Wow. The Boy done Good!!!
I've been dying to see this. A real natural.
How rewarding for you all.
Well done Kodi and Apache.
Thanks for sharing.

Hey thanks Brian, much appreciated.

Thanks Charley, i started him off by accident really. His first winter as a puppy was really wet and cold so i started devising search games for him in the house. Just to keep him occupied really. Anyway, once spring came along we took him out to the forest. My OH and I would split up and play hide and seek with him. He always found us.

I then saw a post from Dave Olley about tracking, so i asked Dave how to start and he gave me some tips and Kodi seemed to enjoy it.
Last year we spent 6 months on formal obedience training and at my request the instructor included tracking. He said Kodi was a natural; at that time he was also trying to teach tracking to his own GSD, who is brilliant at obedience, but was really struggling with tracking.

So now I just say to Kodi "search", his head goes down to the ground and we are off. He really enjoys it, and as you say, it tires him physically, but more importantly gets his brain to work.

Thanks Lacey10, i let him off too easy didn't I? You are right, i should have included some raging streams, marshy bog areas with lots of mud and a few trees to climb. I will build that into the next movie for sure.

Your son will feel like he's been to Boot camp Looking forward to watching that

Well done Kodi, I always said GDS's are so clever. (just seen this thread)

Many Thanks Swimdog, we hope to do another video soon, will then post it here.

I was about to praise your 'hurdling' ability! Lovely vid of a lovely dog doing what that sort like doing best - having a job to do and GETTING IT RIGHT!

A pleasure to watch that.