Post for November 21


Nimrod ran three tracks: one thirty-foot track and two forty-foot tracks. It was 58 degrees with a light wind out of the north. The tracks ran south to north on grass.  I used shuffle steps to mark the track and rotisserie garlic herb chicken every six inches to entice. I tied Nimrod in view of my track laying. This time he knew exactly what was going on and whole heartedly approved. He got every piece of chicken on the first track. By the second and third tracks he was moving so fast he over ran some of the chicken. He likes this game

      

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  1. Jack's JourneyNovember 23, 2024 at 12:20 PM

    Excellent! I would keep with the same food drop distance for another session, if he is killing it then you can increase your food drop distance to say 10 inches.

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  2. JudiNovember 23, 2024 at 1:26 PM

    Excellent!

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  3. JenNovember 25, 2024 at 9:34 AM

    Awesome- Sounds like the build up and anticipation is paying off!

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