I started Lyric in my own pasture and the neighbor's pasture next door. I just got him started and then it snowed and I decided to put it off till the spring, which I still didn't do. But I had him sit and stay in the driveway while I set the track, placing tiny hot dog tid bits in each foot step and a jack pot in a 2x2 square at the end of a short track. At the beginning and end of the track, I'd place a wire thingy with a little flag so I knew where it was. I'd retrace my steps so I wouldn't make too many, balancing along, one foot into the previous step I had made. (wonder what the neighbors thought I had been drinking) I'd teeter around out there in the tall grass, trying to mash it down a little at the end of the track as well as my foot steps. We had fun. I used up one pasture, then moved to the other one, making a new, fresh track each time. You can use the same field again after about 3 days. Anyhow...I put him on a leash and let him go ahead of me. He wasn't that good at it at first, catching the scent from the air and the ground. The air scent seemed to confuse him a little bit, but then he'd get back on it and find the jack pot prize. Anyhow, I don't know that much about it and only just started him. It would be fun though to get into a class and follow through. You should see about that. I would think you'd start out with just your dog in a low distraction place before getting around other dogs.