Seren tracking

 JSR Park Seren:  young track with aim of requiring her to be on track from the start, pull into harness with about 20’ feet of line out.  & make a turn in a shallow ditch. No turn flags. She did very well. https://youtube.com/watch?v=mrTGF5ppy6c&feature=shared Dylan: also a young track, requiring him to be ‘on’ from the start & pull (not really an issue for him). He had some challenging turns - on bare dirt, just after going through a gate. He has gone through that gate before & straight into woods, so he thought it might go that way again, but he figured it out. No turn flags, fairly short line. He also did well, tho I think he would have gone further into the woods if allowed. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rA50l8IRUq8&feature=shared

 Courthouse Park. Sunny, 63 degrees, 10mph, 55%.   Seren practiced turning in ditches. She was reluctant to pull into harness at first, but when I didn’t go with her she really dug in & insisted. Indicated intermediate article from a couple of feet away, I’m guessing due to wind. End article was gone - there had been a dog walker in the area while track was aging. (8:45-9:30) https://youtube.com/watch?v=uNdADgK0saw&feature=shared  Dylan:  8 turn stairstep. 8:25-9:05. Young man came to practice some soccer moves not too far from end of track, just as we were getting ready to run it. I thought to wait until he was done, but then groundkeeper started mowing near beginning of track & was obviously going to mow over track, so I went ahead. Dylan did quite well until he got within critical distance of soccer practice & then wanted to join that. Happily, my new line did not slip through my hands, but I thought for a second my elbow was dislocated. He got bac...

 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

 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

 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

 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