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5-25-26

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 Oak Knoll MS Seren:  2 tracks, each with a turn at a storm drain. Turns heavily fooded & scuffed. Age 1 hour. She did well, was willing to pull even with line at 20 ft. Did not miss any of the food at the turns😄 video 1   https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fs4iJuOrHSY&feature=shared video 2    https://youtube.com/watch?v=5cZ6quF9qvk&feature=shared Dylan:  1 turn track with 6 intermediate articles, food 10steps after each article. Age 10 min. Needed verbal cue to down at start, did the rest on his own  Pretty much ignored moderate traffic on nearby road. video   https://youtube.com/watch?v=VcavinWAw5k&feature=shared
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5-24-26

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 Oak Knoll MS Seren: 8 turn stairstep, still working on pulling into harness. Turns flagged. At some turns line was short, at others, 20ft. She was less willing to pull hard at some turns (#5), especially with the longer line. So this issue is not resolved, but I think we’re on the right track. video:   https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xr9ysbCZapY&feature=shared Dylan had a 4 turn track dealing with sidewalk crossings. He did very well video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yXaAHRfic4c&feature=shared Next up, articles for Dylan, turns in ditches for Seren
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5-22-26

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 JSR Park Cloudy, 59degrees, 6mph, 86%. Age 15 min Both dogs: 2 turn track, looking for pulling into harness & starting correctly. Turns not flagged. Scuff 15, walk 15, food, walk 15. Scuff 15 into & out of turns Both did well, so will start adding turns & increasing age as weather permits Seren video:     https://youtube.com/watch?v=VCvpO07wA5M&feature=shared Dylan video:    https://youtube.com/watch?v=qw-u5KGTP_g&feature=share
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5-16-26

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 Oak Knoll MS, 9am, sunny, 68degrees, 8mph, 57% Still concentrating on pulling into harness & being on track from start flag. Each dog had a 2 turn (1 in each direction) with legs ~50yd long. Scuff 15, walk 15, food, walk 15.  Turns scuffed, not flagged. I did not let line out much beyond 20 feet, frequently less. Both dogs did well - Seren seemed enthusiastic & Dylan pretty much ignored runners in the distance. Seren video:   https://youtube.com/watch?v=EuS2ydXTzAc&feature=shared Dylan video:    https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lspi67Xgf90&feature=shared
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5-15-26

 JSR Park  sunny, 63degrees, 14mph, 49% Same tracks as testerday. Both dogs did very well. Seren got a little wind blown shortly after start but quickly corrected. Will ad in turns next session Seren video:    https://youtube.com/watch?v=czWDhJATlTE&feature=shared Dylan video:    https://youtube.com/watch?v=9xSneiWxgYg&feature=shared
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5-14-26

 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
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5-13-26

 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
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