There are now 4 Tracking titles awarded by the CKC: TD or Tracking Dog, and the more difficult, advanced tests: TDX or Tracking Dog Excellent, UTD or Urban Tracking Dog and UTDX or Urban Tracking Dog Excellent. A TD title is a prerequisite for entering TDX and UTD tests; a UTD is a prerequisite for entering a UTDX test. A dog which has earned all 4 CKC tracking titles (TD, TDX, UTD, UTDX) will be awarded the title of Tracking Champion.

Unlike obedience where the dog must pass three times before being awarded a CKC title, you need pass only one test to earn a tracking title.

At the TD level, the dog is required to follow a stranger's track, which must be at least a half-hour old (but no more than 2 hours old). This track is about 450 metres long, has 2 to 4 turns, and has a leather article at the end - usually a glove. The start of the track is indicated by a pole, and there is a second pole that indicates the direction of the first "leg" of the track. The dog must follow the track and indicate that he has found the article in order to pass the test. An "indication" usually means that the dog will sit or lie down by the article. Some dogs are taught to retrieve any found articles. Either is acceptable.

At the TDX level, only the start of the track is indicated by a pole. This track is about 900 metres long and at least 3 hours old (no more than 5 hours old). It has 5 or more turns, is laid over varying terrain, may cross a road, and is crossed in two places by a second track-layer one hour after the primary track is laid. There are two articles along the track, and a third at the end. The dog may not follow the cross-tracks, and must find the last article as well as one of the first two in order to earn a TDX title.