Welcome to RDOC Tracking Class

https://youtu.be/5Z8tTDcjcjE heres the exercise we did today. The goal of this exercise is to shift the responsibility for finding the...

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April 10, 1936 – the first official “Regulations and Standard for Obedience Test Field Trials” was published. The first licensed test...

After our talk session today, I went onto my on line class…and many of the instructor’s comments began with, “It depends.” While we were...

For your enjoyment, here are the AKC tracking regs. Totally worth the read. And I’m happy to answer any rule qu...

Carol had the excellent idea of doing a blog on what folks learned from the test, especially from being a track/cross track layer or flag...

Let’s start with a fact: Until about the mid 1990s, TD tracks did not have a start article. Repeat, there was no start article. So...

Setting, and moving, criteria Over the course of this class, you’ve probably heard, and perhaps been frustrated, by me changing criteria....

A big day for several today….we added a six turn stair step to your training repertoire! Congratulations, that is a huge step! ...

Today was an interesting day. Really good dogs tracked well, and then…didn’t. All of them, except Lilah. I have an apology to make: I...

Here’s how the horses liked after we left. Perhaps we were their exercise regime for the day!

Those were the things I was thinking about as I watched both classes this week. I think I’ve reminded you taking a step, no matter how...

Many years ago I was judging the Cardigan Corgi National Specialty Tracking test at Oatlands in Leesburg. It was 9 degrees and windy,...

When do you back up an add more food? How do you do it? How should you think about it? If you are heading towards a challenge….should...

All the dogs looked great today. Some homework for each of you… Pam & Melissa: Welcome! We are very glad to have both of you, and both...

Usually my blog posts are well thought out….I‘m writing this one as I think about it, so it might be clear as mud….. There comes a point...

Something to think about.... As judges, we often place articles in such a way as to help the dog, or reward the dog, for completing a...

Apparently Frost Flowers are a rare sight. We saw hundreds on Saturday, and fewer (but still over a hundred) on Sunday. Clint and I...

Last post for the day. Many of you appear to worry about the food on the track. I’d like to encourage you to stay the course and trust...

Observing behavior is more than watching. Find a safe, level place to track. Put in a one turn track. Now go get your dog. Get to about...