Has anyone here experienced any problems transitioning from sport tracking to real-world tracking (ie, TTD)?
In other words, will a dog that is initially trained and titled through SchH 3 have any major problems transitioning to Tracking Through Drive-type tracking for SAR applications (assuming the dog has the drives to do it in the first place)?
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Hey Scott... is the dog in question a slow and methodical tracker now? It might be more difficult to speed him/her up, unless they do have excellent drive.
I have only experience the oposite, training for SAR and Tracking titles, then trying to slow down for Schutzhund! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> That's a bit challenging... however my husband Ron watched a dog pulling it's handler along like a water skier, and still get an 88 in TR 1. So we are not going to be so concerned about slowing our dogs down for the Sch. tracking as we were to begin with. My understanding now is, that Schutzhund tracking allows more speed now as long as the nose is deep and concentrated.
I'd be interested to "hear" more on Scott's question!
Good luck! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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I'm with Tammy here - the problems that I've always seen was slowing the dogs down after TTD if the handler wanted to go back to compete with Footstep-to-Footstep in a trial.
Speeding a dog up in TTD can usually be done via increasing the reward for the "find".
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I hope you have cleats, because if your dog takes well to the tracking through drive, following behind him even on long line is a beach. I about face planted 3X's (hard) last weekend. That tracking is rough, because the dogs go so fast you gotta be on your toes reading your dog with quickness. Good luck and better get cha pair of riddels, I love it<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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This is a link to me coming to the end of the track with my dog as you can see I am sprinting which was the case the whole track. Definatly not for the boring <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> TTD will keep you in shape! http://photobucket.com/albums/v679/cjduhon/?action=view¤t=100_0470.jpg
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Don't like'em to girly for me, like a typical man I rather do a couple of face plants and pick up some new scars, hey chicks dig'em <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
He's a fast tracking (SchH) dog now, so speeding up for TTD should NOT be a problem. In fact, he'll probably enjoy it more since I won't be constantly trying to slow him down.
Once he's finished to SchH 3, IP3, FH, we will focus 100% on SAR work, so I'm not too concerned about losing points after changin over to TTD.
I would guess the only problem you would have is if you could not find a team that would take a schutzhund trained dog; depending on where you are that can be a problem.
Don't like'em to girly for me, like a typical man I rather do a couple of face plants and pick up some new scars, hey chicks dig'em <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Hey Chris, we dig combat scars, not face plant scars.
I'm sure you know that though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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