Tracking

[Tiggy]

I'm interested in giving tracking a go with my Stafford Banjo. The TrackWest club sounds good and I think it's at Gnangara Pines which isn't far from me. I've been looking at tracking photos and haven't seen one Stafford. Will the German Shepherds laugh at him .

[speedy2]

I'm interested in giving tracking a go with my Stafford Banjo. The TrackWest club sounds good and I think it's at Gnangara Pines which isn't far from me. I've been looking at tracking photos and haven't seen one Stafford. Will the German Shepherds laugh at him .

no more than they laugh at me and my greyhound!

check out the tracking champions on the nsw tracking website (www.trackingclubnsw.org.au) and you'll see a staffy who is a tracking champion.

go for it.

speedy2

[Tiggy]

no more than they laugh at me and my greyhound!

check out the tracking champions on the nsw tracking website (www.trackingclubnsw.org.au) and you'll see a staffy who is a tracking champion.

go for it.

speedy2

Cool! Training doesn't start until April so we have to wait .

[Gamby]

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Cool! Training doesn't start until April so we have to wait ;) .

No, No, NO, don't wait for April.

Get out and start training now in the late evening or early morning as it is too hot during the day.

Contact Track West and plead with them to find someone who would be willing to go out with you for a few days/nights to get you started.

Get onto the Tracking Club of Victoria's Web Page (google search) and go to Links. there are some fab articles to read regarding tracking.

The Vic's Secretary, Helen has two Staffy TCH's, head on the ground and go, go go.

Firstly, get some work socks, and play with your dog with them. then put them on you for at least 30 minutes.

Walk around the house dropping the socks. You can put a small food drop on the socks but I'd prefer the dog to indicate the socks itself. When the dog finds the socks make a fuss, play with the dog and the sock.

Then take the socks out side and do the same. Put distance between the socks and built of the distance so that the dog has to search for them.

Use a same for the finding of the socks. Track, search, where are they, find.

Once the dog is indicating and searching the socks then it is time to put a harness on the dog and a longish lead and then send the dog out to find the socks.

It's a fun game and the dogs get a buzz out of doing what they do naturally like hunting.

Then it is time to get out on a paddock and that is where the fun starts.

I think Tracking with a dog is the most peacefull thing you can do. To be out early in the morning or evening weith the dgo on a lead out in front doing it's own thing. Watching the body language change when the dog is on or off the track, when it has lost the scent then find it again.

Enough from me.

Wendy

TCH Miss Annabell

TD Poruse Diamond Dealer (Gambit)

[laffi]

I'm interested in giving tracking a go with my Stafford Banjo. The TrackWest club sounds good and I think it's at Gnangara Pines which isn't far from me. I've been looking at tracking photos and haven't seen one Stafford. Will the German Shepherds laugh at him .

no more than they laugh at me and my greyhound!

check out the tracking champions on the nsw tracking website (www.trackingclubnsw.org.au) and you'll see a staffy who is a tracking champion.

go for it.

speedy2

do you know by any chance where and how often does the tracking club nsw train?

[speedy2]

do you know by any chance where and how often does the tracking club nsw train?

monthly from March.

grounds will vary - you can always send them an email and ask.

as noted above, you can start play-find games now.

speedy2