking Through Drive
		The dog is expected to track at a slow walk and stay within a couple of feet of the actual footsteps of the track layer.
		These dogs not only require good defensive drive (which can be difficult to spot at that young age), they also have to have a really strong prey drive, the kind of prey drive that we want to see in our narcotics dogs.
		In TTD training the dog is taught that even though he can still smell the track leg way past the turn it is unacceptable to go more that 20 or 30 feet past a turn before he gives a negative and starts to circle.
	www.leerburg.com /ttd.htm (3525 words)

	American Kennel Club - Tracking Regulations
		The fundamental features of a TD test are the dog’s ability to follow a track laid by a person under a variety of conditions on moderate terrain and to find an article dropped by that person at the end of the track.
		A dog that fails a tracking test may not be re-certified by one of the judges based on its performance at that test, regardless of how close the dog came to passing.
		Should the dog fail at four (4) successive licensed or member tracking tests within the twelve (12)-month period, the dog must be recertified in order to be eligible to enter additional licensed or member club tracking tests.
	www.akc.org /rules/tracking.cfm?page=4 (1319 words)

	HOT Tracking
		Tracking is a great outdoor activity for young, canine athletes as well as older dogs or retired show dogs.
		Tracking Dog (TD) tests demonstrate a dog's ability to follow a track laid by a person under a variety of conditions on moderate terrain and find an article dropped at the end.
		In addition, the track has two obstacles to challenge the dog and handler by showing the dog's ability to adapt to changing scent conditions, the dogs ability to continue scenting while overcoming physical obstacles and the dogs ability to continue scenting under difficult and varied handling conditions.
	home.flash.net /~hotdc/tracking.htm (702 words)

	Articles and Stories by Ed Presnall - Tracking Fields
		This description of tracking as a sport is, as you will quickly learn, not some "ivory tower" description of the sport, but is what the participants and their dogs live and breath.
		The object in tracking is not to force the dog to track but to learn from his body movement, traits and indications that he is tracking.
		Tracking is a way of becoming part of a team with your dog, and discovering more about your canine friend that you ever thought possible.
	www.pawmark.com /articles/tfields.htm (1774 words)

	American Kennel Club - Frequently Asked Tracking Questions
		The first tracking test (as part of the UD title) was held on September 13, 1937, as reported in "The Story of Dog Obedience" by Blanche Saunders.
		What we have to do is teach the dog to track what we want him or her to track, and when we want them to.
		Examples would be people having walked over the track, an animal on the field being aggressive towards the exhibitor's dog or an error by the tracklayer that would cause the track to be too short or present a difficult scenting situation for the dog.
	www.akc.org /events/tracking/faqs.cfm (2003 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Her track for the test was only the second time she had tracked anyone other than myself.
		After the dog has a clear understanding of how to indicate an article (which should take a day or two to teach), it is time to start laying short food baited tracks.
		Dogs who start their tracking experience on hard surfaces develop a tracking ability of a different magnitude than the dog started on grass.
	www.big-planet.org /Getting.started1.htm (2416 words)

	Early Life Management for the Tracking Dog
		I define the "self right dog" as a dog with the attitude that any ground he stands on is his turf; and although he is willing to be friendly, he will defend his turf if challenged.
		A dog who is strongly attracted to a micturition station by the pheremones involved and then "licks and savors" is not a good candidate for a tracking dog.
		Demonstrate to the dog that you are confident and allow him the freedom to investigate on his own.
	www.nwk9.com /early_life_management01.htm (1795 words)

	Leerburg Training Videos - Training Police Tracking Dogs (Tracking Through Drive)
		Here the dog is taught to follow the track at a dead run and there is always a man at the end of every track.
		Several weeks ago, I ordered the Tracking videos from you, and I'm pleased to say that the videos were all that I expected (and then some...) and I've applied the principles in the video to the weekly maintenance training of my police dog, Kantor, and the results have been astounding, to say the least.
		Some agencies who have tracked off lead as a practice and have seen our dogs track are now changing their tunes.
	www.leerburg.com /205.htm (2108 words)

	NS German Shepherd Dog Club, Tracking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tracking Tests should demonstrate willingness and enjoyment by the dog in his work, and should always represent the best in sportsmanship and camaraderie by the people involved." Tracking is also a integral part of the Schutzhund competition, as well as a separate sport in the SV system.
		Tracking dogs are trained to follow the scent of a person.
		In tracking tests, dogs are required to follow tracks of various lengths and degrees of difficulty to find articles which were left behind by the person who laid the track.
	www.nsgsdc.com /tracking.shtml (404 words)

	Pembroke Welsh Corgi in Tracking
		Tracking is a sport in which dogs are taught to recognize and follow the scent of a human being.
		Tracking is a cooperative, not a competitive, sport and the nationwide community of trackers is known for its camaraderie.
		To earn the Tracking Dog (TD) title, the lowest level title, the dog and handler must successfully follow an unmarked track of 440 to 500 yards, created by a person walking in a grassy field 30 to 120 minutes earlier.
	www.pembrokecorgi.org /perf_track.html (490 words)

