I vote you go to Home Depot or Lowe's and buy some climbing line, a snap hook (they have about 15 different types) and a package of the rope connector...
FYI: Home Depot carries those 'lineman's flags' (you know the little orange plastic flags on wires). I really don't know what they're called, but they're only...
Another good thing for marking tracks is clothes pins. I bought a big bag of the wood ones that were really cheap. We then clipped them around the edge of a...
A fellow tracker likes to carry a can of shaving cream and use that for marking turns in the woods. If it is put up on tree branches, the dogs don't see or...
Beth Lange
dogmahfunquest@...
Nov 1, 2003 9:06 pm
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I have a 6 year old sheltie that always has her nose to the ground. I would like to start her tracking from my back yard to see if she will take interest and...
Unless you have a very large backyard that isn't totally accessible to the dog, it would probably be easier to start someplace else. She's already told you...
Beth Lange
dogmahfunquest@...
Nov 2, 2003 1:11 am
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Wow, I've gotten more responses for help on this one list than I would have gotten from all my others combined! Thanks so much for all your help! I found...
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 20:10:50 -0500 "Beth Lange" ... I always like to start using a harness because I want my dogs to pull in the harness, but not to pull in a...
The people that I track with use small pieces of brightly colored yarn as markers to follow on the track. I get lost very easily so, for me, this is great! It...
In a message dated 11/1/2003 10:09:18 PM Central Standard Time, aleika2@... writes: Even the people with lots of experience seem to start their own dogs...
In a message dated 11/1/2003 8:44:38 PM Central Standard Time, meberle2@... writes: maybe a food drop here and there as a random reward. Is that ok to...
Hello, list. I am Irma Shanahan, and I share our home with 3 miniature apricot poodles and 1 silver standard poodle. The two older minis are now retired...
Irma - have you checked out the other list called Tiny Trackers? Would be another place to get good info especially tracking your mini! Ann [Non-text portions...
We usually start dogs on collars, but just so someone new to teh sport does not have to go out and invest in equipment before they try it. After all tracking...
Well, I took Buddy out for his (and mine) first day of training. We went to a local park that actually does have grass (hard to find here in Arizona). I used...
In a message dated 11/4/2003 6:09:29 AM Central Standard Time, silvermar2000@... writes: there is a reason they tell you to have some kind of bag to...
I'm sure this is an annual discussion when winter hits and I was reading a few old posts on the subject. This year winter hit us hard and fast, going from 80...
Just had to share the news ! My 18 month old Bernese Mountain Dog, Brighteye Shooting Star TD CGC (Hayley) earned her TDX title on Nov. 2 in Eagle, WI at the...
Denise-- Big Congratulations!! TDX is always an accomplishment. I think jitters are normal--I am so very glad to see that first article! Carol Rives TANA In a...
Hi Denise, Congratulations on Hayley's TDX!! Super job. April Rif and "X" Berners Lika, TDX Getty, TDX Nitro, TDX (Rainbow Bridge this past June and deeply...
Congratulations!!! All that hard work has paid off! ===== Lisa Adams http://www.claussenk9rottweilers.com Your character is determined by what you do when no...
I'd like to shout out a BIG thank you! to everyone who helped me find a place to get our harness and lead. I went with Pawmark since you could choose so many...
