River

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11/23/2024 Huguenot Park

Conditions: sunny, dry short grass, no significant wind, 60F Goal: dog spine on track line, take water prior to start Track 1 & 2: heel...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 25, 20241 min read

11/21/24 Tracking foundation skill track

58F; 65% humidity; dry short grass on sport field with no wind @ Huguenot Park Goal- maintain spine along track line Parameters-...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 21, 20242 min read

11/21/24 Article game

This morning on tossed article River actually went to, mouthed and picked up the article. Then laid next to it. Did this twice. Not...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 21, 20241 min read

11/20

Article game played yesterday and today, random tossing on the floor and out on patio. Patio is tougher as she expected fetch. Also, hide...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 20, 20241 min read

11/20/24

10am laid 3 straight lines marked with start and end flags with only shuffling as in class, FD @ every 4th shuffle for 40, 40 & 50...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 20, 20242 min read

Update

River enjoyed working on the down indication for various scented articles over the summer. Given the heat we just did really short...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Oct 13, 20241 min read

3/4/24

Tried doing more of the short tracks with a turn. We also had heeling class and rally class today. Sadly, the food drop did not go well...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Mar 4, 20241 min read

2/26/24 week

Just a summary for the week. Trying not to strain my eyes on devices. We did short tracks with a turn a few times this week. River is...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Mar 4, 20241 min read

2/19/24 Robious Middle school field

Our team goal for the week was to get better at approaching the turn, keeping her nose down on the track, not being to the sipped of the...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 19, 20241 min read

2/18/24

Since I'm trying to improve Rivers's staying on the track at turns, I did the turn tracks . I also I turned my body in a different...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 18, 20241 min read

2/14,15,&16 Huguenot Park, Tucker Park, Robious Middle School fields

Took River on 3 different fields each day. Initially I put food 6 and 8 steps from start over 2 days, which kept her staight on the...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 16, 20242 min read

2/10/24 @Robious Middle school field & 2/12/24 @ Huguenot Park

Still dropping a lot of food on legs. She is passing it and going back a lot of the time. Putting food on turns and she's not even...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 12, 20241 min read

2/8/24

Doing the frequent food drops, scent pad with food at turns and keeping line short to 10 ft. The tracks(3) were two turn with turn in...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 10, 20241 min read

2/7/24

Take aways from class, shorten up on line, keep line at the 'golden' degree of pressure when River is tracking, and more frequent food...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 7, 20241 min read

1/31/24 - 2/4/24

Tracks with 1- 3 turns and a lot of food drops. Outing 1: After doing 1 turn tracks, River got the turns, right and left and did try to...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 4, 20242 min read

1/30/24

Mary Ann Massie laid a TD track for us. Really beautiful farm. I was trying to be confident in myself and River. It went ok from start....

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Feb 4, 20242 min read

1/28/24 field near Cabelas Short Pump, VA

River no scuff, W60F30; weather challenge as misty rain, 46F, and ground was wet grass weeds and puddles. Did long first leg and I...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 28, 20241 min read

1/27/24 Hidden Rock Park Maidens VA

69 F (yes, really in January), warm day which River prefers, partly cloudy, only light breeze and soft, moist soil, grass River - no...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 27, 20242 min read

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Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 24, 20240 min read

1/20/24 field near Cabelas, Short Pump

Practice on a long first leg with one turn (right 90 degree). No scuff, W60, F30 No scuff did not negatively impact this track...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 21, 20241 min read

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