tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933844839029510336.post432463748407723372..comments2023-10-14T10:43:17.804-05:00Comments on wags n woofs: Maggie's 2010 GoalsLanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04181347934708992146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933844839029510336.post-16569197074567752782010-01-15T17:40:59.158-06:002010-01-15T17:40:59.158-06:00Tracking is natural for the dogs. You can teach t...Tracking is natural for the dogs. You can teach them "the game" anywhere -- follow a scent, find something the person dropped, get a treat. They pick it up quickly. It becomes more time consuming when you start aging your tracks -- so you lay a track, then wait a half hour, then run the dog. It's also more time consuming if you go some distance to a tracking location. For example, it's 45 minutes each way to our formal tracking site, but we train at a mega-church that is only ten minutes from my home. So, I'll stop on the way home from work and lay the track, go home, get the dog, go back, run the track, tell him he's smart -- we're done. Unlike some events (like obedience) we do not train daily. Once or twice a week is enough with article indication games around the house, e.g., find the glove, get a treat.<br /><br />Get a good tracking book. If you're interested, I'll send you a list of books I like, and get on the Tracking_Dogs@yahoogroups.com list. Loads of knowledgeable people with great information.pennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10597061803462709475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933844839029510336.post-36264456486838474192010-01-15T17:06:08.156-06:002010-01-15T17:06:08.156-06:00Thanks, Penni! I've been tempted by tracking ...Thanks, Penni! I've been tempted by tracking (your blog has convinced me that it would be a lot of fun), but I'm not sure I have time to learn a whole new sport. Is tracking time-consuming?Lanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04181347934708992146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933844839029510336.post-16694828480180218252010-01-15T15:52:32.246-06:002010-01-15T15:52:32.246-06:00TRACKING -- Maggie (and you) would love tracking. ...TRACKING -- Maggie (and you) would love tracking. Lots of senior dogs (and their senior people) have been very successful tracking teams.<br /><br />I recall that J & J has a guide on measuring for Utility equipment -- pretty sure Cleanrun.com does as well.pennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10597061803462709475noreply@blogger.com