Seren tracking

 Klehr field. 8:00, sunny, 56degrees, 9mph, 85%.  Both dogs continue working on ‘on track’ from the start flag, pulling into harness. Reinforcement pattern= scuff 15, walk 10, food, walk 10. Repeat for ~100yds. Run fresh Both started & pulled nicely, even with line at 25ft. Seren briefly checked & discarded bits of trash. She also indicated end article ~6ft before she got to it. I have no explanation for that. Dylan examined a cross track that appeared to have been made by a bicycle but went back to his track on his own Will repeat this scenario next session Seren video    https://youtube.com/watch?v=da-j0_ZTaQs&feature=shared Dylan video  https://youtube.com/watch?v=7_dwqASlc-A&feature=shared

 Surry P&R. Sunny, 62 degrees, 8mph, 59%  Both dogs same track as last 2 days. They both did great, pulled into harness steadily even at 30 feet. Next session we’ll try scuff 15, walk 10, food, walk 10, scuff 15, walk 10, food, walk 10, etc. After that has been successful a couple of times in a row, start to add in turns. Seren video      https://youtube.com/watch?v=jD-bPv3U8Ws&feature=shared Dylan video    https://youtube.com/watch?v=6bOYNRHXLJo&feature=shared

 Dorey Park.  9:00, sunny, 55 degrees, 4mph, 79% Same tracks as yesterday. Both dogs started well & pulled steadily, even with up to 30 feet of line. Dylan was mildly distracted by walkers in the distance, but nothing like the last time we were at Dorey. Will repeat this tomorrow, & if all goes as well will increase walking steps the session after that Seren video    https://youtube.com/watch?v=YWGh-mZwtuw&feature=shared Dylan video    https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q_nm8HvEaJs&feature=shared

 Courthouse Park. 8:30. Light rain, 57 degrees, 11 mph, 70% For both dogs, ~100yd straight line track, scuff 15, walk 10, food drop, repeat. Still working on pulling into harness. Let line out to 20 feet or so for short periods. Did not let dog get more than 2 steps off start flag unless dead on track. Tracks run fresh. Both dogs started well & were willing to pull into harness, tho strength of pull seemed to lessen a bit as I got further down the line. Puzzling behavior from Seren - about 6 feet from end article an extraneous scent right on the track caught her attention. She studied it a few seconds & then had a lot of difficulty getting back to work & on to the glove. I don’t know what that was about, will see if it happens again. Dylan did something similar tho further from the glove, it was obviously something he felt needed to be urine marked, & then he got right back to business. Will repeat this scenario next session, maybe not give Seren as much line or for...

 Wilder MS. 9:30am. Sunny, 72 degrees, 3mph, 54% Same tracks as yesterday, also run fresh. Both dogs stellar in all respects, so next session will do scuff 15, walk 10 between food drops. no video

 Trevvitt School. Partly cloudy, 61 degrees, 8mph, 73%. 8:30 am. Same thing for both dogs, working on getting them to pull into harness & to be on track immediately from the start flag. I used new line for Dylan. Each had an approximately 100 yard straight line track, completely scuffed & run fresh. Food every 30 scuffs (~20 feet). Start & end articles. Dog had to be exactly on track for at least 2 steps before I let out any line at the start. Kept line @ 10-15 feet & didn’t move until dog was pulling hard. I was surprised that Seren had no issue with this exercise, pulling almost from the very beginning. She kept getting blown off ~1 foot to the right by crosswind, but repeatedly corrected herself. Dylan also did fine, which did not surprise me. Will repeat this again next time, & if still good will move to scuff 15, walk 10, food, repeat. after that. No video