Tracking and Trailing

A Tracking and Trailing search dog is trained to pursue specific individuals by following the scent left from the particles that have drifted from the body to the ground and surrounding vegetation. Tracking / Trailing dogs are particularly effective when they have an item of the missing person to be used for scent identification. It can be an uncontaminated article of clothing or an object such as a car seat. The dogs can pursue the trail and indicate the direction of travel.