Sarah Mark wrote 07/31/2005 12:49 PM Laying track walking backwards #80684 - 07/31/2005 12:49 PM
Sarah Mark Webboard User Reg: 07-08-2005 Posts: 26 Loc: Offline	Hello, First, let me apologise in advance for asking what I suspect will be an obvious 'newbie' question - also, I've had a go with the search function looking for this question already - maybe its so obvious, everyone knows.... ....I'm starting my young GSD bitch tracking, and so far, putting food into every footstep. I'm finding it really difficult to physically do this though! Do people lay their tracks by walking backwards and putting the food in each footprint? Will it make any difference to the dog if this is done? I would have thought they can tell the footprint is backwards but the scent travels 'away' - ie gets stronger towards the freshest part of the track. I hope someone can set me straight, I don't want to a) mess up my dog by introducing another complication (backwards footprints), or b) end up with spinal damage from the weird positions I get into, placing the food in the prints without moving my feet <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Connie Sutherland wrote 07/31/2005 01:00 PM Re: Laying track walking backwards [Re: Sarah Mark ] #80685 - 07/31/2005 01:00 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I hope this helps. Ed Frawley has several articles about tracking training. Start here: http://www.leerburg.com/ttd.htm
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Sarah Mark wrote 07/31/2005 01:20 PM Re: Laying track walking backwards [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #80686 - 07/31/2005 01:20 PM
Sarah Mark Webboard User Reg: 07-08-2005 Posts: 26 Loc: Offline	Thanks Connie! I've enjoyed reading through the articles on the site over the last few months since I got my pup - an incredible amount of info there. Maybe its just me though, but I can't seem to find this specific point mentioned anywhere - about whether its OK to lay the track walking backwards - it was an idea I had the other morning after I thought I was going to need spinal surgery to untwist myself...
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Sammy Blondin wrote 07/31/2005 01:33 PM Re: Laying track walking backwards [Re: Sarah Mark ] #80687 - 07/31/2005 01:33 PM
Sammy Blondin Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2002 Posts: 308 Loc: Offline	I laid my Mal pups first track this morning backwards LOL. I don't see a problem with it on short tracks, but once you get going a little longer if you do it backwards the track ends up being a big wobbly mess. (well mine do anyways...) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Sarah Mark wrote 07/31/2005 01:40 PM Re: Laying track walking backwards [Re: Sammy Blondin ] #80688 - 07/31/2005 01:40 PM
Sarah Mark Webboard User Reg: 07-08-2005 Posts: 26 Loc: Offline	Thanks - I never thought of that. The tracks are only short 'puppy' tracks at the moment so I would hope to be able to keep in some sort of line <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Once I start to lay longer tracks I'll have to see what my aim is like, dropping food instead of placing it.
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Michele Moore wrote 07/31/2005 02:47 PM Re: Laying track walking backwards [Re: Sarah Mark ] #80689 - 07/31/2005 02:47 PM
Michele Moore Webboard User Reg: 09-20-2004 Posts: 66 Loc: AZ Offline	If its just an issue of aim, I track with some people who use a pvc pipe (about 5 feet long) and drop the pieces of food through it so they land on the foot steps.
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Sarah Mark wrote 07/31/2005 02:59 PM Re: Laying track walking backwards [Re: Michele Moore ] #80690 - 07/31/2005 02:59 PM
Sarah Mark Webboard User Reg: 07-08-2005 Posts: 26 Loc: Offline	Fantastic! That's a really good idea (now why didn't I think of that) Thanks a million <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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