Seren tracking

 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

 Oatlands Another couple of tracks to help Seren get accustomed to the grounds here. Partly cloudy, low 60’s, wind 8-10mph, low humidity. 1st track, age 2hr15min, had woods, stream, tall grass, steep hill, board fence. She did well - only problem area was the fence. She indicated the turn, but wasn’t sure she was allowed to go thru the fence. After she finally was convinced it was ok, she did a great job of waiting for me to get thru & then restarting the track. video:    https://youtu.be/A6IDr0GKJUo?feature=shared 2nd track, 2hr old. had 1 turn in tall grass. She overshot the turn by ~8-10ft before LOS indication, but found the turn again pretty easily. video:    https://youtu.be/0lkneAcgYRE?feature=shared

 Poor Farm Park Dylan:  2 turn track with a stream crossing on 2nd leg. Age 45min. He did great! video:   https://youtu.be/fVZuDu7sJ5c?feature=shared Judi’s field Seren had an 8 turn track laid by Judi. Part in woods. Sunny, 65degrees, 8mph, 40%. 4.5 hrs old. Beautiful start, generally did quite well tho we had some problems in the woods in part due to my inept line handling video:   https://youtu.be/mSjq320RglA?feature=shared

 Oatlands Plantation Sunny, 79 degrees, 74%, 10mph Seren had 2 two-turn tracks. #1 was in open field & was 3 hrs old. Crossed 2 strips of taller grass on 1st leg. Scuff 10, walk 10 for entire track. Occasional food drop. Surprizingly, the strips of taller grass were a bit difficult for her. She also thought it was hot out. video:    https://youtu.be/CnS1cQVlyf4?feature=shared Second track, 3.5hr old, was in the shade & the woods. Started with scuff 10, walk 10, but that got kind of muddled in the woods. However, there was lots of scuffing & occasional food. She was very happy working here & did a good job. She scented the end article but had mild difficulty precisely locating it - over ran it by ~5 steps. However, did not just lie down  until she actually found it.  video:   https://youtu.be/-CKWjAu-w7w?feature=shared

 JSR Park Both dogs had a 2 turn track aged 2hr5min. Seren’s track was essentially the same one Dylan did on 10-13, meant to be pretty easy & fun. Good start, pulled nicely. At 1st turn, arced out to the right & came back to track fairly quickly. Tried to cut corner at 2nd. I made her stay on track longer, but she still cut the turn by several feet. Good articles. Most food drops missing due to crows. Tried Dylan’s line to see how I liked it with her - jury is still out video:    https://youtu.be/D0YFa4b-ZHQ?feature=shared Dylan had a pass through gate to bare dirt, then a right turn in the dirt. Article used as ground marker for turn as there was nothing else. Scuffed entire portion in the bare dirt. Minimal food used as there were crows hanging out. Start was a little rough, but it was in a difficult area. He did just fine in the dirt. After the intermediate article, he at first wanted to continue straight, but had no trouble finding the turn. Nice article indic...