THE STARTING ROUTINE

We often think of the Trail as the path that the dog takes following the scent trail of the person he has to find. But a Trail is much more than that.

The Trail begins, in fact, when we take the dog out of the car in which we have taken him to the starting point. Everything we do from that moment until we give the cue to start following the Trail will have a direct impact on the Trail, starting from its beginning. That is why we have created this webinar, to explain the how and why of the starting routine proposed by the Kocher Method of mantrailing.

In this webinar we will discuss:

• Why having a starting routine.
• Benefits of always following the routine.
• General explanation of the routine and the reason for each step.
• The Inventory Circle: Building for the Future.
• Operational teams: Importance of a solid and reliable start.
• The routine according to the type of start. The reason for each routine.
• The starting routine for the Intensity Trail. Variations for the success of all dogs.
• The role of the runner in the routine of the Intensity and the Delayed Start.
• What can happen when we ask the dog to start. Problem indicators.
• Exercises for the dog to learn to concentrate on the inventory return.