How do you end your tracks?

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by Don Corleone on 08 March 2011 - 18:03

by Don Corleone on 09 March 2011 - 16:03

What do you do? Do you end with a Jackpot, toy, article, etc? The one thing I won't do is end with an article. In training you should use a random number of articles that most of the time outnumber the amount in a trial. In a trial, if there are only three articles, the dog dog will probably be smart enough to know that the track goes on because we always do more. I don't want the dog ever to think that the track ends on an article. The track goes on and you better get your rear up and finish. I know people that do finish on the article and they pull their toy out and release the dog. I'm not saying it is wrong. If it works, great. I just assume he always thinks the show goes on.

by SchaeferhundSchH on 09 March 2011 - 17:03

good point about the article at the end. It could create associations in a young dog that the article meets the end.

I generally end on a jackpot of treats with a scent pad and pull the dog away while its eating the jackpot. The jackpot is easily discernable between the track and it because of the type of steps to create the scent pad.

by viperk9 on 09 March 2011 - 18:03

I bury a toy at the end.

by Mystere on 09 March 2011 - 20:03

I've always had an article at the penultimate end of the track , with a toy another 6-10' away, at the very end. The dog is tracking to get that toy to play. I teach the artlicles off the track, around the house, even as puppies. They end up thinking that finding an artilce is a "good thing" and there is no article avoidance. One dog kept working the tract , trying to find that damn article, when a crow had taken the thing off the track. Fortunately, spectators saw the crow take the article.

by VKGSDs on 11 March 2011 - 13:03

I used to reward with a ball at the end but the dog anticipated too much, would build up speed through the track, get really anxious at articles.

Now I put down some food.

by alkster2002 on 19 March 2011 - 00:03

Definitely not putting an article or more important not putting a toy (ball, jute, etc) ............. I put down a favorite bakery treat as the dog knows this is the end .... all the time ..... for me a donut, sweet roll ........... then I bring warm coffee and we sit down and talk about the track ..... :-) Regards ....... Greg

by Don Corleone on 19 March 2011 - 02:03

LOL, Greg. So you track at Dunkin Donuts? Typical cop!

by alkster2002 on 19 March 2011 - 12:03

You got that right ...... lol ! But in all seriuosness that is baited at the end of my tracks so the dog knows that this is the end ....................... the dog is fed on the track prior to this for his days allowance of food ..... Regards .............. Greg

by Mike D on 20 March 2011 - 14:03

I end on an article. Can't use a toy on the track. Use a release command at the end so the dog knows it is done.

Mike

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