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Canadian Kennel Club - Tracking Test Rules & Regulations
Section 10 - Standards for Tracking Tests
10.8 The Tracking Dog Excellent Test (TDX)
(a) The length of the track shall not be less than 900 meters (2953 feet) or more than 1000 meters (3281 feet).
(b) The track shall not be less than 3 hours old and no more than 5 hours old at the time that the dog starts the track, and shall be crossed in 2 places at well separated intervals by a more recent track.
(c) The track shall contain at least 5 turns and no more than 8 turns with no acute angles less than 45 degrees.
(d) The first article should be dropped not less than 250 meters (820 feet) ftom the start of the track; the second article at an irregular interval between the first and third; and the third article shall be dropped at the end of the track.
(e) One hour after the primary track has been completed, the judge shall instruct a second person, who shall not be a member of the handler's immediate household, to start out from a given point and cross the original track in 2 places. The judge will strive as much as possible to ensure the cross tracks intersect the primary track at a 90-degree angle.
(f) The primary track should be laid over varying terrain and across a road.
(g) The dog must find the last article and one other; the dog must not follow one of the cross tracks for a distance of more than 20 meters (66 feet).
*Effective January 1, 2005
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