Matthew Grubb Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2002
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Any dog can track... the dog just has to have the right drive to excel at it. My 2yr. old Rott is a great tracker..... until you get about 1,000 yards then he's exhausted. Unfortunatly, Rott's don't quite have the stamina for extended periods of work like you will have with tracking.
So Officer Grubbs are you saying that a Rottie makes a good article and building search dog, but not a real good wilderness/manhunt type search dog, where the suspect has an hour or more lead??
Charles, Tracking covers a lot of ground, excuse my pun. You can have a lot of fun teaching a dog to track. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Best not to classify a breed into a big lump and say "they" don't do this or they can't do that, there are individuals that can and do.
In the local SAR group I know there are at least 2 rotties, one of which I photographed while she was certifying as a cadaver dog. She was already working in wilderness air scent.
The problem with rotties is usually a conditioning issue. If there is not a good reason for them to be active they would rahter just hang out on the couch and they end up with crap for stamina. A fit dog ALWAYS works better and longer than an out-of-shape dog.
Matthew Grubb Webboard User Reg: 09-27-2002
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Um....no Don I didn't say anything of the sort. There are Rotts all over the world doing all kinds of great work including "wilderness /manhunt" work. My Rott would probably be a better hard surface tracker than my work dog.... but he does not have the stamina at 93 Lbs. that my 65 Lb. Mal does. Combine that with a coat that overheats the dog quickley.
And Deanna I never said "All Rotts" can or cannot do this or that... There are always exceptions. I'm sure there are some outstanding Rottweilers doing detection work.... would I want one for that? No, size, weight, and agility are important factors I like to consider in that regard.
I read an article the other day about a minature poodle mix that is a narcotics dog for the Put-in-Bay Police Department in Ohio. God bless them for showing that ANY DOG CAN DO ALMOST ANY JOB..... but it wouldn't be my choice!
I was speaking in general that a Rottie could do it but is not the best choice, for long manhunt searches. If it sound absolute it wasn't meant to be.
My point is that try to use a dog for what its bred or known for, I've seen and heard of Customs using Begals as article/baggage search dogs. I hear they got great noses, but they would not be my 1st choice.
Mr. Frawley sells videos of Rottweiler competions from over seas but are there any events that anyone knows of in the U.S.?
Mainly around Arizona?
All your comments helped thanks.
Originally posted by De'Ondre Charles: Do Rottweilers make good Tracking Dogs? If a dog has food drive, he can become a good tracking dog. My Rotties have extremely high food drive, and I believe many in the breed do.
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