I had no foundation to drop back on. All of my problems now stem from our Novice work. In 1995 with the 2 UDX legs we began private lessons and adjusted our goals and work ethic. We cannot plan to bring a dog out in Novice as a 5 year old, well maybe a really sound sharp Dane trained through Utility , but I'd feel safer getting some legs and titles out of the way. SS Tracking is a dream come true, an obsession found.
Tracking is absolute best time that can be had with a dog.
If you can walk and the dog can walk and has a nose on it's face you can track and ought to. Started because I wanted a Tracking title for Z achary, ended up doing Lottie because she was so jealous. Her son Pink has been doing very well now and got certified before 6 mo.s and is going for his TD at 7 months. This is pet peeve of mine. A CGC is a certificate.