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Resources
To learn more about the sport of tracking, including training and scent theory, we recommend the following books. There are also several websites available to learn more about tracking and we have included their links below. Additionally, there are currently two list servs which provide daily interesting discussions from trackers around the North America. By joining either of these discussion groups, you can read the latest topics of discussions and/or post questions and receive responses from the best trackers in the country.
Resources
Recommended Reading
Tracking! A Practical Guide for TD and TDX
Author: the Tracking Club of Massachusetts
Purchase: to purchase a copy, contact Karen Westerfield Tucker at kbethwt@yahoo.com
Tracking Dog: Theory & Methods
Author: Glen R. Johnson
A classic. While tracking and the teaching methods for it have changed greatly, there are still nuggest of great information to be found in this book.
Fascinating Scent
Author: Susan and Orrin Eldred
An excellent book using a different approach (scent circles) to teach the dog to follow a scent trail; also full of problem-solving ideas and lists of experiences the dog should have before entering trials.
About Tracking Dog Training: Creating a Problem-Solving Partnership
Author: Betty A. Mueller
Enthusiastic Tracking, the Step-by-Step Training Manual
Author: William R. Sanders
A very useful book for those who train alone; great schedule of tracks that one should run to gradually build your dog's skill set.
Try Tracking! The Puppy Tracking Primer
Author: Carolyn A. Krause
Tracking from the Beginning
Authors: Gary Patterson
Scent and the Scenting Dog
Author: William G. Syrotuck
Somewhat outdated as much new information is now known about how dogs process odors, but, nevertheless, a useful guide for the human end-of-the-leash to understand how odor is dispersed in the natural world and how winds, temperature, and terrain affect its dispersal.
About Track Laying
Author: Betty A. Mueller
Mastering Variable Surface Tracking: The Component Training Approach
Author: Ed Presnall
Following Ghosts: Developing the Tracking Relationship
Authors: John Rice and Suzanne Clothier
Tracking from the Ground Up
Authors: Sandy Ganz and Susan Boyd
Practical Scent Dog Training
Author: Lou Button
Practical Tracking for Practically Anyone
Authors: Julie Hogan and Donna Thompson
Novice Nosework: A Primer for Beginning Trackers
Authors: Ed Presnall and Lois Ballard
Smellorama - Nose Games for Dogs
Author: Viviane Theby
Fun Nosework for Dogs
Author: Roy Hunter
Training to Track, Search and Rescue
Authors: Milo Pearsall and Hugo Verbruggen
Ready! - The Training of the Search and Rescue Dog, 2nd Edition
Author: Susan Bulanda
Building a Basic Foundation for Search and Rescue Dog Training
Author: Christy Judah
Other Tracking Clubs
Tracking clubs in New England.
Pioneer Valley Kennel Club
http://www.pioneervalleykennelclub.com/
This club offers spring tracking clinics for beginners and advanced beginners, and tracking days with Doris Vigures (AKC Tracking Judge) during the spring and summer.
Hudson Valley Tracking Club
http://www.hvtrackingclub.org/
This club offers a spring tracking clinic for beginners and has fields that club members can use regularly during the fall, winter, and early spring.
Dog Tracking Club of Maine
http://www.gonetracking.com/
This club offers a spring beginners clinic and has regular get-togethers with members for tracking and lunch.
Tracking Club of Vermont
http://www.trackingclubofvermont.org/
This club offers both a spring beginners clinic (TD level) and an advanced clinic (TDX level), as well as clinics for VST training.
Charles River Dog Training Club
http://www.crdtc.org/seminars.html#tracking
This club maintains a list of local New England tracking events that can be useful for anyone searching for training clinics.
Useful Tracking Websites
Dr. P’s Dog Training – The Nose Knows
http://www.uwsp.edu/PSYCH/dog/Work2.htm
Geoff Stern’s Tracking Resources
http://www.bigmtnbelgians.com/trackingresources.html
Tracking Listserv
Tracking_Dog
Yahoo Groups - Tracking_Dog
Tracking-L
Yahoo Groups - Tracking-L
TCM-L (for TCM members only)
Yahoo Groups - TCM-L