Hi Betsy, Don't wait until spring! Winter tracking is a lot of fun, as long as it isn't too cold. But tracking in the snow is really fun for beginner dogs. We...
Hi Betsy - I'm in Michigan, too. There are lots of tracking enthusiasts in this state - and lots of good tracking areas. What part of Michigan do you live...
Beth Lange
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Dec 1, 2006 2:35 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...
Dec 2, 2006 12:15 am
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List Etiquette * Use common sense when posting. Be aware that you always have two options: responding through the list or to a member personally. The content...
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Dec 2, 2006 12:15 am
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... Judi Adler's book The Audible Nose available at her web site www.sweetbay.com is my all time favorite Carolyn Wray Oregon (and an assortment of poodles)...
For the first time in our 20+ year history, the Indian Nations Tracking Club of Oklahoma had to cancel our 4TD/4TDX tracking test this weekend. The site got...
Hi Jeanne, I found something in the rules to cover this... section 11 of the general regulations say in the event of an emergency on the judges recommendation,...
I am sorry to hear you had to cancel too, Jeanne. It sounds like the weather is awful. A friend of mine drove thru OK on her way to TX on Thursday, and I...
Air scenting is not a bad habit, its just another method your dog uses to find scent. It's less "peculiar " to shelties than to pointers and other bird dogs...
... uses ... and ... efficiently. ... track?" If ... air ... off the ... being able ... read ... track? ... test, ... of ... articles ... quite ... It's ... he...
Hi Terri, I replied thru the group but I just received your personal e mail. I wanted to make sure you received my reply. Thank you so very much for your...
Thank you, Chris. I forgot to mention that there is a scheduling conflict with the judges so we can not reschedule. I was just wondering if anyone else had...
... While Terri makes great points about finding articles and such, if and this is the big if, the article is high on a hill and the dog is on the downside of...
Throughout my tracking career, I've been humbled by the vast, unpredictable combinations of situations at a tracking test, skills necessary for dog and...
At a test a couple of weeks ago, a dog overshot a turn and was paralleling a leg and missed an article on flat ground. There was awful wind, gusting every...
Do both judges have a conflict because you may try getting another job to replace the one that has a conflict, most judges if they can will jump in and help...
--With my air scenting dogs, rather than try to change their method of tracking,- My Bloodhound is definitely an air scenting dog. He was my first tracking...
Every time I hear or read about air scenting I wont to ask, "Versus what?" Who knows where the scent of a track layer might drift and still be identifiable to...
Encoreterv@...
Dec 4, 2006 1:58 am
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The only thing I would add to Ruth's comment is that training on non-blind tracks is when you know the dog is off the track and can gently guide your dog back...
I'm not sure if all the judges had conflicts, but the club decided not to reschedule because we simply could not afford to bring in more judges another weekend...
Terri's post is certainly worth saving and rereading but a picture is worth more than a thousand words sometimes. I once used Craig's words and instructed a...
Encoreterv@...
Dec 4, 2006 6:38 pm
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Does this mean that Bloodhounds would have a hard time in Schutzhund competition? (That is, if non-GSD are allowed...) Cindy ... ...Melanie... Dog is my...
Track 1 Lucy -Pomeranian (ILP age unknown)Owner Terry Van Hook Jeffersonville Indiana Dog tried to leave the start correctly, and the owner insisted on ...
Hi everybody! I've been lurking for a little while and finally decided to step out and introduce myself as I have some burning questions. My name is Kristin....
Great informative posts by Terri and Craig, I have to agree with the concept of working the dog within his natural framework of ability and style. The learning...
Just wondering....I thought that a bitch in season could be shown in tracking, but had to run the last track of the day. Has this been changed? Thanks. Jean...
Last week I asked the group about book recommendations for TDX training. It must have gotten lost as there were no responses. What books have you found...
... I start TDX training from ground one. We train in parks/public places where track contamination and distractions and cross tracks naturally occur. ...
I like "The Audible Nose" by Judy Adler.... purchased from www.pawmark.com... and it's autographed -- Pam Johnson blackyellowlabs@... ... From: "Cindy...
