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Canadian Kennel Club - Tracking Test Rules & Regulations
Section 10 - Standards for Tracking Tests
10.9 The Urban Tracking Dog Test (UTD)
(a) The length of the track shall not be less than 300 meters (984 feet) and not more than 400 meters (1312 feet).
(b) The track is to be no less than one hour or more than 2 hours old at the time that the dog starts the track.
(c) The tracklayer shall leave the two approved articles at the designated locations on the track. The dog must find both articles, execpt as noted in section 10.4.1 The first article should be dropped not less than 150 meters (492 feet) from the start of the track; the last article shall be dropped at the end of the track. One article shall be left on a non-vegetated surface. The dog will not be penalized/failed for indicating additional articles that were not left by the tracklayer.
(d) Approximately 2/3 of the track shall be on vegetation, the other 1/3 (no less than 100 meters (328 feet)) shall be on non-vegetated surfaces such as gravel, dirt, sand, mulch, brick, concrete or asphalt. The first 30 meters (98 feet) of the track shall be on vegetation.
(e) The track shall contain 3-5 turns; both left & right; at least 2 are 90 degrees; none may be acute. One turn shall be on a non-vegetated surface.
(f) No conflicting track shall be plotted, but naturally occurring crosstracks are to be expected in an urban environment, so if they should happen, they will not invalidate the track.
(g) No "obstacles" shall be included on a UTD track. Obstacles would include guardrails, fences, stairs, open buildings (i.e. Gazebos and breezeways).
10.4.1 Articles
The judge shall ask the handler to describe the usual manner in which the dog indicates the article. If in the judge's opinion the dog actively searched the area where the article was dropped but did not find the article and the tracklayer cannot find the article, the dog shall be given credit for finding the article.
*Effective January 1, 2005
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