2/27/25. Blind Hangman at PSP
2/27/25. Blind Hangman - phone view https://youtu.be/eGHwtjU4ANI?feature=shared
At 1:29 I saw the head turn and he looked back at me so I slowed down and put a little pressure on the line.
Go Pro view https://youtu.be/QFmWaBCJbFs?feature=shared
Great head turn and stare at me at 1:37, 1:38. I think I should have stopped instead of slowed down??
60 degrees, gusts up to 29 mph, 46% humidity
Laid at 9:25, ran at 10:40ish
Good start, good articles, stayed with track
The random gloves that were 5 yds past the end of the hangman drew him forward and then he is used to continuing on straight after finding an article, so he went straight on. Andrea stopped us and then we did the back up routine until he found the leg. I was happy with our overall performance.
Random as in Andrea did not put it there? Like a stranger dropped them right?
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He worked the turn out nicely after Andrea stopped you.
Yes, the gloves were left there by a stranger. The set up was our homework from the last tracking class.
DeleteThe random gloves are wild! I didn’t have audio on…I hope he got one, happy, “good boy” when he worked it out—and hopefully there was a food jackpot as well. He did this beautifully. If you think he’s charging ahead after the article, put articles ON the turns on a stairstep—but DO put a food drop in to allow the track to reinforce him for making that decision.
ReplyDeleteI could see him thinking this track through. Next one easy! And, while I don’t want you chatting at him, a single, quiet “good boy” is nice ‘when he has worked out a hard problem.” So not at every turn…but after solving a puzzle. And then back to silence!
This was the homework from Judi from class the weekend before:
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The crazy thing about the gloves is that they must have been dropped by 2 different people because they don't match from what I remember. I saw the gloves when I was laying the track but they were about 5 yards beyond where Judi wanted the end of the hangman's turn so I didn't continue out to them to pick them up. Maybe I should have? Dewey definitely gave a beautiful article indication anyway!
I recall Judi wanted a leg to parallel the woods because Dewey has a hard time turning away from the woods. It was hard to have a leg parallel the woods very well due to the curve of the woods and because the wide, dirt, biking/hiking trail runs right against the woods for most of the length of it. We are hoping to meet up at a different park to try again on tracking next to & turning away from the woods.
Ellen and I were really pleased with both Otter and Dewey this day!
DeleteI don’t know why the tracking plan didn’t show in my post.
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You should both be very pleased—and proud that you both can tracklay well enough to put blind tracks in for one another. One or two blind turns are all you ever need to do—if you can read your dog on 2 blind turns you can read him on 30. And if you are unsure, 2 won’t hurt his training, where more would. Can’t wait until you 2 get out again! Make sure you both are very meticulous about putting in easy tracks for your dogs (5-25 yards, straight, young!-doesn’t have to be more food) after you ask them to think this hard! Vince Ramirez puts 5 yard tracks in for his dogs for their “easy” day…..Harness on, start, finish, party! Go for a walk. You’ve left them wanting more.
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