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10/18/26 - (Turns Track 2/2)

  Weather: Cool crisp morning, in the upper 40s but warm in sun. Windy from N, air was dry. Pulled out the fleece-lined pants for the first time this season. Goal : Turns using the Turns Practice from resources page with decreasing augmentation in turns. I laid two of these but kept legs 40-50yds for the most part. Track 2: Age was 1hr 50min. 330 steps/300yards; Only start and end article. Used her favorite treat for articles. Food drops q25 yds. My walk out was a little close to the start flag, so I shortened Leg 1 and moved the start flag further down the leg right before we ran the track. While I was laying this track, there were people all over the first few legs (parents / kids playing) so a good opportunity to run a quiet track that had high traffic while aging. Start / Leg 1: Much better this track. We approached from small angle. She got to the flag, looked/sniffed down Leg 1, then downed at start article. Paid big There was a quick food drop because I had moved the start f...
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Feb 10 - aged starts 60-90”

 Today’s goal was to run 3 starts at 60”, 75”, and 90”. I laid the tracks at dusk and by the time I went to run them, it was pitch black which made running them almost like a blind track because it was hard to see double lineup and flags down field but eventually my headlamp would catch the pre-turn flag. 

She stayed on the tracks when tracking but as the age increased I noticed more casting, circling around with full body sniffing to find the track. She ran the 90” track ok ( I’d give her a B as she was ON the track but not as confident as at 60”). I will plan on keeping her at 60-90” for a bit before adding any longer aged tracks. I think she enjoyed this challenge today :) Downs and restarts were much better today so I am happy this is (slowly) moving in the right direction.

Class tomorrow so will discuss where to go next with training - thinking a combo of stair steps one day and aged starts (60-90”) another day.




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