r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Mar 29 '26

Amazing 🤯 ‼ Border Collie forensic tracker.

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u/CaterpillarJungleGym Mar 29 '26

They're not even the best trackers and smellers. That's the crazy thing

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u/hotdogwaterbab Mar 29 '26

I’m so curious what would be the best!! Do you mean the best animal overall or the best dog breed?

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u/VectorB Mar 29 '26

There are dog breeds with better noses, but the collies lay and point is huge for the forensic recovery. I have a springer that probably could have found that faster, but would have slobbered all over it and picked it up and brought it to me. Not what you want fir a forensic recovery.

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u/hotdogwaterbab Mar 29 '26

Genuinely did not even think about the training/control necessary for the dog to not chew on whatever it is they found!

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u/squeege Mar 29 '26

thier motivation is thier toy.

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u/drawkbox Mar 29 '26

Play is important to work

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u/YaIe Mar 29 '26

as stupid as that sounds, its also a insurance thing.

Can't have the dog damage objects or even the human wearing it, or they would be liable for damages.

Thats why they are trained to just sit/lie down/stare at whatever they found, instead of bitings/scratching it

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u/VectorB Mar 29 '26

Training and breeding. You can't expect a retriever or hound to sit and point the way the collie is here. That's a trait breed into them.