... I have Banja's sister and she is an excellent tracker, 95% of the time She ACED a difficult certification track with ease NORMALLY she has decent loss of...
Most of the working GSD's here and in Germany were taught with food. Since you have a background in schutzhund you know the exactness needed for this style of...
Diane, You have described a dog that has transferred his interest to something other than the track you started out with. He sees no reason to do things your...
Encoreterv@...
Apr 1, 2006 2:42 pm
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This is a monthly announcement to let new members know what resources are available to group members and to remind longstanding members of the same. If there...
Tracking_Dog@yahoogro...
Apr 2, 2006 4:40 am
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I agree with using food as a motivator. What's worked for my beagle (a chow hound!) was to gradually wean him off of the food on the article: Sometimes...
Hey Bonnie, Welcome the list..! I assume we are talking about Grant.. This list has been extremely helpful to me, and I now you will enjoy it as well. Jean ...
wimmyjazz@...
Apr 2, 2006 10:16 pm
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I am not sure how much longer I can keep tracking Floyd, we will have to do some very early mrnings I think. Once it's over 70 he seems to not do well, looses...
There are times my dog is a few feet off the track and comes in to indicate the article....she has never missed it.....so I guess it depends on the dog ... ...
We track very early in the morning as the weather gets hotter. My understanding is that when dogs are scenting they may not pant to cool themselves and could...
Last summer we continued tracking through the summer, as we had someone from TX and FL who wanted to get their dog certified in time for a national test...
Mary Ellen, Before you call a Judge to certify Floyd, I think you need to have run 3 TD equivalent tracks, laid by 3 different tracklayers, in 3 different...
Yes, Jean! Grant is the newest TD Weim in my family. We've been working on some components for TDX, but I can see it will be a LONG road! - Bonnie and Grant ...
Hi, In California we used to quit tracking once the rain stopped. Tracking season ran from Nov. through mid April. This was not only because it was too hot...
My understanding is that when dogs are scenting they may not pant to cool themselves My observation is that, at least, my dog does pant but he does get really...
If he's even a few feet off the track he'll go right past it... I would agree it is best to be on the track as close as possible but My Bloodhound tracks off...
In Oklahoma it gets really hot in the summer. We do try to go out but not as often and if we are on the site by daylight we can get in a track before it gets...
Encoreterv@...
Apr 3, 2006 1:43 pm
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Hello, As for the cooling vest. I have a couple for my Shepherds during the warm Agility Trials. They seem to work well. I also know the Military has & is...
We had 4 TD entries and 4 alternates. There were 2 passes. Irish Setter, Shander Mariah Damn Yankees,JHTD. Owned and handled by Sharon Hall. 1st alternate,...
or if you are NOT a morning person late in the afternoon and evening. I am not a morning person and even funnier is that my dog refuses to get off my bed until...
Thanks Bev, I have really learned alot the past few weeks and realize we do have things we have to work on--like the long legs. I would like to build his...
In the Files section of the list's Web home (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tracking_Dog), I've put an updated version of the Tracking Resources, with some...
the url does not take you to the tracking dog page on yahoo ... From: "GStern/RMandell" <SternMandell@...> [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Sorry I might have missed this, but where can I get a cooling vest? Cindy Pischke ... From: k-9mom@... To: Tracking_Dog@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
I use a cool pad in crates - they fold up really tiny and flat, but you soak them in the tub overnight and they expand and get fluffy. They work really well....
That is because of the parentheses -- need to delete them. ... From: blackyellowlabs@... To: Tracking_Dog@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006...
They have them on the Clean Run website. They help my dogs somewhat, but they dry out pretty fast. You'd have to be able to carry enough water to rewet them...
