akc tracking
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
OTAC is Pleased to announce our AKC Tracking tests for 2026 & 2027. More info to come as it becomes available.
2026 DATES
VST: 4/19/26 and 10/25/26
TDX: 5/3/26 and 10/4/26
VST: 5/31/26
TDU: 6/28/26
TD: 8/23/26
TD/TDU: 11/8/26
2027 DATES
VST: 4/25/27 and 10/31/27
TDX: 5/9/27 and 10/10/27
TDU: 6/6/27
TD: 8/29/27
TD: 11/14/27
akc tracking
What is AKC Tracking?
From the AKC: Tracking is a canine sport that demonstrates a dog's natural ability to recognize and follow a scent and is the foundation of canine search and rescue work. It involves training dogs to use their highly developed sense of smell to find lost humans or animals, detect drugs, bombs or other articles.
Dogs are amazing.
A dog's sense of smell is 100,000 times stronger than a human's. It is said that dogs have 2 billion olfactory receptors, versus 40 million in humans.
Tracking Tests and Titles
A dog can earn four AKC Tracking titles: Tracking Dog (TD), Tracking Dog Urban (TDU), Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX), Variable Surface Tracking (VST), and Champion Tracker (CT).
OTAC Fabulous Fun Fact: Since our first test in November 2020, we have had 57 PASSES!
TD 29
TDU 10
TDX 14
VST 4
Come and be apart of it!
2024 Tracking Tests and Certifications
2024 Tracking Workshops
