Celine went tracking with me today out at the turf farm. We are lucky enough to have access to the fields at Fast Grass for our tracking. They are huge and always in good shape, which makes it easy for us to teach the dogs how to track. In the photo Celine is tracking Yari, a Belgian Malinois that has been tracking for about three weeks. Tracking is a great way to decompress and enjoy a nice walk with a dog.  The bonus is you are actually working, and working the dog at the same time. All while taking a walk out in nature. I really enjoy tracking. I was able to spend time with Celine, teaching her how to lay tracks and work the dogs, so that made it even better. Read More

Celine and I tracked the puppies using the HITT method from Steve White. basically you use distilled water to activate bacteria on the ground and have the puppies track the bacteria. All of the puppies are being trained to track on hard surfaces like asphalt, concrete, brick or stone. Things went OK, although I did my usual job of expecting Celine to “KNOW” what I wanted. Had to slow down and explain better, then things went much smoother. We’ll do this for the next two weeks and then see where the puppies are with their tracking. Read More