At a trial, a track is laid through the bush or through paddocks, and your dog follows half to two hours later (depending on what level your dog is at), on a 10m lead and tracks along the path the person took, using scent to determine where they walked. They have to take corners and locate dropped articles along the way.

Dual Ch (T) Callicoma Capella CDX ADX JDM HT ET ADO JDO GDX SPDX SD  EJC EGC EAC has her tracking championship title. That means she gained her TD (Tracking Dog) then her TDX (Tracking Dog Excellent) and then her tracking championship.

I have competed with Pippin and Vespa in tracking, both passed their test track (the first level) but I did not continue with their training. It is a time consuming sport to train your dog in, and requires many friends willing to sit in the bush for hours waiting for your dog to find them.

There are not a lot of places where you can go to learn tracking, but if you are interested in trying this with your Callicoma kelpie, I will try to find a local club or someone else competing in your area to help you.

Callicoma Blitzen is learning to track in Germany. As you can see from the photo, dogs track in a special harness rather than a collar. This is more comfortable for them to pull out in to, and also acts as a signal for them to track.