I am looking from someone to train with. People I used to train with occasionally aren't interested anymore. I am happy to drive to track. Or trail or...
Hello, I have been working with my 2yr old gsd, Solan, on basic tracking/scent work on my own for several months now. Solan showed signs of being a good...
Oh, YOU can do it yourself! Just get a couple of books and go for it. "Tracking From The Ground Up" by Sandy Ganz and Susan Boyd is a good one to start with....
Beth Lange
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Schultzhund tracking is our main goal but it seems more trainers follow the AKC guidelines for tracking. Is one better than the other? thanks, -eileen ... ...
Laura, can you explian the differect between these types of tracking AND the training involved in each? Is there one type I can teach my dog to prepare me to ...
Scott, you did a great job putting on last weeks' tracking workshop with Mo Foley. If you do a akc certication and track laying event in the fall, Blue (7...
... I don't think one is better than the other. A friend in No. California who has done both says that it's much easier to find trial/test venues in ...
Laura-- Thanks for that great summary of schutzhund tracking. I knew it required foot-to-foot tracking, but that is all I knew. If you are going to try both,...
Hi All, Just another note to add about being able to trial in schutzhund. You have to have a scorebook which must be presented to the trial secretary on trial...
... In a TR1 (or SchH1 track), the handler lays their own trial track. In TR2, TR3, FH1, FH2, and IPO-FH, someone else must lay your dog's trial track and you...
Thanks for the info, Laura and Carol. You both definitely clarified the differences in tracking for me. It sounds like I should start my dog in schutzhund...
... The main schutzhund organizations in the USofA are: - United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USCA, sometimes abbreviated USA) - DVG USCA and DVG offer the...
I would say Schutshund is more precise but not more accurate tracking than AKC. They both involve following human scent to locate something. ... clarified ... ...
Thank you, Laura. robin sallie, akron, oh Laura Sanborn wrote: I can give you an outline of schutzhund tracking but someone else here will have to do that for...
Hi all. Well, both my greyhounds, Willy and Lottie are enjoying using their noses to find goodies. I need to find harnesses that will work well with the...
... There's some debate as to what dogs are following when they are tracking. Some claim that "tracking" means the dog is following "track scent"... the odor...
Hi folks. I haven't introduced myself yet and am new but for now I can add information about tracking harnesses. Nordkyn outfitters, located in Graham, WA,...
Excellent post!!! ... After training a dog to a TDX and only then beginning VST training, I am of this school of thought also. Most of the TD/TDX dogs I've...
... harness proper. << Hi Linda, I don't understand either. However, I do have greyhounds and the Premier harness fits my hounds perfectly and is completely...
I recently returned from two and a half weeks in the UK where I visit annually to walk in the country with friends there. On one walk we ran into some folks...
Suzanne, I too am a novice tracker but was at a tracking camp recently where an experienced judge/trainer talked about the early days of AKC tracking....
I haven't seen anyone mention this difference in tracking. AKC tracking is non-competitive, pass/fail and everyone, especially the judges, if pulling for the...
... Schutzhund tracking is indeed scored 0-100, with 70 being the minimum passing score. But whether it is "competitive" or not is a different matter,...
Linda, I started with a beautiful, buttery soft 'traditional' leather tracking harness that has 5-way adjustment with my borzoi bitch but found that it "rolls"...
Just wondering if there is anyone in Memphis, TN that already has a club or would like to begin one or knows of any contacts in the Memphis area. Thanks, Dana...
The LUPINE 1 inch wide harness is a very nice harness and has a longer piece from the neck to the belly strap which is nice for the deep chested dogs. When I...
