Can anyone suggest good books and tapes to get started in Tracking? I've found a couple.... Tracking From the Ground Up by Sandy Ganz & Susan Boyd and the tape...
Hi, I joined this list about a month or so ago and think it is about time to introduced myself. I have trained in obedience for quite some time and I am new to...
How does everyone begin crosstrack training? Do you start with a crosstrack that is fairly fresh, say 5-10 minutes, and then work up from there? Leslie B....
... First in early tracking training we use a mix of contaminated areas, parks, school yards, etc so the dogs are use to shifting through various distracting...
Diane Schultz
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Jan 3, 2002 3:59 pm
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Hi Leslie, Good question. I think the answer will lie in the areas available to train. My own limited experiance is that I have to use what is considered...
Where I train, I have limited access to contaminated areas, aside from wildlife. I find that my girl, who is a serious tracker, will ignore the first...
When I start cross tracks, my dog has already been proofed on many scenarios with straight legs and corners. I will lay 5 or 6 single leg tracks about 50 paces...
I've updated the list of tracking resources -- couple more Web sites, couple more book titles. For those of you who want a handout for training classes, gimme...
... This sounds like a great technique. I've been doing a continuous squared off U pretty much the same way, but I like the idea of giving the dog a break...
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Jan 6, 2002 3:34 am
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Hi, I'm hoping to get involved in tracking this spring with my american cocker spaniels and joined the list to get a jump on what to expect. I've read Sil ...
Hi, I'm new to the list and completely new to tracking. I have been showing Brittanys in breed and obedience for about 16 years now. I've read a couple books...
Where are you located? I know of several people who have gotten together to work through this list. There are trackers all over the place! :) Beth ... From:...
Beth Lange
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Jan 7, 2002 1:14 pm
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I'm in NJ...totally forgot to sign my original post ;-) I'm on the list for a Tracking Experience Day that a club is running in March in NJ. Where are you? ...
Hi, I'm new to the list and completely new to tracking. I have been showing Brittanys in breed and obedience for about 16 years now. I've read a couple books...
A friend has an excellent tracking Weimeraner who, unfortunately drew a TDX track where a wild turkey was nesting. Izzy tracked beautifully until she flushed...
Beth Lange
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Jan 7, 2002 7:58 pm
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Out here in the West Texas Town of El Paso, we track in the Desert. Lots of Gamble Quail running around. My Cardi has no problems but my GSP is very much a...
I've just finished the premium list for our May 26th TDX Test (that's the Sunday before Memorial Day). If anyone is interested in receiving one or has any...
I am new to this list and I have just started tracking with my 3 and half year old female GSD. I am using the book Enthusiastic Tracking and we have just...
Hi All, I've been tracking with my 1 year old male ibizan for about 6 weeks now. He has done very well but is now quitting on leg two and I'm not sure what to...
Hi Stephanie' At six weeks try not having any food on the first leg then put one drop about ten steps before the second turn and one drop ten steps after. Then...
Maybe the turn is throwing his concentration or confidence off. You're doing the right thing by increasing the food drops on the 2nd leg. But since that...
Beth Lange
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Jan 16, 2002 1:00 pm
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Elizabeth and Beth, Thanks for you suggestions. I will give them a try. Do you think it is a good idea to give him a week off at this point or work it through?...
Stephanie, I would drop to no more than one a track day, with two tracks a week and increase verbal praise when Seti has got it right. Keeping his enthusiasim...
My belgian sheepdog male, Sky, is a very enthusiastic tracker. The longer the track the better. He used to bolt off the start flag like the "agility start...
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Jan 16, 2002 6:55 pm
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I wanted to start by introducing us...I am Jenny, and I have a 2 year old Basset Hound named Eminence, who we are trying to start tracking with. I noticed...
Jenny Wiesman
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Jan 17, 2002 3:36 am
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Chris, whether this will foul him up in a test will depend on you (and the judges). It doesn't sound like casting (looking for the track) as much as...
Welcome Jenny and Em. Tracking is great fun I am sure you will enjoy it. Holly, K'Ter and Cash palmerh@... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hey Stephanie... I am certainly no expert, but having trained std. poodles for agility and tracking, I can at least speak to the whole motivation issue!! Have...
