Like I said, it is not a natural thing at all....but GSD's take to it well. However, slow and methodical is jut not in the Malinois vocabulary. lol Linda Legato German Shepherds...and... Stormy Sch3 IPO3 CDX RA Zena CD Bh AD Beaux Bh AD >From: Fran Henry <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > For maximum points in schutzhund > > tracking (as IF I had ever seen *maximum* points in tracking!) <g>, the >dog > > should have a deep nose and go methodically from footstep to footstep. > >I put an AKC tracking title on my first GSD years ago, and we were part of >an SAR team. The above seems counterintuitive to me based on those >experiences, at least for GSDs, who are natural air scenters. Bloodhounds, >I >think, track in the above manner naturally. > >Fran >-- _________________________________________________________________ Try Search Survival Kits: Fix up your home and better handle your cash with Live Search! http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en-US&source=hmtagline ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================