NOTE:
Some articles on this page use aversive methods.
AUSTRALIAN TRACKING CLUBS
Rockingham Tracker Dogs-
Western Australia.
Tracking Club
of Victoria Welcome to Australia's first tracking website
!!*
Evergreen Tracking Club
... Evergreen Tracking Club - Gympie. Ms. D. Sunners. 24 Cremin
St. Upper Mt Gravatt.
4122. (07) 3349 2233. d.sunners@mailbox.uq.edu.au
...
Tracking and
Rescue Dog Club of NSW.
Contact the Secretary Anne Howard Email: anniedonh@bigpond.co
Age
of the Track Varying trail age - Here is Jonni's theory
of why hot tracks are similar, in the scent amount present,
as very aged tracks
Aging Tracks
by Craig Green
AKC
Tracking Tests
A love
Affair by Ed Presnall
Articles
- Teaching a puppy articles off the track
Articles
and Stories by Ed Presnall
Search Part II
Articles
Restraint, tapping, sniffing, platz, reward. by Armin Winkler
Bloodhound FAQ's
Books
Books
CLUB Tracking
Club of Victoria Australia's first tracking website !!
Conditioning
your dog for tracking
Contamination
We used the term "contamination" to have a different meaning
than "scent discrimination
Direction
- Dogs can determine the direction of a human odour trail.
Direction
How Many Footsteps Do Dogs Need to Determine the Direction
of an Odour Trail?
Doing
It Right ... eh? by Ed Presnall
Drive Tracking
Thru Drive in America vs. Canada
Early
Life Management of the Tracking Dog summarizes proper
selection of the right dog and preparing the young dog for
future tracking success. -
Endurance
overtraining an especially low-energy dog can create many
problems
Endurance
training for Tracking
Equipment
Tracking Equipment,
Part Two
Tracking Equipment, Part Three
Tracking Equipment, Part Four .
Excellence in Working dogs
Five
Golden Rings by Ed Presnall
FLoyd Wilson
on the FH Tracking Dog by Moc Klinkam
Glossary Human Scent
etc.
Gun
dogs A well-bred spaniel will learn tracking fairly quickly,
but it is not automatic
Hard Surface Tracking
Another point that needs to be determined in a potential hard
surface tracker, is the dog's ability to ignore distractions
and focus on the work
Hard Surface
Tracking With the Rotterdam Holland Police
Hot Dog
Tracking Club The purpose of tracking is to demonstrate
the dog's ability to recognize and follow human scent.
How
Do Search Dogs Work
Hydrated Footstep
Tracking by Steve White
Man
tracking dogs The Bloodhound has been recognised as the
premium tracking dog for
several hundred years
Nature
and the Vagaries of Scent Does the scent vary for different
parts of the foot?
Overtraining
by Craig Green
Presnall Ed Website
(Sandhill Farm)
Proving
a Point by Ed Presnall
Puppy Tracking
Part 1 Introducing the young pup to his first tracking
experiences should be a positive, rewarding experience
Search and Rescue (some great tips for tracking)
Search and Rescue Melbourne
Search and Rescue SARDA
- Search and Rescue Dogs Australia (SARDA) is a volunteer
organisation based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
Arda Search
Dogs
A
Nose for Trouble Police Dogs in Training
Bacteria
: Most of the microbes commonly found on the skin are gram-positives
which settle in across the landscapes of the body seeking
moist, nutrient-rich, protected crevices.
Building
Hunt Drive in Search Dogs It also increases the concentration
or quality of the dog's search.
Canine Companions
for Independence
Cavader:
The Importance of Foundation Work in Cadaver by Joni Joyce
Cavader
Work The Importance of Foundation Work in Cadaver
DAWG Disaster
and Wilderness Ground Searches FAQ's
Drowning
Victims: Utilizing Air-Scenting Search Dogs
Forensic
Dog Forensic does not mean human remains. Forensic means
the application of science to law
Horse
- a sort of equine bloodhound
International
Association of Assistance Dog Partners
Keen
Sense of Smell - All dogs have a sense of smell far superior
to that of humans
Integrating
Air Scenting and Trailing Dogs Together
Melanomas
Dogs able to sniff out cancerous melanoma
National Disaster Search Foundation
North American
Police Work Dog Association
"Nothing's
better than a live find" Handlers often comment that they're
the stupid part of the team.
Outdoor
Emergency Care, Avalanche Fundamentals and Rescue, Mountain
Rescue and other courses
Pools
scent pools Most handlers have run into the dreaded - - scent
pool.
Reading
The Dog - The number one complaint I hear from handlers
in water search is their inability to "read" when their dog
is in scent and when it is not
SARDA
Search and Rescue Dogs Australia
SAR Dog Evaluation
Checklist for the German Shepherd Dog.
SAR Groups Online
directory of worldwide SAR groups
SAR
Dog Handlers in Court Keep in mind that only the naive
believe that what goes on in court is a search for truth.
Keep in mind that only the naive believe that what goes on
in court is a search for truth.
SAR K-9 training
calendar page
Scent Debris
piles and brush can act like a dam. Hollows and low shady
spots may have scent pooling in them
Scent
Articles Selecting
Search
and Rescue Dog Training lots of stuff!
