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Originally Posted by lblax  all dogs are born with the ability to track otherwise they would all starve to death in the wild. if your just doing this for enjoyment then use whatever you want if you plan on getting into a tracking venue then this is where the training is involved because most venues take a dogs natural abilities and have them perform them in an unnatural fashion ie schutzhund tracking |
Exactly! (or they would not be able to find back to the pack)
We don’t have to teach the dog to use the sense of smell, but in tracking and other kind of “nosework”, we teach the dog how to and for what we want it to use this wonderful sense (work or sport).