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5-11-26

 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...
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5-10-26

 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
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5-9-26

 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
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4-30-26

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 Library Seren- short 3 turn track mostly in woods which I hoped she would think was fun. Age 3 hr 15 min. The end of the wall after the 1st turn posed an unexpected challenge. There were some odd wind eddies, perhaps blowing the scent of the end article toward her. She handled it well, I thought. Also, she really didn’t want to lie down on the branch by the article in the woods, but figured out how to orient her body to avoid that. Expected challenges were the big path going into the woods & the edge of the woods are popular dog walking areas tho we didn’t see any today. I think I was successful in making this as fun track, as she wanted to keep going after the end article. Note: poison ivy is out☹️ https://youtu.be/ZJ3cqXgpGU4?feature=shared
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4-27-26

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 JSR Park Made essentially the same track for Seren that Dylan had on 4-9, except hers was 4 hours old. The only problems I noted were that she found something nasty off to the right as we came out of the woods & then she encountered a patch of butterfly weed shoots which she thought were quite tasty. I’m hoping they haven’t sprouted yet in OH. Start, articles, & turns were all good. https://youtu.be/w1IyUsYnViQ?feature=shared
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4-26-26

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 Trevvitt school Both dogs had a 2 turn track with an article on each turn. Two dogs & a human walked across the area right before I started laying the tracks. Seren - age 3 hr. Nice start & articles. No problem finding new direction after articles. Some moments where she seemed to be distracted by things that I couldn’t perceive    https://youtu.be/OMgSUdEm83Y?feature=shared Dylan did better at concentrating on the job at hand than in our last couple of sessions, & he is improving at working in contaminated areas. Started tangentially to actual track at start & 1st turn. Articles 50-50. No problem with direction change at articles. Age 2 hr. https://youtu.be/dtkzN3i0lMg?feature=shared
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4-22-26

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 Surry P&R Aim for both dogs was a short, young track that I hoped they would have fun with. Both had 2 turn track, turns not flagged, age about 1 hour for Seren, 45 min for Dylan Seren thought this was a piece of cake after yesterday’s track. I could see LOS immediately at both turns, tho it took her a couple of steps to find correct direction. https://youtube.com/watch?v=62k-zAOJ7JQ&feature=shared Dylan thought 1st leg & turn were difficult (?wind, pollen up his nose?), but after he settled in it was quite nice. 2nd turn was dead on. https://youtube.com/watch?v=LX0zjl6vGHQ&feature=shared
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