9-26-25

 

The main objective for today was for me to practice line handling, using a short line up to a turn, then letting line all the way out when dog turned & started down new leg, then hurry to catch up to 10’ back again. Each dog had a 2 turn track, Seren’s aged about 1 hour, Dylan’s about 30 min. Seren’s track had multiple unplanned crosstracks (cross country team practicing), which distracted her significantly. I think I did ok with her turns. Dylan appeared disconcerted about being that far down the line as he has rarely worked more than 10’ out. I think it was too much all at once & I need to work up to a longer line gradually. Not the finest hour for any of us, but now I have even more things to work on.

Seren’s track & video:

https://youtu.be/Oe9BVHvgxs0?feature=shared


Dylan’s track & video:


https://youtu.be/ZaD7kxrse-A?feature=shared

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