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Originally Posted by red_dobe_syd  Not to get off topic, but whats the difference between Schutz tracking and akc? |
schutzhund tracking is much more formal in my opinion. the tracking dog should keep his nose deep in the track at all times going from footstep to footstep any sort of air scenting is very much discouraged. article identification requires that the dog down on the article (i recently read that what is desired now is that the dog down with the article between their front feet & their chin on the article). at least at schutzhund I level the handler lays their own track at a trial. the dog is scored on a 100 point basis (i can't remember what a passing score is) w/points taken off for air scenting, failure to properly indicate articles etc.
akc tracking is based on a simple pass or fail. as long as articles are indicated it doesn't make any difference how (judges will sometimes ask how your dog indicates an article). as long as the dog is clearly following the track it would make no difference if the dog has his nose on the ground (none of my dobes tracks w/their nose always on the ground by the way) or if they air scent or fringe scent as well as scent from footstep to footstep. akc tracks are always layed by track layer who is someone other than the handler at all tracking levels.
that's the very short version of the differences.