K9 Professional Tracking, 2nd Ed.: A Complete Manual for Theory and Training in Clean-Scent Tracking

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Brush Education, Jun 27, 2022 - Pets - 312 pages

Train your dog to reliably follow a human scent trail

Learn:

- How to pick the right dog for tracking

- What equipment you need

- How to lay both simple and advanced tracks

- The science of scent and your dog’s nose

A well-trained tracking dog can be the deciding factor that determines success in both criminal investigations and search-and-rescue operations. When the stakes are high, demanding the highest level of performance from your K9, you need training methods relied upon by police forces and SAR teams around the world.

Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak show you how to train your dog in clean-scent tracking, a proven method that trains dogs to follow a particular scent on a track, while ignoring cross-tracks and other odors.

In K9 Professional Tracking, you’ll learn how to train a clean-scent tracking dog you can count on. You’ll also learn to fully understand what your K9 is and is not capable of in the field. With the right knowledge and techniques, you’ll be able to train tracking dogs to the highest professional standards.

 

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Contents

1 Early Research on Tracking Dogs
1
2 Senses and Perception
30
3 Anatomy and Odor Perception
50
4 Odor Processing
71
5 The Odor Complex of the Track
96
6 Human Footstep Scents
122
7 Weather Conditions
138
8 Equipment and Laying a Track
159
12 Preliminary Exercises for Clean Scent Tracking
223
13 Basic Clean Scent Tracking
236
14 Advanced Clean Scent Tracking
248
15 The Limits of Tracking
260
Conclusion
271
Notes
273
Photo Credits
283
Bibliography
284

9 Dog and Handler Characters
172
10 Tracking Methods in Sports
183
11 Avoiding Trouble
198
About the Authors
294
Copyright

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About the author (2022)

Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak are world-renowned specialists in the field of dog work and the authors of more than 30 titles on dog training. They train search and rescue dogs for the International Red Cross and the United Nations (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), and they have trained drug and explosive detector dogs for the Dutch police and the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Gerritsen and Haak also act as international judges for the International Rescue Dog Organization.

Bibliographic information

TitleK9 Professional Tracking, 2nd Ed.: A Complete Manual for Theory and Training in Clean-Scent Tracking
K9 Professional Training
AuthorsResi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak
PublisherBrush Education, 2022
ISBN1550599127, 9781550599121
Length312 pages
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