Rob Ponte wrote 11/29/2006 07:32 PM tracking in the snow #119199 - 11/29/2006 07:32 PM
Rob Ponte Webboard User Reg: 08-18-2003 Posts: 23 Loc: canada Offline	im just wondering if there is anything bad that i should know before i start tracking with my dog in the snow. thanks for your time in advance Rob
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Carol Boche wrote 11/29/2006 07:55 PM Re: tracking in the snow [Re: Rob Ponte ] #119201 - 11/29/2006 07:55 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Hey Rob, Are you footstep to footstep (ground disturbance) "tracking" OR are you training a scent discriminate "trailing" dog? Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Rob Ponte wrote 11/29/2006 08:14 PM Re: tracking in the snow [Re: Carol Boche ] #119203 - 11/29/2006 08:14 PM
Rob Ponte Webboard User Reg: 08-18-2003 Posts: 23 Loc: canada Offline	carol im am doing ttd
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Matthew Grubb wrote 11/29/2006 10:38 PM Re: tracking in the snow [Re: Rob Ponte ] #119212 - 11/29/2006 10:38 PM
Matthew Grubb Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2002 Posts: 637 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa. Offline	Rob… Tracking in snow should not be of much difficulty to your dog. You may see the pace slow a little bit as your dog may start checking footsteps. The scent tends to collect inside the footstep, especially with deeper snow. The only issue I tend to see is when the ground freezes as the temperature really starts to drop. When the ground gets really hard, track scent from disturbed ground really takes a nosedive. http://www.NAPWDA.com
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Julie Wilson wrote 12/29/2007 04:13 PM Re: tracking in the snow [Re: Matthew Grubb ] #171601 - 12/29/2007 04:13 PM
Julie Wilson Webboard User Reg: 07-12-2007 Posts: 148 Loc: Washington State Offline	I personally LOVE trailing in the snow. IF it's in the 20's to 30's the dog seems to just eat up the ground because the coolness keeps the scent nicely. I also like that I can 'see' what the dog smells (ie unexpected crosstracks) so it's a nice training aid to utilize when learning to read the dog. I have not done much frozen ground, nor have I done temps below the 20's. Supposedly it gets a lot harder in then teens and below - it was explained to me 'the scent kinda gets sealed/frozen in, and for wilderness searches in very cold areas with lots of snow airscent dogs are *potentially* of more use.'
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Jason Demko wrote 12/29/2007 10:05 PM Re: tracking in the snow [Re: Julie Wilson ] #171675 - 12/29/2007 10:05 PM
Jason Demko Webboard User Reg: 07-02-2003 Posts: 60 Loc: PA Offline	Rob, The only negetive I have seen with tracking in the snow to often is if the dog starts using his eyes instead of his nose. During the winter months I like to really work hard surface problems aftr the parking lotshave been cleared. Jason Jason Some days you're the dog, and some days you're the hydrant.
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