TCM
Tracking Club of Massachusetts
Welcome to the Tracking Club of Massachusetts’ new website! We are excited to share with you our love of the sport of tracking.
The Tracking Club of Massachusetts (TCM) encourages the sport of tracking by offering tracking clinics, seminars, certification matches, and licensed AKC tracking tests.
Members of TCM can enjoy quarterly club meetings as well as access to other tracking enthusiasts to improve their tracking skills and knowledge.
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The AKC Tracking Advisory Committee (TAC) has released their recommendations for changes to the AKC Tracking Regulations.
These are recommendations, not final decisions. Please click on this link
to review the recommendations and provide TAC with your thoughts & comments by September 17th. |
Calendar of Events
TCM offers the following events for 2008…
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October 5th •
TDX - Tracking Test
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October 26th •
TD - Tracking Test
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Tracking Information
Tracking is a sport whereby a dog follows a human scent trail and locates articles on the scent trail placed by that human. We cannot ‘teach’ a dog to track, they already know how. All dogs have the ability to find and follow scent, some better than others. What we humans have to figure out is how to hone the dog’s ability to follow the desired scent.
Learn about AKC and CKC tracking tests, scent, canine anatomy & physiology
Training Information
We cannot ‘teach’ a dog to track; they already know how. All dogs have the ability to find and follow scent, some better than others. What we humans have to figure out is how to hone the dog’s ability to follow the desired scent.
This section will provide basic information on getting started, what equipment is needed, how to lay tracks, and training for tests.