BMT Sleuth Dogs

10/08/2026

Hi All… we are breaking our trial into two dates this month. The participants that are working towards their Sergeant and Investigator titles will trial on Saturday October 24. Individual times will be assigned. Due to the length and difficulty of the runs we felt it necessary to have separate schedules.

10/08/2026

09/28/2026

We have had some interest for long sleeve T-shirts.
We will be taking orders this week to have them available at upcoming trial.
If interested indicate size , style ( v neck, crewneck)&
color, in the comments. We will place an order this Friday.
Long sleeve T’s 25.00

09/27/2026

I apologize for not posting sooner… we have had a great vacation and now busy with a new pup .. Takoda.
October Sleuth Dog trial will held over 2 days.
Saturday October 24 we will run the Sargent and Investigator teams .
Time and place TBD

Sunday October 25 we will run the Recruits, Rookies and Officer teams
This is at Casey Jones park and Pavillion.
We will follow this trial with a workshop for additional help and support provided by our team including Frank Hurst.
More details to follow.
Please forgive my “puppy brain “.

08/30/2026

Sleuth Dog Levels

Level 1 Recruit
Level 2 Recruit
Must pass twice to advance
1/4 mile Blind Track with turns
Certificate

Level 1 Rookie
Level 2 Rookie
1/2- 3/4 mile track 2-4 hours old
Must pass twice to advance
Certificate

Officer
1/2 to 1 mile aged track
6-8 hours multi surface
Officer plaque ( small)

Sargent
1 mile to 1.5 mile track .
Aged 10-12 hours Multi surface
Sargent Plaque (small)

Investigator
1-1.5 mile aged track 24 hours
Following two persons
Multi surface
Plaque with photo of team

Chief
1-2 miles aged 36 hours
1-2 persons to be tracked
Specially made name plaque with Dog and Handlers name.

We also accommodate Senior Dogs and People by making challenging tracks .

Beginner Runs are available as needed.

So much fun

08/30/2026

We had such an amazing BMT Sleuth Dog trial yesterday.
Our participants were on fire and the teams were out standing.
Many leveled up and we are so excited!
We now have two “ Officers” and one Sargent.

Officer is an aged track 6-8 hours old 1 mile long. Multi terrain and surface.
Congratulations
Joy and Izzy and
Paul and Destin

Sargent is a 12 hour aged track 1 and 1/2 miles.
Congratulations to Michelle and Eli

Many other new recruits successfully completed their trail and our Rookies ore killing it!!!

You guys are AMAZING!!

As always thank you so very much to our wonderful volunteers. This would not be possible without your HARD work and dedication.
All proceeds from the trial goes to support bloodhoundmantrackers.org