The AKC awards titles for tracking excellence, with dogs earning the following as they successfully complete field tests: Tracking Dog (TD), Tracking Dog Urban (TDU)
Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX), and Variable Surface Tracking (VST) tests.
TDX -
Tracking Dog Excellent.
The next step is the TDX,
Tracking Dog Excellent, which is a lot more challenging than the TD.
The TD or TDU title must be achieved before a dog can exhibit for a TDX (
Tracking Dog Excellent) or VST (Variable Surface Tracker) title.
Her own dogs and dogs she has trained, have earned numerous titles and wins in various dog sports including OTCh (Obedience Trial Champion), UD (Utility Dog), TDX (
Tracking Dog Excellent), FDCh (Flyball Champion), CGC (Canine Good Citizen) and HIT (High In Trial).
Not exact matches
In fact, they're often chosen as therapy
dogs and make
excellent competitors in
dog sports, including obedience, agility,
tracking and rally.
It is very good at
tracking and makes an
excellent watch
dog.
The Alpha GPS
Track and Train System is an excellent solution if you have multiple dogs that you're trying to train and track in the f
Track and Train System is an
excellent solution if you have multiple
dogs that you're trying to train and
track in the f
track in the field.
EXCELLENT DOG AWARDS: These are presented to
dogs that are awarded 10
Excellents in Obedience and / or
Tracking and / or Agility / Jumping, in a single or any combination of the 4 disciplines.
They also make
excellent competitors for
dog agility trials, obedience, flyball,
tracking, showmanship and herding events.
Border Collies have a highly developed sense of smell and with their high drive make
excellent and easily motivated
tracking dogs for Tracking
tracking dogs for
TrackingTracking trials.
Participating in canine activities such as agility, herding,
tracking, and dock diving provides
excellent physical and mental exercise and is fun and rewarding for both
dog and owner.
Janet Tobiassen Crosby, DVM in Your Guide to Veterinary Medicine has some
excellent advice for keeping
track of
dog lumps on the skin.
He makes an
excellent «seeing - eye»
dog because of his
tracking abilities, balanced temperament and willingness to connect with people.
The database will also be searchable by
dog breed and by geographic location, so that people looking for a new
dog could compare average ratings of different
dog breeds and find a breeder in their area with a
track record of producing
excellent companion
dogs.
Searching and
tracking exercises have proved an
excellent remedy for under stimulated and over active
dogs.
If
dog lovers had a tool to help them identify
dog breeders with
track records of responsibly producing puppies that develop into
excellent companion
dogs, they could not only maximize their chance of finding the best
dog possible, they could also collectively decrease the demand for puppies that are irresponsibly bred by anonymous breeders and sold for exorbitant prices online or through pet stores.
Otterhounds are not natural retrievers, but many are
excellent tracking dogs.
Currently it is possible to achieve three titles;
Track and Search
Dog (TSD) and
Track and Search
Dog Excellent (TSDX) and
Track and Search
Dog Champion.
The final
track to gain the title of Track and Search Dog Excellent is held in the streets at n
track to gain the title of
Track and Search Dog Excellent is held in the streets at n
Track and Search
Dog Excellent is held in the streets at night.
English Cocker Spaniels love to use their noses and make
excellent tracking dogs.
The most recognized suffix titles are CD (Companion
Dog - Novice Level), CDX (Companion
Dog Excellent - Open Level), UD (Utility
Dog - Utility Level), UDX (Utility
Dog Excellent), RN (Rally Novice), RA (Rally Advanced), RE (Rally
Excellent), RAE (Rally Advanced
Excellent), NA (Novice Agility), JH (Junior Hunter), and TD (
Tracking Dog).
Today, Pitbulls are still very agile
dogs that make
excellent contestants in agility, weight pulling, and
tracking tests.
Open Barn Hunt (RATO)-- May 10, 2014 Novice Agility Jumper (NAJ)-- August 3, 2014 Graduate Novice Obedience (GN)-- August 10, 2014 Novice Agility (NA)-- August 17, 2014 K9 Nose Work Odor Recognition Test Birch (ORT - B)-- September 21, 2014 Junior Earthdog (JE)-- October 4, 2014 Companion
Dog Excellent Obedience (CDX)-- March 22, 2015 Rally Novice (RN)-- March 29, 2015 Senior Earthdog (SE)-- April 5,2015 K9 Nose Work Nose Work 1 (NW1)-- April 18, 2015 Open Agility (OA)-- May 23, 2015 Open Agility Jumper (OAJ)-- June 7, 2015 Violet participates in Obedience, Rally, Agility, Earthdog, Barnhunt, K9 Nose Work, and
Tracking.
In addition to having an
excellent sense of smell and hunting and
tracking abilities, drug
dogs need to be physically fit, independent, agile, love hard work and have a hunger for praise.
The prognosis is also very good in those uncommon cases where
dogs do not adjust to travel naturally, because there are a number of medical and non-medical techniques that have an
excellent track record for managing this condition.