Tracking books and harnesses

[Linda Shipman <Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com>]

At 02:56 PM 9/20/2000 -0400, Lyn L. Nelson wrote:
> Anyone from Alaska want to exchange jobs &
> homes?!

Hi Lynn and Brierfolks:

Not me!   Nice and toasty here ;-)  Of course, our first
frost is
predicted tonight and there's powdered sugar snow on the highest
peaks around the glacier....so we're not too far behind you. 
Hey
Deb, how are the temps farther north?

> Can anyone suggest some good web sites or
> books on tracking?

Books on tracking?   First of all, go to:

http://www.dogwise.com

Go half way down the page to the search box....instead of 
typing
anything in.....click on the blue "search by subject.

On the next screen, pull down the menu for "Training and
Behavior".
Tracking is the last item listed.  Highlight it and click on
"Go".

This will give you a long and comprehensive list of tracking books.

My personal favorites, and what I recommend to those just starting
out in tracking are Clothiers "Following Ghosts" for $6.50
which explains 
a philosophical approach to tracking that is very important.

The other recommendation is Ganz' s "Tracking from the Ground
Up".
There's a book and a video for $62.90.  But if that's too much,
definitely
get just the book for $19.95.  It has training session by training
session
outlines to go by each week.  It's a great reference book for those
of
us just starting.

If you want a tracking harness and lead, we recommend the 
Premiere ones.  You can find them at:

http://www.pawmark.com/harness.htm

If you take Monza into formal tracking training, these are
great
because you can order them in two different colors.  The
harness,
and the 20 feet of lead closest to the handler of the 40 foot line, are
one color.  And the 20 feet of the lead closest to the harness is
another.
That way you know exactly how far back you need to be on the 
lead when in a tracking trial, and it's very clear to the judges
too.

These don't get mildewy (we've repeatedly thrown them into the back 
of our car wet, which is a given in Juneau) and they don't get
weight
heavy when wet either.

Tracking websites will come in the post following this....

Have fun tracking!  It's our favorite dog sport, followed closely
by
agility these days :-)

Linda

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Linda Shipman
Juneau, Alaska
Linda.Shipman@chezor.alaska.com
http://www.chezor.alaska.com

    

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