Question about Tracking

Dukester · 02-17-2009, 12:45 PM

Hello all you enthusiast - Can a GSD be trained/used to track a lost dog? If it can how fresh does the track have to be for the tracking process to be effective?

Thanks....

Dave

**Lauri & The Gang** · 02-17-2009, 12:53 PM

I just saw a show on AP last night that had two Bllodhounds that tracked missing pets. The Bloodhound can follow a track that is 300 HOURS old!!

While GSDs are no Bloodhounds they still have the potential to be very good trackers.

mcavan · 02-17-2009, 12:59 PM

Hi Dave,

Yes they can and actually I was considering doing this this with my GSD orginally. For a combination of reasons this turned out not to be the bast match of a job for him personally but it most certainly can be done. The age of the track really depends on so many factors, ground conditions, humidity, wind, dogs ability and training and so much more..

An excellent link with many training suggestions and videos examples of dogs doing this work is

http://www.missingpetpartnership.org/

Marcia and Navarre

Dukester · 02-17-2009, 01:26 PM

Thank you for your wonderful replies. I currently have a big Rhodesian Rdigeback who will turn 12 this Fall and have been researching the GSD and it's capabilitites.

02-17-2009, 12:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dukester New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	Question about Tracking Hello all you enthusiast - Can a GSD be trained/used to track a lost dog? If it can how fresh does the track have to be for the tracking process to be effective? Thanks.... Dave

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Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 12,525	Re: Question about Tracking I just saw a show on AP last night that had two Bllodhounds that tracked missing pets. The Bloodhound can follow a track that is 300 HOURS old!! While GSDs are no Bloodhounds they still have the potential to be very good trackers. __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Tazer HIC CGC – Cocker Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Sasha - GSD mix Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - Fuego (Chinese Crested)

02-17-2009, 12:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
mcavan Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 106	Re: Question about Tracking Hi Dave, Yes they can and actually I was considering doing this this with my GSD orginally. For a combination of reasons this turned out not to be the bast match of a job for him personally but it most certainly can be done. The age of the track really depends on so many factors, ground conditions, humidity, wind, dogs ability and training and so much more.. An excellent link with many training suggestions and videos examples of dogs doing this work is http://www.missingpetpartnership.org/ Marcia and Navarre

02-17-2009, 01:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dukester New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	Re: Question about Tracking Thank you for your wonderful replies. I currently have a big Rhodesian Rdigeback who will turn 12 this Fall and have been researching the GSD and it's capabilitites.

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