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INTRODUCTION TO TRACKING Prerequisite: no prerequisite, puppies are welcome TRACKING This class teaches dogs to follow a scent usually laid down by a human. At the beginning of the track, you let the dogs smell an item touched by the human they will be tracking. The dogs then follow the scent trail and give you a signal when they find an article (cloth, metal, leather and plastic) that has been touched by the human who laid the track. You learn to read your dog so that you can encourage them to continue following the given scent instead of deciding that following a squirrel's track might be more fun. In beginning teams, the humans know where the track is, as you gain experience the humans do not know where the track is and so must learn to read and trust their dogs! Articles about tracking: discussion of the tracking ability of dogs, click here Not ready for tracking but want to do some nose games with your dog?, try scent games by John Rice and Suzanne Clothier, click here See video of humans (without dogs) tracking chocolate scent! See pictures, videos and judges' notes from the AKC national tracking invitational:
click here for Saturday click here for Sunday For links to dog sport organizations, click here Instructor: Jean Richardson attends when she can, otherwise the tracking club runs the sessions
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