Reading The Tracking Dog

Question 1

What is the importance of reading your dog?

Answer 1

Foundation of tracking
Reliability
Report
Court

Question 2

What training can you set up to observe indications?

Answer 2

Concentration tracks
Known tracks
Elevated decoy

Question 3

What are you looking for when you are reading your dog?

Answer 3

Negatives
Indicators/change of behaviors

Question 4

What do indicators/change of behaviors look like?

Answer 4

Head snap
Rigid body
Head down
Head up/nose popping

Question 5

What do indications/change of behaviors sound like?

Answer 5

Nose popping
Breathing changes
Baying

Question 6

What do indications/change of behaviors feel like?

Answer 6

Pulling hard on lead
Picking up pace
Slowing down pace

Question 7

What do negatives look like?

Answer 7

High head
Just walking
Circling/stopping
Open mouth
Multiple potty breaks

Question 8

What do negatives sound like?

Answer 8

Panting
Lack of sound

Question 9

What do negatives feel like?

Answer 9

Light on the lead
Not pulling against the lead

Question 10

What is a proxy?

Answer 10

When the dog is in close proximity “to the man”
Abandons the actual track
Indications

Question 11

Why is reading proxy important?

Answer 11

Safety
It can be a cue to communicate for backup
They see you before you see them
Get cover
Announcements (patrol dogs)