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Canadian Kennel Club - Tracking Test Rules & Regulations
Section 10 - Standards for Tracking Tests
10.10 The Urban Tracking Dog Excellent Test (UTDX)
(a) The length of the track shall not be less than 600 meters (1968 feet) and not more than 750 meters (2461 feet).
(b) The track is to be no less than 3 hours old and no more than 5 hours old at the time that the dog starts the track.
(c) The tracklayer shall leave the three approved articles at the designated locations on the track. The dog must find all 3 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 second article at an irregular interval between the first and third ; and the third article shall be dropped at the end of the track. At least 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) A minimum of 1/3 and a maximum of 1/2 of the track shall on non-vegetated surfaces such as gravel, dirt, sand, mulch, brick, concrete or asphalt. The remaining parts of the track shall be on vegetation. The first 30 meters (98 feet) of the track shall be on vegetation.
(e) The track shall contain 5 turns and no more than 7 turns; both left & right; with no acute angles less than 45 degrees. One 90 degree turn shall occur in a non-vegetated area with no vegetation, fences or buildings within 25 meters (82 feet) of the turn.
(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) Obstacles such as guardrails, stairs, open buildings (i.e. Gazebos and breezeways) are permitted. No track may enter a closed building.
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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