Molly Graf Webboard User Reg: 06-11-2004
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WOW - that is really impressive. Super nice tracking dog - free or not (though that is very impressive in itself for sure) - she has a lot of drive for the track, is willing to work, really great to see. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on an excellent tracking dog with obviously excellent training and a good relationship with you.
Can anyone please clarify for me how (or not) the free style tracking is/isn't being integrated into SchH trials? At the last club trial I went to watch, someone tracked free style under the SV judge (successfully). Unfortunately, I didn't get there in time to see it, and I'm unclear where that style of tracking fits in. i.e. is it being considered as an option? considered as a requirement? etc. That topic is way ahead of me, so I'm not up on it. (but I like to be prepared!)
Hi Beth
Tracking with the dog free is an option.
You decide for your self if you want to use tracking line or not.
The rules is the same for free/line tracking. 10 m behind the dog when tracking .
Its not many dogs that do the tracking free in trials .
Thanks for the info. I'm new at this, so that last trial was the first time I even heard of the option. I wish I had seen the person who tracked that way. But I probably saw "more" on your video than I could have seen at the trial anyway - just based on field location and setup.
Hi Trond, excellent video and a very nice dog. I'm just learning tracking and i have a technical question regarding Sch tracking, my rule book say's "the distance of at least 10 meters (approximately 33 feet) between handler and dog must be maintained throughout the track". How can a person possibly maintain the right position (distance from the dog) on the track? Or is it a rule that's overlooked in the sport? To me 10 meters means 10 meters, not 9 or 11 or does it not matter? I'm planning on participating in my first trial this spring and i'm trying to learn everything i can,
Thanks,
AL
Hi AL
Well about the meters i realy dont think any judge will do any thing if you are tracking free (no line)
A SCH Tracking line is 10 meters so i really think the person tracking 11 m behind the dog have body dis-function of a kind
So if you are holing the distance of 10-9 m behind your dog i cant se the problem.
Hi Trond, that was my question, with the proper length of lead you know how far you are from your dog and can maintain that distance, otherwise it's just a guess, right? So if you do free tracking the judge won't care how far/close you are to/from your dog? I guess what i'm asking is if they're strict on the rules or just some of the rules or this applies only to tracking?. I'm not arguing, i'm asking. Maybe this is a dumb question,
Thanks,
AL
Hi al
Well you must still keep a distance of about 10 m in free tracking. but it`s not possible for the judge to measure if you are going 10 or 11 m behind.
Free tracking is a bit more difficult than tracking on lead so i don't think the judge makes mutch of it.
Well this only applies to the tracking part .
at GR B and GR C they must be strict.
And i think they are strict in GR A to but they will focus on the dog not as mutch the handler
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