This might be a Dumb Question... (Regarding Tracking)

Konotashi · 07-05-2012, 10:47 AM

I would like to get my GSD, whenever I get him/her, into more than just one thing. Flyball is a definite. I would also probably like to do agility, maybe OB, etc. Probably won't be able to do SchH, due to the fact that all of the local SchH clubs I've been able to find train on the same days/times as flyball. :/

However, can tracking be done by itself?
Can you train it by yourself, if you have some guidance and maybe have an idea what you're doing? What venues can you do tracking with? (AKC?)

Jax08 · 07-05-2012, 10:48 AM

I would get a trainer for tracking to make sure you do it correctly.

Konotashi · 07-05-2012, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jax08

I would get a trainer for tracking to make sure you do it correctly.

Will definitely start looking for one. I'm sure they're around, I just have to track them down.
(No pun intended...)

But it can be done as a separate 'sport?'

Jax08 · 07-05-2012, 10:52 AM

??? Not sure what you mean by a separate sport.

Tracking is it's own sport. There are separate events in AKC and I believe you can just do tracking in SchH as well.

**Lauri & The Gang** · 07-05-2012, 10:52 AM

I bought the book Enthusiastic Tracking by Sil (William) Sanders when I decided to start tracking with my Cocker. It was WONDERFUL!!

If you are not going to be doing Schutzhund tracking (where the dog has to keep their nose to the ground ALL the time) then this book would be a great starter.

AKC is the most common avenue.

Link to book on Amazon:

Amazon.com: Enthusiastic Tracking, The Step-by-Step Training Manual (9781892119223): William R. Sanders: Books

**Lauri & The Gang** · 07-05-2012, 10:53 AM

Forgot to add - yes, you can do ALL the training yourself.

GatorDog · 07-05-2012, 10:58 AM

I think it would be an added bonus and extremely helpful to have a trainer help guide you through the beginning stages of tracking, but I do think that it would be possible to do it yourself with the right resources.

And I think that in Schutzhund, you have to have a BH to move on to just tracking titles.

Konotashi · 07-05-2012, 11:01 AM

Cool! Thanks guys! I think I'd rather do SchH style tracking, since AKC allows air-scenting, don't they?
I'd personally rather see a dog's nose on the ground.

Jax08 · 07-05-2012, 11:01 AM

Alexis - you have to do the BH to move on to any titles in SchH, right?

GatorDog · 07-05-2012, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jax08

Alexis - you have to do the BH to move on to any titles in SchH, right?

Yes, I believe so.

07-05-2012, 10:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Konotashi Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,863	This might be a Dumb Question... (Regarding Tracking) I would like to get my GSD, whenever I get him/her, into more than just one thing. Flyball is a definite. I would also probably like to do agility, maybe OB, etc. Probably won't be able to do SchH, due to the fact that all of the local SchH clubs I've been able to find train on the same days/times as flyball. :/ However, can tracking be done by itself? Can you train it by yourself, if you have some guidance and maybe have an idea what you're doing? What venues can you do tracking with? (AKC?) __________________ Ozzy - Chocolate Pom -FDCh -TF -Fastest 2012 U-FLI Pomeranian "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog."

07-05-2012, 10:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 19,237	I would get a trainer for tracking to make sure you do it correctly. __________________ Michelle _________________________________________ Jax Von Monkeybutt, CGC Queen Banshee Boo Sierra the Undecided Cracker, The Great Shedder Rich N Handsome, "Red"

07-05-2012, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 19,237	??? Not sure what you mean by a separate sport. Tracking is it's own sport. There are separate events in AKC and I believe you can just do tracking in SchH as well. __________________ Michelle _________________________________________ Jax Von Monkeybutt, CGC Queen Banshee Boo Sierra the Undecided Cracker, The Great Shedder Rich N Handsome, "Red"

07-05-2012, 10:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,809	I bought the book Enthusiastic Tracking by Sil (William) Sanders when I decided to start tracking with my Cocker. It was WONDERFUL!! If you are not going to be doing Schutzhund tracking (where the dog has to keep their nose to the ground ALL the time) then this book would be a great starter. AKC is the most common avenue. Link to book on Amazon: Amazon.com: Enthusiastic Tracking, The Step-by-Step Training Manual (9781892119223): William R. Sanders: Books Amazon.com: Enthusiastic Tracking, The Step-by-Step Training Manual (9781892119223): William R. Sanders: Books __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

07-05-2012, 10:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 13,809	Forgot to add - yes, you can do ALL the training yourself. __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - (Fuego) - Chinese Crested Piquins Wasabi (Sabi) - Chinese Crested Piquins Super Hot (Clark) - Chinese Crested Banzai, Cloe, Mocha - Felines Extraordinaire Neke, Tessa, Remi, Sadie, Riggs, Sasha, Tazer - DK, Mozart, Zoe - Gone but not forgotten

07-05-2012, 10:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
GatorDog Knighted Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 2,934	I think it would be an added bonus and extremely helpful to have a trainer help guide you through the beginning stages of tracking, but I do think that it would be possible to do it yourself with the right resources. And I think that in Schutzhund, you have to have a BH to move on to just tracking titles. __________________ -Alexis Aiden vom HausDaka - (HOT) CGC, TT, IPO2 Carma vom Oz Haus - puppy in training! http://sharpshepherd.wordpress.com//

07-05-2012, 11:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Konotashi Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,863	Cool! Thanks guys! I think I'd rather do SchH style tracking, since AKC allows air-scenting, don't they? I'd personally rather see a dog's nose on the ground. __________________ Ozzy - Chocolate Pom -FDCh -TF -Fastest 2012 U-FLI Pomeranian "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog."

07-05-2012, 11:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 19,237	Alexis - you have to do the BH to move on to any titles in SchH, right? __________________ Michelle _________________________________________ Jax Von Monkeybutt, CGC Queen Banshee Boo Sierra the Undecided Cracker, The Great Shedder Rich N Handsome, "Red"

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