Trailing Club?

[Hound Lover]

Hi again, I was wondering if anybody has seriously considered starting a trailing club in Australia.

America has Trailing Clubs that run competitions against Tracking Clubs. I have learnt that much.

Yes you are right centiout chances for a real search at this stage is looking slim however one drop in the oceon raises the sea is my way of thinking.

I have very small handful of people intrested in trailing work here in Victoria and if you were intrested in starting a trailing Club I have some friends that

would be keen to join and learn more about it.

I have so little knowlege at present however fast researching it.

Keep looking at what the Americans are doing.

Pagan is up to us aging the trail and is getting harder to trick I am hoping I am still on the right path with her.

I am going to get Jess to film her and put it on disk and sent it to you soon.

She is just the best Tina and I love her to bits she has come along way, and you should be proud of breeding

such a delightful, loyal and trusting companion. I mean that seriously.

a Hound Lover she has created :rolleyes:

[centitout]

thanks Nadie !!

I think pagan will be very good,some just take longer than others,personally i prefer them to be trained slower and more thoroughly,than trying to stuff every conceivable scenario into them as pups-they will eventually go sour.I have spoken to a few people now ,and the general consensus is 18 mths to fully train a man trailing dog to search status. i will not start a pup before 7 mths,they need that time physically to grow and also the 5 mths can be used to extensively socialise them first. i too wish they had a trailing club,footstep tracking is an entirely different sport with different training methods.

if we keep at it though,eventually the bloodhound will be recognised for what it can do,might take a long time,but i think if it is done in the right way,it will happen.

[Hound Lover]

thanks Nadie !!

I think pagan will be very good,some just take longer than others,personally i prefer them to be trained slower and more thoroughly,than trying to stuff every conceivable scenario into them as pups-they will eventually go sour.I have spoken to a few people now ,and the general consensus is 18 mths to fully train a man trailing dog to search status. i will not start a pup before 7 mths,they need that time physically to grow and also the 5 mths can be used to extensively socialise them first. i too wish they had a trailing club,footstep tracking is an entirely different sport with different training methods.

if we keep at it though,eventually the bloodhound will be recognised for what it can do,might take a long time,but i think if it is done in the right way,it will happen.

I am with you all the way on this I really hope I am not asking to much of Pagan, I don't think I am she is keen and absolutely loves it! The minute she is harnessed she is ready for action

I have only been trailing her twice a week she would prefer more but I am not sure of how much more to do with her I am hanging out to show you the small clip on her! I will get it next Tuesday.

I have taken her to the local market where she is subjected to people dogs chooks ect when I command her to (leave it) she is wagging her tail and looking at me as if to say ok mum.

Seriously she is just the best!

She has no more fear of much and I just adore her! She has grown to love me I think as much as I adore her. Very playful now too and loves to charge around the yard which is quite big and romp with me.

And settles when asked to so she is getting plenty of play time too

I am going back to aging the trail as She will do 2km find 2 hours old I think I maybe should shorten again and age it some more perhaps although she does love it and seems ok on what I am doing please send me more instructions or advice will be open to correcting myself not a problem.

grouse to have a reply from you.

Nadie. ( Hound Lover) lol