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Try Tracking!: The Puppy Tracking Primer |  | Author: Carolyn A. Krause
Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 135939
Media: Paperback
Pages: 90
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 1929242182
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
EAN: 9781929242184
ASIN: 1929242182
Publication Date: June 15, 2005
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Great resource July 1, 2009
K. Marks
I haven't read the whole book yet, but it appears to be full of great information. It will be a great resource for this newbie tracker! :)
Nice Straightforward Process May 26, 2009
C. Ponder (Wisconsin)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would always recommend that any handler review a variety of books/techniques when enbarking on any training endeavor that is new to them. It pays to pick out the parts that resonate for you, listen for an author's personal biases, and weigh it all together, objectively. But be assured, this is a very nice little volume to get you and your tracking puppy off to a great start.
positive tracking training August 27, 2008
Just Me (here and there across the USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Fun, positive method for training tracking. The back cover has recommendations from 2 AKC tracking judges and Pat Miller.
Fantastic book for beginner trackers! July 4, 2008
K. M. Pickar (Washington, D.C.)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this book as I wanted to learn about tracking and also teach my year-old basset/coonhound mix about tracking.
While the title says it's for "puppies," the cover also has a blurb saying it works with adult dogs, too--which is what caused me to pick it.
Well, this is a fantastic book. The author lays out very clear and easy steps for the beginner to follow and also offers suggestions on how training a puppy would be different from training an adult. The author also precisely lays out what is needed, in terms of gear, for both the dog and the human, for summer tracking vs. winter tracking, suggestions on how to be allowed to use a neighbor's unused farmland for tracking, and so forth.
The author also points out how tracking, as both a sport and a casual exercise, builds the relationship between you and your dog. My basset mix and I have always been close; he bonded with me on the drive home from the "breeder's" (long story). We've been inseparable since. Learning and practicing tracking, however, has brought our relationship to another level. We respect each other and he *really* listens to me now, thanks to the tracking exercises we're doing. I can even call him off a prey scent--which I could never do before!
So I highly recommend this book for all beginner trackers and also for anyone wanting to do a sport other than agility--or even for anyone wanting to improve their relationship with their dog(s).
Enthusiastically recommended for dog owners everywhere May 4, 2008
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Our canine companions have been blessed with a scent of smell that some say is a thousand times greater than our own. "Try Tracking: The Puppy Tracking Primer" will teach you how to get the most out of your puppy's excellent nose, and to refine its natural instincts, to increase the bond between you and your pet. Tracking is fun for both you and your dog, improve both of your fitnesses, and you'll gain respect to just how your dog works. The methods put forth are said to be able to work with any age of dog from seven weeks of age to elderly canines, and for that, "Try Tracking!: The Puppy Tracking Primer" is enthusiastically recommended for dog owners everywhere and community library collections dealing with canine obedience and training.
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