Purpose: To teach you to train your dog to track wounded game in all conditions and to help you and your dog be prepared for the NAVHDA Natural Ability Tracking component.
Course Information: This course is for those that feel they and/or their dog need extra help learning to concentrate and cooperate on a track. As always, this is only ONE method to train and there are many others that may work just as well.
Prerequisites: 4 months to 16 months (actually any age, but must be under 16 months to be qualified to Prize in a NAVHDA Natural Ability test).
What you can expect to learn from this course:
- Understanding NAVHDA Natural Ability Tracking
- Laying a Track
- Dog learns something is “out there.”
- Dog learns to use nose and concentrate on track
- Importance of wind
- Importance of training in varying cover
- Importance of training corners
- Importance of training roads or paths
- Dog learns the difference between “Track” and “Search”
- How to find a test, enter and run your dog in a NAVHDA Natural Ability test.
- The NAVHDA Natural Ability Tracking Training course focuses on scenting theories, training techniques, starting a dog on a track, laying a track, equipment used, types of fields to train in, expectations of judging a track in a NAVHDA NA test, and step-by-step instruction to get your dog ready for the Natural Ability test in NAVHDA and the hunting field.
Instructor: Cheryl Asmus
Course Length: 6 one-hour sessions
Course Fee –
For Credit OnDemand: $70
Student Information:
Access to this course will expire in 2 months.
You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click HERE to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.
NAVHDA Affiliation Disclaimer:
Please note that this course is not affiliated with nor endorsed by the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA). To prevent any conflicts of interest in both the presentation of this material and the NAVHDA, the content has not been reviewed or approved by, nor does it represent the opinions or views of, NAVHDA International.