Tracking with Dewey and Ellen

 11/30/25. Working on: track reacquisition exercise with 3.5 hr age. Used bandanas because he doesn’t think they are articles. Water at article to get me in the habit. 2 Scent pads at start and 1 on second leg. Used a 6’ leash to keep him tighter on the track and turn.  His turn was great! His start was pretty good. He did acknowledge that bandanas are articles. He had trouble with the reacquisition part. I don’t know why he tracks along well and then randomly goes right and left and because I am stopping him he goes back to the track and obviously knows that’s the way it goes. Why does he do these detours? Does he need a scent break? I need to figure out when it’s a detour and when it’s a turn on blind tracks.    https://youtu.be/ealJUEc9GlU?feature=

 11/25/25. Obstacle Track in Class    https://youtu.be/BAjGfRcSU6w?feature=shared

 11/21/25. Turns     https://youtu.be/aGfG6RqzZ5Q?feature=shared Laid 7:45.     Ran: 9:50   I set out to run the track as MAM instructed in my last blog, however, I left his water bottle sitting on the kitchen counter. I was headed to the airport to pick up my daughter and did not have time to go back and get it. I did put food after every article and after every turn. There are a lot of flags because I needed to make it easier on myself. Start was rough, road crossing was rough, Tracking was good, Turns were better than last time, Articles were good EXCEPT for the bandana (he has ignored bandanas before). 

 11/16/25.  Turns     https://youtu.be/10204kFdUjE?feature=shared

 11/11/25. Class  https://youtu.be/IApxgcKZd2Y?feature=shared Track 2  https://youtu.be/M_LXvSy7PS4?si=Q5LYeoD74Z0iMdYR Track 3  https://youtu.be/oneIycDnO7A?si=xQ1U0MRs9HMnyi4U

 11/1/25.  Two Starts.   3.5 hours and 2.5 hours.    63 degrees, sunny, wind 8, 48% humidity,  Good.