How to train a dog to track?

After you finish laying the track, walk back to your dog without walking back down the track. This will likely confuse the scent along the track, thus confusing your dog. Rather, hop sideways off the track and walk back to your dog. Attach your track line to your dog’s harness when you are at the start of the track. read more

Every six or ten feet, drop a piece of hot dog. Stop after about 20 feet and drop one of your gloves or one of your dog’s toys; your dog needs to find something at the end of the track. Drop another piece of hot dog on top of the item. Go back to your dog and release him from his stay, encouraging him to smell the ground where the hot dogs were. read more

Train a drug dog, a bomb dog, bed bug dog, or any type of specific scent detection. This is the way we train the dogs no matter what scent is the goal. This is just the way we start the training and there are many other things to consider in the handling of the substances, search patterns, and final indications. read more