u/ApocalypticK9

Hey folks, figured this would be the best place to ask about this. I have a working line German Shepherd puppy whom I intend to participate in IGP with. We do basic obedience and tug to build towards the protection and obedience phases, but I'm a little lost with tracking!! Not sure how to go about introducing my dog to tracking, nore how to even lay a track in the first place. Any advice would be appreciated!! Not yet in a club although I'm hoping to check some out in person soon.

So, this has been my absolute dream for years. I'm so fed up of this tiny country with no public land, no wildlife, no scenery etc. There is so little land available that ranching here is basically out of the question. I literally spend all my free time trying to escape to the few places where there is actual wilderness, and to be honest I've only ever been truly happy when I've taken trips to some of the most remote places I can get to. Cutting firewood, collecting water from the creek... physical labor to provide for myself (and my dog) is so humbling yet so grounding and rewarding. I don't think being trapped in a system that expects me to sit on a computer in an office all day will ever fulfill me. So for years I've had this dream of moving out west, buying land and basically becoming a cowboy. Of course it would take a lot of work and I definitely don't have the experience for that kid of life as of now, but I'm so damn desperate and I'd do literally anything. But my question is, how doable would it actually be? I don't know of anyone who's actually managed to do this, because I guess it's not really the same as moving abroad as a doctor, or a teacher or whatnot. I really want to do this, but I have no idea how to go about it.