In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:<\/p>\n
Hard surface training for the most successful tracking.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Creating an independent problem solver in your dog.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Common issues in tracking.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Drills and approaches to shore up your tracking foundation and the problems you are facing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Why laying a good track is a critical skill.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n
Returning to foundational drills is not a bad thing – it is returning to basics to keep your tracking training progressing forward.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
One of the first things to train in tracking is pace\u2014this will be different from dog to dog, but our job in training is to create a nice, even pace given the dogs temperament, characteristics, etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Get rid of the large rewards at the end of the track – value the track itself. You need a variable reward system on the track.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Don\u2019t get lazy when laying your tracks. If you\u2019re always doing large articles, the dog will start to look for those instead of the potentially higher-value, small articles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Your dog is not too slow. Deliberate is a good pace.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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“This is going to be the life cycle of your tracking – tighten them up, they’re going to get looser. Tighten them up again, they’re going to get looser. You have to have these go-to’s to always reel that dog back in and make him tighter.” \u2014\u00a0 Jerry Bradshaw<\/p>\n
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