Well it snowed today and I was wondering if anyone has a good book that has information on teaching tracking in the snow. I have a young pup that loves to go tracking and I am working on his beginning stages of doing SAR training with him. It snowed an inch today but I figured I would get moving on it.
Snow is great for seeing where the track layer went obviously, helps build confidence with a handler to actually see a tracking dog doing what it is supposed to do is a real good boost to the ol confidence level, not sure what kind of distance you are up too, what breed it is, or even how old your dog is, but i have never came across any specific books that covered tracking in the snow. If its only like an inch thick it would just be like tracking in grass or where ever else.
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Tracking or trailing is great in the snow. I totally agree, however, the handler needs to remember to make sure not to lead the dog. By this I mean, following the track and not allowing the dog to work independently of the handler whether on-lead or off.
Reading the negatives and other body language that the individual dog displays is crucial to training.
When we start young dogs, for any discipline, we always start with "tracking" or "trailing" to teach the dog to bring their nose down first. (exclude the Bloodhounds, their nose goes down naturally, it is just a matter of teaching them what you want them to look for and how to read them)
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