	CG Article: Tracking With Greyhounds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The sport allows you to observe the dog doing something that he is better at than the owner and it gives the owner an appreciation of how the dog sees the world through his nose.
		This requires the dog to follow a track across paved surfaces and through areas where there are likely to be a lot of cross tracks by the public.
		The judge will lay a track for you and if the dog completes it successfully will give you four copies of a certification that says the dog is ready to enter a TD test.
	www.adopt-a-greyhound.org /cgmagazine/trackingwithgreyhounds.htm (1405 words)

	Tracking
		Tracking is a sport in which the basset hound's independence, intelligence, determination, and keen scenting abilities are put to good use.
		It is not surprising that many bassets excel at tracking, and neither is it surprising that many basset handlers are among the most knowledgeable people in the tracking world.
		Tracking is a marvelous sport for those who enjoy being outdoors with their dogs, and who marvel at a dog's ability to succeed at tasks which must forever remain an essential mystery to human beings.
	www.basset.net /track.html (273 words)

	Dog-Play: Tracking
		Tracking, trailing and other forms of scent work are activities that bring you to the very essence of what a dog is. Scent work is a partnership in which you are asking the dog to do for you what you cannot do for yourself.
		At the novice levels the dog is started at the beginning of the track, and the dog is encouraged to sniff around to identify the scent to be followed.
		Since it doesn't explain what tracking is, and is not, it is not that inviting for the merely curious.
	www.dog-play.com /tracking.html (621 words)

	Dog Tracking Club of Maine
		The purpose of a Tracking Test is to Demonstrate the dog's ability to recognize and follow human scent, a skill that is useful in the service of mankind.
		Encourage and promote the use of purebred dogs in tracking and to do all possible to develop this natural ability.
		When weather permits the meetings are held outdoors with a tracking event in the morning and a club meeting in the afternoon.
	www.gonetracking.com /dtcm.htm (276 words)

	tracking - dog training
		Hot Dog Tracking Club The purpose of tracking is to demonstrate the dog's ability to recognize and follow human scent.
		Human Scent and the Tracking Dog This kind of dog is trained on the odour a person leaves behind on a track.
		SAR Dog Handlers in Court Keep in mind that only the naive believe that what goes on in court is a search for truth.
	www.k9events.com /tracking.htm (1723 words)

	Sacramento Valley Weimaraner Club - Activities, Tracking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tracking provides training for dogs and their handlers to meet some human needs for tracking and finding lost humans or other animals, as well as, demonstrating the extremely high level of scent capability that dogs possess.
		Tracking allows dogs to demonstrate their natural ability to recognize and follow human scent.
		An extraordinary number of failures at [tracking tests] happen when the handler pulls the dog away from the trail, which may be one of the reasons the bigger, stronger dogs do so well at tracking.
	www.weimaraner.org /svwc/html/tracking.htm (1236 words)

	Walltop Kennels Dog Sports Training, Tracking, Obedience, and Protection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the dog's 4 week stay, it will learn how to sit stay, down stay, heel and come on lead as well as how to apply this training to good manners.
		Schutzhund and tracking training is available on Saturday mornings with Dennis Johnson, an experienced National level competitor and Schutzhund decoy.
		The regulation size schutzhund field has 2 permanent blinds and the remainder are portables to give the dogs exposure to a variety of conditions.
	www.walltopkennels.com /training1.html (396 words)

	Tracking Dog Books, Videos and Web Sites
		The Moraine Tracking Club and its members are not making endorsements of any books, videos or web pages.
		A 5-week tracking program that includes training for both puppies and adult dogs.
		Southwest Tracking Association -This sight is loaded with information about tracking.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Valley/4425/resource.html (327 words)

	Articles and Stories by Ed Presnall
		Ed Presnall is an author, technology consultant, trainer and tracking judge who spends the majority of his time teaching, training and writing about dogs.
		Ed is recognized as one of the leading trainers in the sport of tracking and has earned multiple VST titles with his dogs.
		When not writing, consulting or judging the sport, he is involved in teaching tracking classes (both privately and for several tracking clubs) or hosting seminars in basic and advanced tracking around the United States and Internationally.
	www.pawmark.com /articles/storyline.htm (908 words)

	Dr. P's Dog Noses Know
		Tracking or Trailer and the Police Canine by K. Burger
		Training the SAR Dog Properly: Lives Are At Stake by J. Grima
		Using an Accelerant Detection Dog as Part of Your Fire Investigation by J. Leonard C.F.E.I. The Role of the Forensic Laboratory in the Ptoper Maintenance of Accelerant Detection Canines by K. Lothridge
	www.uwsp.edu /psych/dog/work2.htm (1085 words)

	Calendar for Dog Tracking Sport Events in New England
		Tracking Club of MA Gardner, MA Marianne Wood PREMIUM LIST (PDF file)
		Contact the AKC (AKC-Event List @ AKC.org/dic/events/static/index.cfm) or the trial secretary, of the club giving the test, for any updates changes in the location, events, times, dates, judges, # of tracks or cancellation.
		Tracking specific books: About Track Laying, Fun Nosework for Dogs
	www.gonetracking.com /calendar.htm (153 words)

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