Tracking for Dogs: The Fun Nose Game Any Dog Can Learn

Tito Puente and myself are headed back up to Olympia, Washington this weekend to prepare for our March 20th trial, which includes tracking in beautiful orchard grass fields. In the meantime, I hope you’ll get outside and enjoy some tracking of your own. What You Need to Start Tracking You only need a few simple […]

Big Bertha, a Rottweiler, and the Discipline of Training

Big Bertha, a retired FedEx cargo van used for traveling to Schutzhund training, parked after adventures in a muddy field.

This past weekend, Tito Puente and I visited both the Rose City Working Dog Club in Canby, Oregon, and the Olympic Working Dog Club in Rochester, Washington. We’ve been participating in Schutzhund, in varying degrees, for about 2.5 years now. This trip marked our first full immersion in what people often call the “Schutzhund lifestyle.” […]