SUMMARY. To summarize our philosophy of tracking training:

To summarize our philosophy of tracking training:

First we teach the animal, supporting and encouraging while it learns the concepts and skills that we present. Then we train it, presenting problems and correcting the dog if it errs, in order to make it clear exactly what the job is. Lastly we proof it by presenting problems that are far harder than those it will encounter in trial.

Obedience: Requirements of the Trial

^{“Joy in work, devotion to duty and to master… docility and obedience, teachableness and quickness to understand.”–Max von Stephanitz}