Yellow Star - The Way Of The Dog

Dave Port and Hunther vom
Haus Tyson, at their
successful Schutzhund 1 trial.

The Way Of The Dog

Purple Star

The Way Of The Dog
1684 Decoto Rd. #207
Union City, CA 94587
(510) 279-3257
David@innu-no-michi.com

Purple Star:

To earn the Purple Star, the student must complete the following requirements, after having completed
the requirements for the Blue Star:

Reading

1. Obtain

Mastering Variable Surface Tracking – The Component Training Approach

(and the

accompanying workbook) by Ed Presnall. Read chapters 1-5.

2. Fill out the training log for each training session. Present the training log for review.

3. Write down at least three general emotional factors that may affect a dog’s performance while

tracking, and how these three factors specifically affect your dog’s performance.

Tracking Exercises

1. Hydration Intensified Tracking.

a. A hydrated track (with food) of 270 paces in length (3 legs of 85 paces each), laid by

the handler, must be completed. No more than 10 pieces of food per leg may be used.

b. The surface must be asphalt, grass, or dirt at the instructor’s choice.

c. The track must have at least one left and one right turn, each of 90 degrees. The turns

will be made at an ordinary walking pace, i.e. no military “left-face” or “right-face.” The

order of the turns is at the discretion of the instructor, and will be determined prior to

laying the track. An article must be placed halfway down the second leg, and at the end of

the track. The dog must indicate that it has found the article by displaying a behavior

trained by the handler (i.e. sit, stand, down, etc.).

d. The above track is to be aged for 20 minutes from the beginning of the preparation of

the exercise.

e. Document each tracking exercise.

2. Verify the tracking exercise for the Purple Star by video recording.

All photos of Dave and
Britta are courtesy of
Grace Chen, unless noted.