I have trained and owned quite a few PPDs but I have not yet forayed into tracking. It is something I want to try, but I want to keep it practical, you know just in case. I was going through the forums and Leerburg's catalog and I've learned more about the 2 current tracking methods of drive and foot tracking. Has anybody added tracking skills to a ppd? If so what type of tracking do most of you use when training ppds? Is this something you could adapt for competition if you wanted to put a title like ASR1 on the dog later? Are there any real world cases involving a ppd tracking someone, a family member, bad guy, etc?
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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We've been discussing the possibility of adding a "pursuit" type tracking degree for ASR ( as an additional title, not required for the regular ASR titles ).
It would basically be a track with the track layer/ perp hiding under/ in an environmental obstacle with the dog getting a bite on the decoy at the end of the track.
It's just something that we're considering, but it's getting discussed at every American Street Ring meeting now, which is a good sign. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
The only thing I'd stress here is that in Real Life, a ppd is a *defensive* tool and tracking usually wouldn't be of any defensive value...
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There is no application that I can think of for a personal protection dog (PPD) to track someone in a real life scenario. The role of a PPD is to protect the owner and not hunt bad guys - thats the job of a police service dog.
If you track someone down with a PPD and it engages the person you had better have dam good insurance.
You should train the dog in foot step tracking for competition if you want to track a PPD.
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