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Wren's Training Progress



Week 11 - Practice 1
1/29/2025 We practiced 4 total tracks in 2 sessions. Wren and I met up with Flora and Finwe for the first session, then did our 2nd...
Heather McNamee
Feb 13 min read
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Feb 10 min read
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Week 10 - Practice 3
1/25/2025 I practiced 4 total tracks in 2 sessions. Added Open Angles for the first time. Each track is Double Laid with treats and an...
Heather McNamee
Jan 262 min read
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Week 10 - Practice 2
1/22/2025 I practiced 3 tracks in 1 session. Each track is Double Laid with treats and an End Article. Flora and I met up at Yorktown...
Heather McNamee
Jan 222 min read
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Week 10 - Practice 1
1/20/2025 I practiced 3 tracks in 1 session. Each track is Double Laid with treats and an End Article. My husband walked behind me for...
Heather McNamee
Jan 211 min read
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Week 9 - Class
Got a lot of clarification and correcting my mistakes with getting my little Wren understanding end articles. Track Layer General...
Heather McNamee
Jan 212 min read
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Week 9 - Practice 1
1/12/2025 I practiced 3 tracks in 1 session. We were in Georgia clearing out my old house I'm selling. Each track is Double laid with...
Heather McNamee
Jan 211 min read
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Week 8 - Practice 1
1/8/2025 I practiced 3 tracks in 1 session. Each track is laid with treats and an End Article. Mistakes were made and my brain flew the...
Heather McNamee
Jan 122 min read
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Week 7 - Practice 2
1/1/2024 Weather: 54F, 39% Humidity, Partially Cloudy, Wind WNW 20mph. Located in field area near parking lots on Fort Eustis. Track One -...
Heather McNamee
Jan 21 min read
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Week 7 - Practice 1 (With Catch Up Post of Week 6 - Practices 1 & 2)
Week 6's (12/23 & 12/26) were our return to tracking after a tummy bug bounced between Wren and Stella. (Putting Wren off of food...
Heather McNamee
Jan 13 min read
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Week 4 - Practice 1
12/12/2024 I practiced 3 tracks in 1 session. Each track is laid with treats and No Articles. Session 1: Weather: 47F, 33% Humidity,...
Heather McNamee
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Week 4 - Class
12/10/2024
Heather McNamee
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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12/09/24 Article Game
While playing games with Wren over the past weeks, I have found a pattern in behavior. If I offer medium value treats as a reward for...
Heather McNamee
Dec 9, 20241 min read
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Week 3 - Practice 2
12/06/24 I practiced 3 tracks in 1 session. Each track was a close spaced trail of Chicken with No Articles. Session 1: Weather: 33F, 42%...
Heather McNamee
Dec 9, 20242 min read
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Week 3 - Practice 1
12/05/24 1 session at a public park with Flora and Finwe! Session 1: Weather: 45F, Sunny, Wind NW 15mph. Located in a public park on a...
Heather McNamee
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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Week 2 - Practice 2
11/27/24 I practiced 2 sessions while traveling from VA to GA for the holiday. Each track was a close spaced trail of Chicken with No...
Heather McNamee
Dec 1, 20242 min read
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Week 2 - Practice 1
11/26/24 I practiced 2 separate sessions. Each track was a close spaced trail of Chicken with No Articles. Session 1: Weather: 64F, 73%...
Heather McNamee
Dec 1, 20242 min read
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Week 2-Practices 2 & 3
I am sorry for combining these two days together. My phone suddenly bit the dust and I am having a hard time recovering my files. I did...
Heather McNamee
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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Week 1 - Practice 1
We had an uncharacteristically busy beginning of our week that got in the way but now we are back to it. Today I practiced 3 separate...
Heather McNamee
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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Day 1 - Helping a fuzzy pup learn a new game
Today we attended our first tracking class and were thrilled to meet everyone. We started with showing Wren the very basic beginning...
Heather McNamee
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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