Then the track laying starts. Show the judge the articles before you lay the track. The trial regulations dictate the type of articles to be used. It is not smart to take articles that are too large or of objectionable coloring. At this point, without any action from the dog, the handler has had several opportunities to show the judge who he is dealing with.
First impressions remain throughout the entire trial.
To present yourself as a beginner, while using tricks in the individual disciplines maybe allowed but are not very recommendable. When you present your dog for the tracking, make him sit in the basic position. At this point the tracking leash has already been laid out smoothly, and after reporting to the judge, proceed to the track start in a calm and self-confident manner, where you start your dog in the scent work in the same manner that you use in training. When I have said just now, the dog must sit in the basic position, then this has nothing to do with a militaristic attitude but it is part of how to present yourself in a sportsmanlike and correct fashion, not as if in the military. If as a handler you walk up to the track work or the start of the track in a phlegmatic manner and also move accordingly, then you will not be able present an optimum performance.