Sunday, September 05, 2010

Training Articles

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Starting Trailing Dogs
How to start a puppy or untrained dog in trailing.  read more...
Laying Trails
How to set up a trail for beginning dogs, intermediate/advanced dogs, and tests.  read more...
Trailhead and Scent Guide Verification
Explanation of the sign-off and the purposes behind it.  read more...
Desert Searching with Dogs - Saturday, September 03, 2005
Our dogs can be effective search tools in the desert, but we must take certain considerations into account: hazards, equipment, training, and searching techniques. Many hazards await the unprepared desert searcher.  read more...
Heat-related Illness
What we don't know can hurt us.  read more...
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