Course curriculum
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2
Why Tracking?
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What is the sport of tracking?
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Is Tracking hard for a dog?
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Example of a lovely bush track
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Practical Exercise 1
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Starting Runaways - Practical exersice 1
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Technology for tracking
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3
Tracking Scent Science
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What does a human smell like?
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Practical Exercise 2
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Surface Transitions - Practical Exercise 2
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Decomposition of a track
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READING: Hepper, P. G., & Wells, D. L. (2005). How many footsteps do dogs need to determine the direction of an odour trail?
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4
Elements of a Track
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The 8 elements of a track
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A Tracklayer rewarding the dog
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Articles
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Practical Exercise 3
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Training the Article Indication - Practical Exercise 3
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The Article Game - Basic version
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Troubleshooting the elements
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Practical Exercise 4
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5
Reading your Dog
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How dogs work a track
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Practical Exercise 5
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Free Tracking - Practical Exercise 5
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Practical Exercise 6
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Practical Exercise 7
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Car Pickup - Practical Exercise 7
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READING: Albuquerque, N., Guo, K., Wilkinson, A., Savalli, C., Otta, E., & Mills, D. (2016). Dogs recognize dog and human emotions.
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Summary
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The final word on Tracking
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Completed Module 4!
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