Matthew Thurston wrote 02/16/2009 02:45 PM Schutzhund USA tracking rules #227845 - 02/16/2009 02:45 PM
Matthew Thurston Webboard User Reg: 12-14-2007 Posts: 262 Loc: Kentucky Offline	I'm totally confused here. I just want to know if the current rules allow the dog to touch the article in tracking. My dog is has been trained to down and place his chin on the article. I was talking with a guy recently who said he thought the rules had been changed so that the dog is allowed no contact with the article at all. On the USA website I think I remember reading that the dog could retreive the article. Again, I'm really confused. Bravo Vom Buchonia
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Charlie Snyder wrote 02/16/2009 04:18 PM Re: Schutzhund USA tracking rules [Re: Matthew Thurston ] #227855 - 02/16/2009 04:18 PM
Charlie Snyder Webboard User Reg: 08-02-2001 Posts: 999 Loc: Offline	Best thing to do is get a copy of the USA rule book. The Member News section has a couple of articles on how the rules are supposed to be interpreted ... http://www.germanshepherddog.com/members/index.htm#OrganizationNews AFAIK, mouthing the article is faulty. The dog laying his chin on the article may be interpreted as mouthing.  Quote: Article Indication The handler must indicate that the article will either be pointed out or picked up. If the handler reports that the dog will pick up he can do the following option; pick up and sit at the article location, pickup and stand at the article location or pickup and retrieve to the handler. The dog cannot lie down and pick up the article. The speed of the indication may by in-line with the speed of the dogs track. For example; if the dog track slow, the article indication does not have to be extremely fast. As longs as the indication is sure and with purpose a slow indication may not be faulty when considering the dog’s temperament and character.
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