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Post by enzo on Apr 16, 2007 8:30:03 GMT 1
We went on a tracking course over a year ago and since then we haven't done anything - until yesterday! He was on-and-off on the track but seemed like he was checking everything around him, looking for things to hunt... But when concentrating he was spot on the track Do you think that if you have a dog that loves the bird hunt and field training - could think that it is boring with blood tracking? Like it is too easy and too little speed...  ? Just a thought. What do you think? Certainly I will not give up yet, will try get him more focused. But, what if not? |
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Post by daniela on Apr 16, 2007 19:27:40 GMT 1
Courses? Now that's where I am going wrong. LOL I made an attempt at 'something' last weekend. My boy shot off so fast, the tracking lead, lassoed around my feet and I fell over like a sack of sh**. I couldn't get off the floor for laughing. One minute I was up and the next I was down in one fell swoop. Undeterred I got back up again, only for him to shoot off again, but this time I got lead burns. LOL  |
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Post by syrinx on Apr 17, 2007 10:59:25 GMT 1
Daniela, I have to use leather gloves with Phantom for that exact reason! He has no idea what 'steady' means at all.
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Post by marjolein on Apr 17, 2007 11:31:39 GMT 1
The track could be too young maybe? The older it gets, the more they have to concentrate, the more they like it (usually).
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Post by tasha on Apr 17, 2007 15:59:37 GMT 1
if your dogs only had one go at it be a little difficult for him to be bored of the process...
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Post by enzo on Apr 24, 2007 8:41:18 GMT 1
if your dogs only had one go at it be a little difficult for him to be bored of the process... That was not what I meant. I would guess blood tracking is very easy for dogs with good noses. Easy=boring. No speed=boring. That was what I was thinking. However, since last input in this discussion, I did a short motivation track and then a long one again - and now he is back to his old standards  He loves it, and he is concentrating. It is just his mummy being to quick in trying read his mind  |
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Post by greyghost on May 20, 2007 10:11:38 GMT 1
I was taught that it is best to do easy tracks for beginners so that they do not lose interest too soon.
I went on a beginners course once and we were told to lay the track (food) with the wind up your b*m. If the dog started to go left and right it was because the wind was coming across and the scent was drifting. This may have been the case with you Enzo.
We were also told not to put any turns in until they have got the hang of following a track. Are things done differently in other parts of Europe?
My girl is a natural in tracking and I really should do more with her because she doesn't have a clue about retrieving. Not my fault as she is a rescue and was 5 when I got her. But we are working on it.
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