Sonja Needs

Tracking (eBook, ePUB)

For Companion and Sports Dogs

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Tracking is a great way to channel your dogs energy and challenge their mind. There are different avenues of tracking from sports trials (earning titles), to search and rescue (professional working dogs), to dogs who only participate for fun and energy release. Tracking as a dog sport is intended to exercise the mind and body of your dog. Tracking is an ideal activity for dogs which have high drive (motivation and energy for a task) and require a means for release. Any breed of dog can do tracking and many dogs will excel at tracking where they have failed at other dog sports. Tracking challenges your dog with a task, they utilize their innate physical and mental abilities to the fullest extent, as nature had intended. In this book, we focus on Tracking as a sport or for fun. We use techniques and methods used by professional tracking and trailing dog handlers. We cover everything from laying your first track, progressing your training and troubleshooting. Learn about scent, how it moves and how it is affected by the environment so that you can start to understand your dogs behaviour and support them. Understanding scent also makes it easier for you to make well planned practice tracks for you and your training partners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris AU
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781514496091
• Artikelnr.: 52586686

Autorenporträt

Sonja has been training dogs for over twenty-five years, gaining competition titles with her rough collies, which she bred, in obedience and tracking. She has extensive experience with dog behavioural training. She currently lectures in Animal Science (behaviour and training) and researches canine scenting and detection for pest and diseases at the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Science. She has extensive knowledge on scent and how it is affected by environmental and atmospheric conditions and holds a number of degrees, including a BS in app. sc., a grad. cert. in forensic sci., a grad. dip. in teaching, and is currently completing her research masters. Sonja was an Australian certified and operational search-and-rescue dog handler with her German Shepherd Dog Luther, specialising in urban search and rescue. She currently has a feisty Border Terrier called Keely, who has shown great talent in trailing.