by Carolyn Krause

Mother Nature equipped our canine companions with the ability to smell that is at least 300 times...some say 1,000 times...more powerful than our own. It is the most important way that your dog gathers information about the world.

Tracking is something that comes naturally to each and every dog, no matter what age, what breed or what size. Teaching your dog to track is the perfect to way to spend time together, build your relationship, and challenge both of you mentally and physically. You can teach very young puppies to track even before they can start formal obedience training, and these positive methods work with adult dogs too. Try Tracking! dscusses these topics:

• Introduction to tracking
• Getting ready to track
• Track laying and mapping
• Tracking fundamentals
• The Glove Game
• A lesson plan for you and your puppy
• Advanced training
• Certificiation and AKC tracking tests
• Working with adult dogs

Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
Edition: 2005 Paperback, 90 pages