Seren tracking

 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

 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