Search - How
Do Search Dogs Work Advantages Of Using Search Dogs
Sense
of Smell Steve White (a large parft was taken from Syrotuk
with permisson).
Tracking Notes
Tracking Trailing
Seach and Rescue
Trailing
Off Lead -it is the best method she has used so far to
train both dogs and handlers in the trailing discipline.
Victim Rules
for Establishing Victim Loyalty
Weak
alert - what happened?
Reading
and Understanding negative indications
Reading
the dog "Describe to me what your dog is doing physically,
from head to tail, when he is in scent." and "What changes
do you see when your dog goes out of scent
Retrieving and Scenting
Folder
Rockingham
Tracker dogs WA
Scent
and Forensic Evidence
Scent
K9's Reason for Being by Steve White
Scent
in a Bottle
Scent
in a Bottle Steve White (Conrad Most)
Scent in
a Bottle How to apply it
Scent
In a Bottle clicker training steps further down the page
Scent
in a Bottle Steve White
Scent in a Bottle Tracking
SIAB - A MODULAR APPROACH by Steve White
Scent Smell
The Mystery of Smell: How Rats and Mice-and Probably Humans-Recognize
Odors
Scent
What is the difference between .live. scent (living person)
and .dead. scent (deceased person)?
Scent
Movement - It is important to realize that the scent leaving
the body under water
behaves just like scent leaving a body on land
Scent
Pherenomes and Odour by Bill Syrotuk
Scent Debris
piles and brush can act like a dam. Hollows and low shady
spots may have scent pooling in them
Scent
Work THERE ARE GENERALLY THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCENT
WORK
Sense
of Smell Steve White (a large parft was taken from Syrotuk
with permisson).
Sensory
Overload by Ed Presnall
Serpertine
Tracks For this class, we will be trying a new approach
to introducing dogs
Skin
Rafts by Ed Presnall Several theories have evolved with
most discussion being separated into two groups. The dog is
tracking "broken vegetation" or the dog is tracking skin "rafts"
or shed body cells
Slowing
Down A dog Hopefully you have already put a "slow" command
in the dog in another aspect of his training (obedience, agility
Smell The
Mystery of Smell: How Rats and Mice-and Probably Humans-Recognize
Odors
Smell
Dogs experience the world nose-first
Surgical
Precision she and our grandson Carl had their tracking
degree!by Ed Presnall
TD Training:
Part 1 by Craig Green
TD Training:
Part 2
TD Training:
Part 3
TD Training:
Part 4
The
dog Nobody Wanted by Ed Presnall
The Thief
by Ed Presnall Like many who are born on the wrong side of
the tracks, he had an attitude. Sickly from birth, he carried
a chip on his shoulder
Tracking
line When your dog will do at least 150 paces of straight
track, keeping nose down.....with you up close on tracking
line
Tracking
Links
The Tracking
Philosophy Part One by Craig Green - Small Successful
Steps
Tracking Philosophy,
Part Two by Craig Green - Goals and Priorities
Tracking Philosophy,
Part Three by Craig Green - Motivation and Observation
The
Truth about Tracking by Ed Presnall
Tracking
Over training
Tracking and
Trailing by Tim Tieken - I personally do not believe true
tracking is the best way to catch crooks.
Tracking
Fields by Ed Presnall Scent and its lasting effect is
affected by weather conditions
Tracking
Sense WHAT'S THE BIG STINK ABOUT THE DOG'S NOSE?
Tracking Philosophy
Part One by Craig Green - Small Successful Steps
Tracking Philosophy,
Part Two by Craig Green - Goals and Priorities
Tracking Philosophy,
Part Three by Craig Green - Motivation and Observation
Tracking
Tips When your dog will do at least 150 paces of straight
track, keeping nose down.....with you up close on tracking
line......begin moving back on line....
Trailing
Dogs What is it that the dog is smelling when he is trailing?”
Trailing
Off Lead 11 Articles, scent pools etc,
Training
Tips Questions and Answers
Variable
Surfaces by Carol Pernicka
Variable
Surfaces Getting Started by Ed Presnall
Variable
Surfaces GETTING STARTED TRACKING VARIABLE SURFACES
Variable
Surface Tracker by Ed Presnall
Variable
Surface Tracking Inaugural VST test for the Moraine Tracking
Club by Ed Presnall
William
Syrotuk A person who weighs the same and has the same
shoe size can cross the suspects footprints and confuse the
canine
William
Syrotuk He may be following a raft scent until he comes
to a roadway where he suddenly loses it.
William
Syrotuk: Excerpt from "Analysis of Lost Person Behavior"
William
Syrotuk Theory of Scent
William
Syrotuk Scent - Pheremones and Odor
Winkler
Amin Only the NOSE really KNOWS Part 1 (Scent commitment,The
first thing we have to teach in tracking training is scent
association)
Winkler
Amin Only the NOSE really KNOWS Part 2 ( do not believe
in double laying a corner, because as the tracklayer I will
deposit an unusually concentrated pool of air scent around
the corner).
Winkler
Amin Only the NOSE really KNOWS Part 3 (The smell itself
becomes a command to the dog. Sounds simple, now that I figured
it out).
Winkler
Amin Only the NOSE really KNOWS Part 4 (Articles)
