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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

I got this in a email from the guy we got Ciaro from. Thought I would share.
TRACKING INTRODUCTION
Supplies you will need.
Pack of survey flags (you can find them at Lowes) small size 12inches
Beef broth
Beef hot dog or Turkey (No pork)
Squeeze bottle to put the beef broth in

!2 weeks old pup short straight track about 20 30 yards
We are working on some small tracking courses with Hondo.
We put a flag on where we start and a flag at the end of the trail.
BEEF HOT DOGS (cut up 3 hot dogs in nickel size pieces)
1. You put the beef broth in a squeeze bottle.
2. Your first trail only make it about 30 yards.
3. Your first couple of time make it a straight line.
4. From the flag squirt a line of beef broth 4 ft. lay 2 small pieces of hot dog at the 4ft. Then go another 4ft with broth and set 2 pieces of hot dog. Keep going until you get to the end flag. Put four pieces of hot dog at the end.
5. Go get pup, Have pup on a check cord and go to the starting Flag, point to the ground and say track, track , track make sure you get pups nose to the ground, wants pup smells the broth keep pup walking on the trail with nose down and keep repeating the word track, track over & over. When pup gets to the first hot dogs let pup eat them and then keep pup going to the next hot dogs. Still saying track, track, track.
{He told me that they put a leash on the pup, hold his nose to the ground and crawl with them giving the track comand.}

You should have seen Hondo, the second day he was ready, then the third time he went out already to track. he was ALL about the track.
We have him doing the tracking twice a week, we make the trail longer each time and we put turns in it, when you make a turn you need to put a flag for your reference.

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