How to teach a dog to follow a trail

Training a dog to follow the trail is a great way to enrich the environment, intellectual load and entertainment for the pet. But how do you teach a dog to follow a trail? Where to begin?

In the first lessons, the dog is held by an assistant or she sits on the exposure. You walk away from your four-legged friend in a straight line, scattering your pet’s favorite treats in your wake. It is important that the treats fall very close to each other. The dog can see what you are doing.

After that, at your signal (for example, the command “Look”), the assistant with the dog follows your trail, and the dog collects treats. Since they lie close to each other, your four-legged friend will not take his nose off the ground, so as not to miss the next bite.

When the dog finds the last treat, you are generous with praise and signal the end of the exercise.

Then gradually the distance between the pieces increases.