11/15/24. Starts
11/15/24. Starts.
1/19/25. Short tracks around fences and woods
1/19/25. Laid these short tracks one at a time, ran him within 5 minutes and put him in the car to marinate while I laid the next one. Food drops varied between 10-15 steps apart. He got better with each track. Track #1. Struggled at the turn into tall cover https://youtu.be/imxw4lYuoHA?feature=shared Track #2 short track from tall cover to short towards fence https://youtu.be/bA4Q4ZZpGu4?feature=shared Track #3 Between 2 fences towards woods https://youtu.be/R9EverPLGJ8?feature=shared Track #4 Parallel woods and turn away https://youtu.be/88B4jnpOJYc?feature=shared
No real change in behavior based on age. Next time you do starts, try 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes. Increase scuff/baby steps as the tracks get older.
ReplyDeleteAs far as reading goes…pay attention to his butt. If you start to see profile, slow down. If you see full profile, stop. Don’t think—train yourself to respond! Head up? Stop. Again, try not to think…stop first. I am sometimes criticized for stopping too abruptly. Guilty….but for me, it’s mentally easier to step forward than to back up.