1/19/24 To and from woods

 Across from winery.  Big open field on 208.  Cold. . .34 degrees.  Mostly calm, cloudy.  Partial snow on ground.  Wet, long grass.   1 hr 50 minutes. 5 turns.  Minimum food--only 1 scent pad on 5th, longest leg.  Some scuffing at start and after turns.  412 paces total. I used DOUBLE Line ups! Working on map skills.  Run at 4:50 p.m.  My original plan was to practice long legs.  But then I looked at the woodline and thought, that would be good practice to and from.  

Tricks did great!  Great drive & great start.  He is keeping his nose down more and more and keeping his spine straight! I ran him on 10-ft lead.  Working on letting HIM figure out turns instead of me stopping at flag.  Sometimes he circles back on turns, sometimes not.  I can't really see a pattern here.  He did want to investigate a bit more on 2nd turn. . .I wonder if he was air scenting the END article??!! After I held him, he got back on track.    Great article ID on first article.  End article he started to pass. . .but then he seems to say WAIT, I missed something. . .and circles back a bit. . .until he is STANDING on the glove,  He doesn't see well at all.     Next time we will practice IN and OUT of woods.  

Questions. . .Is this time of day easier than full sun mid-day?  Close to sunset.  I thought it was perfect conditions for tracking.  



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  1. JudiJanuary 22, 2024 at 5:09 PM

    Great question! I think late afternoon is easier. It was once described to me as the earth inhaling as it cools back off, so the scent stays close to the ground. Don’t know what the science says, but i do think PM is easier than mid day.

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