Description: Sport Tracking is a fun activity for a dog and handler to enjoy together. Tracking Dogs are trained to follow human scent in a variety of environments, and locate articles that have been dropped by the person who is being tracked, the tracklayer. It turns out that dogs are quite good at this and naturally enjoy using their noses.
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Sport Tracking is a fun activity for a dog and handler to enjoy together. Tracking Dogs are trained to follow human scent in a variety of environments, and locate articles that have been dropped by the person who is being tracked, the tracklayer. It turns out that dogs are quite good at this and naturally enjoy using their noses.
Many tracking enthusiasts simply use tracking as a non-competitive sport to enhance their companionship with their dogs. It is a specialized form of dog training endorsed by the American Kennel Club (AKC).