Winston!

Winston!
The many faces of Winston

Friday, June 11, 2010

Tracking intro


Winston has been learning basic tracking.  Here, Mark shows him a soft ball that Winston will be "tracking."


Mark and Winston have a man to man about tracking.




Winston wears a harness for the tracking training as a signal that he is "working."
He enjoys the training because it is a fun game for him! See how happy he looks!


Winston observes as Mark lays the track. 

Mark walks a straight line track, leaving his scent and the toy soft ball at the end of the track with a tasty treat for Winston to find. Next, Winston "finds it" by following the track (Mark's scent)
It has been fun to watch him use his nose! As he learns more the tracking training will increase in difficulty.

We are using a book by Glen Johnson: Tracking Dog.



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