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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
Tracking Dog: Theory & Methods
Author: Glen R. Johnson
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
Try Tracking! The Puppy Tracking Primer
Author: Carolyn A. Krause
Fun Nosework for Dogs
Author: Roy Hunter
Scent and the Scenting Dog
Author: William G. Syrotuck
About Track Laying
Author: Betty A. Mueller
Mastering Variable Surface Tracking: The Component Training Approach
Author: Ed Presnall
Scent: Training to Track, Search and Rescue
Authors: Milo Pearsall and Hugo Verbruggen
Following Ghosts: Developing the Tracking Relationship
Authors: John Rice and Suzanne Clothier
Practical Scent Dog Training
Author: Lou Button
Novice Nosework: A Primer for Beginning Trackers
Authors: Ed Presnall and Lois Ballard
Akc.org
American Kennel Club.
www.akc.org
Ckc.org
Canadian Kennel Club.
www.ckc.ca
Other tracking clubs
Tracking clubs in New England.
Hudson Valley Tracking Club
http://www.hvtrackingclub.org/
Tracking Club of Maine
http://www.gonetracking.com/
Tracking Club of Vermont
http://www.trackingclubofvermont.org/
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