Seren tracking

 Surry P&R Seren had a 5 turn track, mostly in woods. 75 min old. Sunny, 65degrees, 4mph, 77% This went pretty well, I thought video:   https://youtu.be/s5B7tFmNSQM?feature=shared

 Dorey Park Seren: long distance track with as few turns as possible. Age 3.5hr. Overcast, 61 degrees, 2mph,  60%. Last leg appeared to have been heavily trafficked recently (farmers market 2 days ago?) so I did a lot of scuffing & more food than usual there, but she still had a hard time with it. I’m sure her being a bit tired at that point had a lot to do with it also. But, it gave me another opportunity to work on how to help her through rough spots. Obviously I did stuff I wouldn’t be allowed to do at a test, but we did get through it. I have no idea how or why the video stopped & restarted itself toward the end                                     video:   https://youtu.be/TsrFY7CObu4?feature=shared video part 2:   https://youtu.be/RxSiaw0213Y?feature=shared Dylan:  3 turns, last 2 were hangman’s turns. Age 1.5hr. Overcast, 58 degrees, 2mph, 70%. He did very wel...

 Judi’s field Each dog had an easy? 2 turn track with focus on age. Dylan’s was 3 hours old, Seren’s was 4 hours old. Sunny, 58 degrees, 6mph, 58% when Dylan’s track run. He did a terrific job, minimally distracted by road traffic.  video:     https://youtu.be/TAAb9ZarCdU?feature=shared Photo of Dylan’s: Sunny, 62 degrees, 6mph, 54% when Seren’s track run. She did a stellar job! video of Seren’s:    https://youtu.be/SSbNMw5QP8s?feature=shared Photo of Seren’s:

 Oatlands 4 short tracks for familiarizing dogs with conditions here. Numbers 3(40 min old) & 4 were straight lines in the recently bush-hogged prickly cover. Both dogs did fine here Seren #3 video:    https://youtu.be/MITcP2yi9j0?feature=shared Dylan #4 video:    https://youtu.be/nMcIij3VGl8?feature=shared Track #1 went thru strip of tall grass, post & rail fence, open turn to right, across gravel road. Seren had this one. Only issue was I had to show her it was ok to cross fence. She appears to have mastered the tall grass strips. Seren #1 video:   https://youtu.be/-HNpjf2ppdk?feature=shared Track #2 was for Dylan. Two right angle left turns, crossed double row of tall grass strips. He did great - didn’t appear to pay any attention to tall grass strips, heavy machinery leveling out gravel in the road nearby didn’t bother him at all. Dylan #2 video:   https://youtu.be/FXs7axd0B4o?feature=shared

 Judi’s woods Seren had a stairstep track all in the woods. 4 intermediate articles. Lots of scuffing (not all of it intentional), about 1 food drop per leg. Sunny, 65 degrees, 6mph, 60%. Age 3 hours. She did a great job up to the 7th turn, where I made a mess of things as both my map & my memory had that turn going right when it really went left, which is where Seren wanted to go. Good lesson for me in believing my dog! Hope I haven’t ruined her forever. Also good news - at a test I will have neither a map or a memory of the track to be at odds with what she is telling me. video:   https://youtu.be/f6z6p9_d6XE?feature=shared

 Chamberlain Elementary Dylan only. 5 turn track in a fairly contaminated area - playground heavily used during the week. Age 3 hours. Laid track with lots of scuffing & occasional food, then re-walked it because I had screwed up my map. No scuffing 2nd pass. He did pretty well. Several small side excursions, but came back to track readily video:    https://youtu.be/wd3fI7m6mlc?feature=shared