Last night at Schutzhund training I met a woman who is very experienced in cadaver dog and SAR work. I spoke to her about possibly getting Rügen into cadaver work. (I don't have the time to commit to SAR work - Kudos to those who do!) We are going to get together to see if Rügen has a aversion to Cadavers and go from there. I have started reading on the topic and have a question.
In schutzhund tracking the dogs are trained to track ground disturbance NOT air scent. Is it possible to train him to do both? on separate commands? Will I totally confuse him by having him air scent?
He has a great nose- buried deep in the grass- I don't want to knock that off track. Here is a link to the picture of him I recently posted of him tracking.
Thanks-
http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=727810&page=1#Post727810
In schutzhund tracking the dogs are trained to track ground disturbance NOT air scent. Is it possible to train him to do both? on separate commands? Will I totally confuse him by having him air scent?
He has a great nose- buried deep in the grass- I don't want to knock that off track. Here is a link to the picture of him I recently posted of him tracking.
Thanks-
http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=727810&page=1#Post727810