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Below is a post a tracker in Michigan made on Facebook.
Notice how this new dog was "unique" in comparison to his other dog.
In this photo is my standard smooth European Dachshund "Sypris". She is 2 years old and she just completed her first official year of tracking.
She went on 17 tracks and made 8-9 recoveries. We struggled in the beginning because I was crating her to and from the tracks and also I was over feeding her and did not change her feeding time for tracking season. So for the most part she was tracking on a semi full to full stomach.
This was new to me because Scout my other tracking dog shows no affect with or without a full stomach. Once I had a feeding routine in place and allowed her to sit freely in my car she was a tracking machine. All her training I used a crate to haul her back and fourth and she showed no problem on my training lines. She has a very high prey drive and very high stamina when it comes to tracking. She is much quicker on a track than Scout, mostly due to her size and her nose is much better.
She for the most part tracks in a zig zag form slightly drifting on and off the scent trail. I have very high hopes with her and for her first year she was amazing and most likely would have made several more recoveries if I would have figured out the feeding routine and the crate issue. She is the type of dog that will punish you for not giving her the respect that she deserves.
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So you want a tracking dog? Just my opinion: they should be a family pet and treated
with respect 24/7/365.
But come hunting season...cut back on the food!
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