(I was waiting for you to chime in here Bob!!! )

All JMHO of course!

I believe i said not to place the articles on the track until the dog was ready ,which shouldn't take over a few days.If he's tracking to fast, place a prong collar on him.run the lead under his right leg. if you tracking in a harness get rid of it give it to someone you don't like (lol). i always track in a prong until the day of the trail in case he needs a correction. the way you learn is get out there and track. myself i what perfection i take it very serious

Not all dogs will track in a prong. Especially if they have not been force tracked. The correction/stimulation from the prong confuses the HELL out of them, and they quit.

Just a thought.

I have try tuna, what a difference. Harley still miss 2 out of 3 baits but he is not dragging me.

We are probably not very good but Harley get to do some thing. He got a bit lost at the sand patch.

All constructive comment welcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2PpLT6c2lM

Raya tracked a little faster then I liked. Her Sch1 track was scored at 99 points so I didn't sweat it to much... LOL She often left bait, I think the fun for her was the scent. But as long as she was footstep to footstep and correct I didn't sweat it.


But I did try and make the track more challenging for her and that did slow her down. I added cross tracks, I had someone walk alongside the track with us, things like that.

Pounce is the name of the cat treats that the ants almost left alone, much better then hot dogs or anything else.

We have those nasty red ants here and the last thing I wanted was a dog getting bit on their cute little nose while tracking.

HA! A bit faster they you 'liked' and you scored a 99!!!! You hush, Betty. :P lol. Go Raya!

I have never had a dog quit tracking because i placed a prong collar on him it may bother a weak dog but a strong dog will work right through it. a prong collar has other uses than force tracking i scored 97 at the 91 SCH 3 north american championships with a dog that wore one every day it's just a tool but must be used correctly. every dog is an individual so to say it would quit is incorrect

I meant no disrespect to you or your dogs Jon. You've got far more experience then I have in SchH, I'll freely admit that. A 97 at the NA Championship is a VERY respectable score! Congrats!

That said.... I DO know very strong dogs that won't track in a prong.

Personally, my dog wears a prong collar daily, and can handle a hard correction w/ no trouble. Koenig has not been force tracked. In an attempt to slow him down while I was having some hand trouble, we tried tracking him in a oversized prong, run under the right leg like normal. Dog wouldn't track. Confused the hell out him. Took it off, and we had a beautiful (albeit fast) track in a fursaver. Works for some, does not for other.



Ariene- sorry for the sidetrack there!!!!
Harley is so handsome! A couple things that I'm constantly reminded of in my own tracking- Always keep steady tension on the leash. You don't want to go from a slack line to pressure on the lead. Don't move forward unless the dog is moving forward, ON the TRACK. If he's moving forward, but off to the side of the track, don't go ahead.

I'm glad the tuna is worked for you. I have not tried it yet, honestly. You've inspired me to track today. Koe has a bad cut on his foot (you probably saw me bitching about it on FB, huh?) so we can't do anything fun/active, but tracking will be PERFECT mental stimulation for us while he's laid up. It'll make my TD happy, also.

You're lucky- I'll try to get a video of Koe tracking. He pulls like a sled dog! I'm super jealous of Harley's relaxed track.

kelly no offense taken one of my pet peeves is a dog that tries to drag me down the track it 's what anyone gets use to good luck