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,

  Partially Cloudy, Wind WNW 13mph. Gusts 25mph.

• Located in Fort Eustis near training fields.

  • Track One -

    • 30 yd on short grasses.

    • Treats spaced every 15 inches.

  • Track Two - This track occurred after the man stopped us to talk (again, because he had stopped us when Flora was getting ready for her track too)

    • 40 yd in short grasses.

    • Treats spaced every 15 inches

  • Track Three - This is right after I managed to somehow throw my back. Wren suddenly turned on the after burner and flew through this one. I'm not quite sure how this situation should be handled next time. Do I GoGoGo! with her, or do I Go reasonably faster without breaking into a run?

    • 40 yd in short grasses.

    • Treats spaced every 15 inches.

GOAL FOR THE TRACK:

• To lengthen the tracks run.

How did it feel?

• It was over all a decent run. We did have a distraction challenge with a man and his reactive dog. During our second track, he hung around the edges of the field before he finally left for his walk.

• After the second track, Flora and I took the pups for a short walk to give them a break and decompress.

  
  

List three things the dog did well:

1. Staying relatively on task even with hidden dog poop landmines in the fields.

2. Being on the track for most of her sessions, even when more distracted.

3. Getting right to her little starts.

   
   

List things you’d like to improve:

1. Learning how to properly handle tracks where she wants to fly from point A to point B.

2. Practice better reading my dog as she shifts to skipping more food and following the track.

   
   

Goal for next track:

• Continue lengthening our tracks.

• Play article games in more public settings.