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Following Ghosts: Developing the Tracking Relationship

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This is not so much a "how-to" book as it is a book about the concepts and the communication between you and your dog. It focuses on issues such as how your dog uses scent, how your handling of the lead affects the dog, why YOU need to be a skillful track layer, and how AKC tracking is sometimes contrary to the way a dog would economically use its nose to reach a goal. The book also points out several errors handlers make and points out errors of traditional tracking wisdom. I can't wait to make some of these observations in my own dog and make better use of what he's telling me.

The co-author of this 56 page booklet is Suzanne Clothier, of Bones Would Rain From The Sky fame. This is the only look at tracking with Suzanne's emphasis on a good dog/handler relationship as key, that I am aware of. Makes you think of WHY you would choose to train in a particular way.

The book is very poorly written with very little practical advice. It is more of a polemic from a weird dog person who has lost touch with normal people and normal dogs.