Post by DogGoneGood on Jul 16, 2008 22:51:52 GMT -5
There are different styles dogs will show when tracking...
The tracking dogs follow close to the actual track and never track with their heads up. Their "loss of track" indications are easily observed even by the most novice spectators as well as their discovery of the track. Their pattern of following a track seldom deviates more than a few feet off the actual track and when they arrive at a turn, they rarely overshoot the turn by more than a few yards. At a turn, they will seldom circle, but will instead discover the new direction of the track with little actual searching. They become so engrossed in the track scent that they become oblivious to normal distractions encountered along the way.
The trailing dogs follow the track scent with their heads down when tracking with the wind, but lift their heads when tracking into the wind, and halfway down when in a crosswind. With a crosswind, they will follow the track a distance downwind of the actual track with a slight tendency to quarter downwind of the actual track. When arriving at a turn, when the wind is blowing at their backs, the dog's tendency to overshoot is pronounced and reading their "loss of track" indication is sometimes very difficult since their course is rather erratic with considerable quartering. They are easily distracted by normal distractions and have the tendency to want to check things out by sight.
TRACKING DOGS
The tracking dogs follow close to the actual track and never track with their heads up. Their "loss of track" indications are easily observed even by the most novice spectators as well as their discovery of the track. Their pattern of following a track seldom deviates more than a few feet off the actual track and when they arrive at a turn, they rarely overshoot the turn by more than a few yards. At a turn, they will seldom circle, but will instead discover the new direction of the track with little actual searching. They become so engrossed in the track scent that they become oblivious to normal distractions encountered along the way.
TRAILING DOGS
The trailing dogs follow the track scent with their heads down when tracking with the wind, but lift their heads when tracking into the wind, and halfway down when in a crosswind. With a crosswind, they will follow the track a distance downwind of the actual track with a slight tendency to quarter downwind of the actual track. When arriving at a turn, when the wind is blowing at their backs, the dog's tendency to overshoot is pronounced and reading their "loss of track" indication is sometimes very difficult since their course is rather erratic with considerable quartering. They are easily distracted by normal distractions and have the tendency to want to check things out by sight.
