6-18-24

 Klehr Field. Short grass, lite dew, Small amt bare dirt, gravel, & asphalt sidewalk.Sunny with some shade. 74 degrees, 6mph wind. Track laid 8:10 & aged 45 min.

This track had some scent challenges but not a lot of age. Leg 1 on grass, 125 yd, food at 60, left turn. Leg 2 125 yd, food @ 25, 70, &100, skirted asphalt parking lot, went down moderate slope with some bare dirt, to picnic table with metal article on bench, & right turn. Leg 3 crossed asphalt sidewalk (food @10), went down gravel steps (food @15) 25yds to right turn. Leg 4 immediately went thru gate in chainlink fence, then 75yd on grass with plastic article @50 to left turn. Leg 5 75yd to end article, food @ 25.

Interesting results. Very good start but Seren made a left turn at ~75 yards that sure looked like tracking, only she wasn’t tracking me. Went all the way to end of line before I stopped her. She just stood, so I called her back & she picked up the actual track easily & went on. Obviously some sort of cross track, but I sure would have gone with her on a blind track. Leg 2 good, stepped over onto asphalt of parking lot several times where the track was beside it. Did fine on slope & dirt. At the picnic table, she obviously knew there was an article but didn’t actually indicate it, just did search behavior. No issue with stairs or gate. Good indication at plastic article, good turn & end article

Lesson for me - if, at a test, she is searching for something, it might not be just deer poop.😄

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  1. JudiJune 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM

    Sadly, sometimes they do take turns that aren’t the track…..and we fail. It’s always curious though….why some conflicting scents and not others…..

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