Kit List
General Tracking
- Large supply treats
- Several small items, belonging to handlers, that are non consumable, dog safe and expendable, for example, old wallet, old phone case, bunch of redundant keys
- 2 x ‘start of track’ poles (electric fencing posts or similar are ideal)
- Well fitting, V neck fixed body harness
- Padded long line at least 10m in length, similar to Clix recall line
- Water and water bowl
- Legally correct identification disc
- Poo bags
Adjustable V neck harness will potentially need to be let out if the event is ‘all day’.
Not permitted
- Harnesses that slip or tighten on the dog
- Slip, check, choke, prong or electronic collars
- Aversive or rough handling of any kind
- Any animal without current de-worming regime directed by a veterinary surgeon
- Any animal fed raw meat which has not been frozen (minimum 72 hours) before feeding
Not recommended
- Any ball too small for the size of dog
- Any solid ball, particularly if not strung on a manufacturer's lanyard
- Any broken toy
- Loose, overly padded or straight-across chest piece harnesses
- Harnesses with line attachment too far back along the dog’s spine (attachment point should preferably be just behind the shoulders)
- Ultra-lightweight, extra wide or heavy, non-padded, short, or Biothane long lines
Night Tracking
- Head torch with new long-life batteries installed
- High Viz jacket
- Fully charged mobile phone, number and name texted to organiser on event day
- Warm clothing
- Clip on safety lights, one (red) on back of jacket and one on dog harness
- Organiser phone number, maps and written instructions
Off Site Tracking
- High Viz jacket
- Fully charged mobile phone, number and name texted to organiser on event day
Water Tracking
- Tall wellingtons or waders
- Flotation jacket for smaller dogs
- Dog towel
We do not track in flowing water which is more than ‘one (toy) poodle deep’.
Hard Surface Tracking
- Water spray bottle
- Full water carrier
- Small flat marker, usually red or green in colour, can be as small as size of a two pence piece on condition that it cannot be physically retrieved by the dog
Trackathon
- Dogtaggs track markers
- High Viz jacket
- High Viz ‘flag’ to make the tracking line visible to members of the public
- Back pack including water and water bowl, poo bags and a gun dog ‘fat snack’ if the event is ‘all day’
Shepherd School
- A collection of items. Safe for a dog to pick up in his/her mouth.
- Not too small. Not so large and bulky that they are obvious on the ground.
- Critical properties, different weights and different materials.
- Colours don't really matter, but red and green are useful.
