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3-24-26

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 Courthouse Park Seren:  straight line article track, 3.5 hr old. I didn’t notice anyone messing with the track while it was aging, but someone obviously had. The end glove was 2-3 yards to the right of the track when we got to it. Seren hunted for it where it had originally been, then noticed it off to the right & went to it. 5th article (green hat) was gone & she hunted very hard for it, tried especially to go left but I didn’t let her go more than 30ft. She eventually lay down 2-3 yds beyond where it should have been. After we were done, on the way back to the car, I saw it hanging on a fence ~50 yds to the left of the track. Third article (leather belt), she overran by 2-3 strides, stopped on her own & came back to it. I thought it interesting that when I deliberately toss an article to the side of the track, she generally goes straight to it rather than hunting where it ‘should’ have been. I thought Seren did a really good job with this track. https://youtu.be...
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3-22-26

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 Kelly’s Farm Seren:  2 1-turn tracks in open field, age 3 hrs. She did well on starts & turns themselves but petered out during 2nd leg of 2nd track. Too hot? (70 degrees) She didn’t want water. https://youtu.be/X4kPX-cIchc?feature=shared Dylan:  Obstacle track using woods, 1 hr old. I was happy with this in general. Dylan was not a fan of the prickly cover, but he dealt with it. Video shows I definitely looked in direction of last 2 turns - for shame! https://youtu.be/zHAZaNn1N3M?feature=shared
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3-19-26

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 Dorey Park  Seren:  obstacle track using woods. She thought this young track was a real treat after yesterday’s. Wanted to go into woods where we initially encountered them, but couldn’t find track so made correct decision, came back out & did a great job after that. I was very pleased. https://youtu.be/kRg7axmvzfE?feature=shared Dylan:  straight line article track. 8 total articles, 25yd apart, food 10 yd after each article. I think this was his 1st multiple article track. Needed lots of reminders to lie down. Resisted the temptation to go lift his leg on things. https://youtu.be/sSHezxbvswo?feature=shared
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3-19-26 Correct track map for 3-18

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3-18-26

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 Surry P&R Seren:  8 turn stairstep, age 4.5 hours. All turns flagged. Ran into a patch of sandspurs early on, but she persevered & got through that. Had a novel challenge today - man practicing golf on the same field we were using. She handled that ok. Weather app didn’t indicate much wind, but it seemed stronger to me.  Not our best performance, she seemed to get better toward the last half. Articles good (including golf balls) Just looked at video, & it looked better than it felt in real time. I think I was short on patience at the time we ran the track. I’m aware of moving out too soon at least twice, & I’m pretty sure I looked in the direction of the new leg at at least one turn. https://youtu.be/w-JNQt2AKxQ?feature=shared
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3-17-26

 Seren tracking class. Holly Ridge, 3hr10min old https://youtu.be/QP3dvUSOXL4?feature=shared
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3-14-26

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 Dylan’s tracking class at Cool Water. Track all in woods. 45min  old, food in ‘hard’ places. Cloudy, ~50 degrees, lite wind. He did well, I need to let line out before moving. https://youtu.be/SYlIQ2TiBEU?feature=shared Seren, Windsor Business Park.  2 turn track, scuff start & out of both turns. Food every 10 steps. 2nd turn flagged. Age 3hr 40min. She did pretty well with this set-up. Also I got lots of practice with letting out line before I move on the straightaway when she was stopping every 10 steps. Think I’ll continue with old track/lots of food for a few, then start diminishing the food https://youtu.be/YHkgAkVJMHo?feature=shared
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