Notes from tracking on Jan 20

Thomas Dale ball field/cold/no wind

Laid a 70 yard/65-yard track with a wide-angle turn. Did a bag drag with turkey sausage, laid chicken every five steps. Washer to mark the turn, a couple flags in the track. Nimrod had particular difficulty with distraction. We shared the field with a large flock of migrating robins. It took multiple verbal cues to get him going. He seemed to always know where the track was, but those robins were fascinating. I was surprised he managed to finish the track. Also, I laid the second leg though a football sled. (It's where the double line up took me) Nimrod bumped into the sled and it rang. That freaked him out and he did a quick dash backward.

When not distracted, he moved with more confidence than I've seen, and he was faster. I am mapping the tracks now, but I haven't quite figured out how to put them in the blog.

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  1. Jack's JourneyJanuary 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM

    i sent an email about how to post a picture on blogger site. so did you feel the drag bag was worthwhile? when you lay a track and come across something like the sled, augment that section with MORE FOOD.

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    1. runswithdogs@outlook.comJanuary 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM

      The bag drag is definitely working. Tracked with him yesterday (haven't posted yet). The bag fell off the leash at the turn and I failed to notice. His loss of confidence when we hit the undragged leg of the track was noticeable.

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