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 Oak Knoll Middle School. Short, crusty snow covered grass with some ice patches from previous day’s melt. Multiple cross-tracks from humans & dogs. 30degrees, 13mph, 50% humidity when run. Track laid @8:45&aged 2hr

Picture of track, then of turn



Did a 2 turn track with 2 articles tossed to the side (R,L,R,L), about 6-8 ft off the track on legs 1&3. Leg 2 had an article directly on the track. All were fabric or leather. Large food drops ~10 yds beyond articles, on the track. 

Seren enjoyed this exercise. At the 1st article, she downed & then was up & back on the track before I could get over & pick it up. 2nd article was at an ice patch, so she would have preferred to not lie down, but did so with prompting & was quickly back on the track. Nice tight turns (see photo). 1st article on leg 3 similar to previous. At the last one before the end article she 1st checked left for a couple of feet, then went right & took a few seconds to find it, & then a few more seconds to re-find the track. From looking at the footprints, it appeared that a dog had picked up the article (leather case) & moved it from the left of the track to the right. Who knows why he left it there😄



Dylan did a 2 turn track like the last one, but with 1st turn to the right & 2nd one to the left. Had a few human & dog footprints. Ate all his food drops & downed on his own at the end.








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  1. Jack's JourneyJanuary 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM

    loved the large food drops on the track following 'off' articles. great training betty!

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  2. Anne (Mila)January 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM

    Just a quick comment so you know I saw this one. :)

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