Why You Should Teach Your Dog to Track
- sapperk91
- May 10
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 11
Dog Tracking isn’t just for the military or police K9s.
Dog Tracking is one of the most natural, enriching, and useful skills you can teach your dog — and it changes the way you see them.
When you train your dog to track - You start to see what your dog’s been saying all along.
5 reasons why dog tracking is beneficial for all dogs:
It gives them a job: A job with a real purpose and a real reward.
It builds the bond: You stop barking commands and start listening to your dog.
It burns energy: A short tracking session will use more energy in a shorter time than a five-mile walk will.
It creates confidence in your dog: Nervous dogs will start to solve problems and 'wild dogs' will learn to focus.
It teaches YOU: You stop watching the road and start watching the driver. Tracking forces you to read the dog’s body language — the head turns, the tail flicks, the tempo shifts.
Training your dog to track and track well is a very useful skill. Proper track-training will have your dog helping you to find your keys, leashes, phone, wallets, hats. Let Once you see how the training works for your dog and for you will can see how much you dog has been wanting to help you all along. Let dogs help you.
