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Novice Nosework
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Novice Nosework
A Primer For Beginning Trackers
© 2005 Ed Presnall & Lois Ballard
52 pages, softcover
"filled with photos and graphics"
ISBN-Number: 0-9663092-5-1
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This is an easy to read, highly understandable primer for the beginner tracker.
Includes chapters on:
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Is Tracking?
Available AKC Tracking Titles
Who Can Compete?
What (We Think) Your Dog Smells
Where Does All The Scent Go?
Ways To Concentrate The Scent
Teaching The Dog
Teaching You The Handler
What Equipment Is Needed To Start?
Adjusting The Harness
Tracking Is Not Obedience
Article Indication
Tracking Styles
Other Training Tools
Variable Surfaces From The Start |
The First Track
So What Did We Learn?
Okay, We Did The First Track, Now What?
Backing Up Is Easy
Introducing Turns
The Article GameTM
Your Routines
Something's Different
How Many Flags?
Lead Handling And Communication
Being An Active Part Of The Team
Learning By Making Mistakes
Help, I Lost It!
Track Age
Mix It Up For Motivation
Certification To Compete In A Test
Test Day
Where To Get Tracking Stuff
Yacking About Tracking
Tracking Terms
About The Authors
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