TRACKING TRIAL GRADE ONE (TT 1)
Two articles (10 + 10) = 20 marks
Total : 100 marks
Qualification: 70 %
Command allowed: “Track”, “soek” or equivalent. If the command is repeated, it must be the same command as at the start.
Dogs to track on a ten (10) metre long leash, or free, at the handler’s discretion. Both cases are marked equally .
The track is approximately 350-400 paces long; must be aged at least twenty (20) minutes and laid by the handler.
There are two (2) articles on the track. The track must have two (2) corners of ninety (90) degrees.
The Trial Manager, with the agreement of the Judge, decides on the format of the track, taking into consideration the topography of the land.
To lay the track, the handler approaches in the direction of the first leg, then indicates the start of the track by means of a stake which he plants in the ground on his left side. After standing next to the stake for approximately one (1) minute, the handler proceeds to lay the track as indicated by the Judge, dropping the article in the middle of the first or second leg.
The second article must be dropped at the end of the track. After placing the second article, the handler must continue for several more paces in the same direction as the last leg and then return by a detour to the Judge
TRACKING TRIAL GRADE TWO (TT 2)
Marks Track = 80 marks
Two articles (10 + 10) = 20 marks
Total : 100 marks
Qualification: 70 %
Command allowed: “Track”, “soek” or equivalent. If the command is repeated, it must be the same command as at the start.
Dogs to track on a ten (10) metre long leash, or free, at the handler’s discretion. Both cases are marked equally .
The track is approximately 600 paces long; must be aged at least thirty (30) minutes and laid by a tracklayer not from the same household as the dog.
There are two (2) articles on the track. The track must have two (2) corners of ninety (90) degrees.
The Trial Manager, with the agreement of the Judge, decides on the format of the track, taking into consideration the topography of the land.
To lay the track, the tracklayer approaches in the direction of the first leg, then indicates the start of the track by means of a stake which he plants in the ground on his left side. After standing next to the stake for approximately one (1) minute, the tracklayer proceeds to lay the track as indicated by the Judge, dropping the article in the middle of the second leg (half way between the first and second corner),. The second article must be dropped at the end of the track. After placing the second article, the tracklayer must continue for several more paces in the same direction as the last leg and then return by a detour to the Judge.