Tracking question - Page 3

where at in md?

which club are you in?

That was supposed to be 5 month old girl. Sorry. We train in Lovettsville, VA, Alpha Schutzhund, but I am in Frederick, MD. www.alphaschutzhund.com Website needs to be updated, I have not had much time lately. :-( Theresa

If its too cold for you, its too cold for the dog.
Use a little common sense.
Low teens with wind chill is dangerous for most things.   Single digits even worst.
You will get frost bite before the dog does anyway.


Moons.

Im in pikesville.

So how come you dont do any work with joyce's group at misty ridge over there in frederick?

Im not a schh guy but i did go watch her regional tourney a couple months back.

Yoshy,
Winter temps in MD are not a problem to work or track a dog in.  I used to live on Long Island and we tracked year round as well as OB and protection in the snow.  I used to take every opportunity to track in the snow that I could.  The snow holds the scent well and your footprints are easy to see,  The only thing to be careful of is that the dog can see the footprints as well if the snow is deep enough.  You don't want the dog getting in the habit of "looking" for the track.  If your dog stays mainly in the house and is a house dog I would limit the time out in extreme cold.  With an outside dog that is kenneled I wouldn't worry at all. 

LavK9,
I met Hans in December when I was out in Scottsdale.  We had a very nice visit, he's a very nice guy and very knowledgeable.  He also had some really nice dogs.

Jim

Hey Jim-I agree with what you said about trying to train all year round.I living in IL and was training (schH in -4 deg weather.The dogs seemed to be more invigurated and liked working in it.Then when I was training police dogs we tracked in snow.No need to worry about then seeing the foot prints....the wind covered them with drifts lol. THAT was a fun tracking time!!!
Yes Hans is super nice.I have had some great talks with him on the phone and a nice time when I met him long ago.I came across Jiri's site then that led me to Hans. I liked his dogs and saw him work one when I met him.That is what made me want something with czech lines. I am looking forward to seeing him and Jiri in a few weeks.Should be great to learn more about the dogs and I am sure that Jiri has some great stories of dogs that he has.
~L~

Yeah I have tracked him in the snow. we have had a couple already and exspecting more.
I have no issues working dog in the elements. I just halted training this weekend we we
were hitting the teens and single digits. Just curious if others did the same. or others cut
off points for tracking. I dont worry about the Protection or obedience as much cause they
are exuberating a lot of body heat for there durations outside. 

Appreciate the info.

Good to know im not the only idiot out in the snow tracking haha. I actually have to stay on top of my boy as early on snow days wer eplay time. so now all he wants to do is play in the snow. So Im having to work through that.

much appreciated.

- 10 up there in minnesota that must cut out like 6 months a year haha. jk.

Yoshy, I did go and visit Joyce's place once, but was looking for something different than what she was offering. My friend and I started this group over 3 yrs ago and it is going better than I could have imagined. Theresa