River

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12/14/24

Start tracks with left turns 41F, 57% humidity, 3mph wind,5 mph gusts, cloudy, short dry grass but underlying soil was damp. Goal was to...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 15, 20241 min read

12/12/24

Advanced Start Track pattern practice, right turns Videos: T#1 https://youtu.be/kJfL_j5RejI?feature=shared T#2...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 12, 20241 min read

12/8/24 indoor article game

Did the walk around and random drop of article in my basement. Did not go well. I was late on delivery just most of the time. River...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 9, 20241 min read

12/9/24

Betty’s article game Round 1 https://youtu.be/ETmCwPEx3vw?feature=shared Round 2 https://youtu.be/RTRzi5bfqAc Scuffed 5 btw 8 articles in...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 9, 20241 min read

12/6/24 Huguenot Park

38F, 39% humidity, 5 mph NW wind gusts to 8 mph, short dry grass on soccer field in sun. S5W14F7 for 3 single turn and 1 straight track....

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 6, 20241 min read

12/4/24 Tracking

Track#1 https://youtu.be/zUMbAWE7Ir0?feature=shared Track#2 https://youtu.be/MkxaA-FxSr0?si=Bvr3IwTMwgaju3AK 43F, 39%humidity, short dry...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 5, 20241 min read

12/1/24 Video of Tracks#3&4

T#3 - right turn is outside the camera view, not a good video day for me. https://youtu.be/i4YqlDXBTnM T#4 - 3 legs, right 90 degree,...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 2, 20241 min read

12/1/24 Robious Athletic Fields

T1&T2 no video T3& T4 - see next post 47F, WSW 3 mph wind, gusts 8 mph, 49% humidity, dry short grass on T1-3, grass and pine needles on...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Dec 2, 20242 min read

11/30/24 Robious Athletic fields

Track#1 https://youtu.be/YIpaHlwJn6s?feature=shared Track#2 https://youtu.be/sQMAk7MVzxg?feature=shared Track#3...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 30, 20242 min read

11/29/24 Tucker Park, Maidens, VA

Track#1 https://youtu.be/j623hizI9xw?feature=shared Track#2 - no video Track#3 https://youtu.be/Tny0VxSzEjk?feature=shared 49F,...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 29, 20242 min read

11/26/24 Robious athletic field

Videos: T1: https://youtu.be/QqgrfyGxSbM T2: https://youtu.be/axkx99_9f1U T3: Only part of start, look in the upper right of...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 28, 20242 min read

11/24/24 Robious Athletic Fields

https://youtu.be/6JQIsUvqdlM https://youtu.be/6DiUdsLJOw4 https://youtu.be/o0WqThXvqHs Short dry grass, no wind, mild temp 58F, afternoon...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Nov 25, 20241 min read

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

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