River

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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

1/18/24 Huguenot Park

I planned a long leg with one turn, but there was no one on the fields, so I did a fun 5 turn track. And, I was so surprised when...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 18, 20241 min read

1/16/24 Huguenot Park round #2 with frozen slush

Still frozen slush on the ground of 2 fields so River got another chance to learn that she can track in the frozen stuff. I tried to mark...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 16, 20242 min read

1/16/24 Huguenot Park

Light dusting of snow, 35F, so somewhat melting and puddling grass ground. S3W50F25 as I wasn't sure how River would work on this ground....

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 16, 20241 min read

1/14/24 Huguenot Park

Track #1: stair step tracking exercise Track#2: 3 turns- no scuff & 1 food drop per leg near midpoint T1- on legs that had scuff prior to...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 14, 20242 min read

1/13/24 Greenfield's Athletic fields

River's path is in RED. River S3W60F30 no scuff out of turns River started off just to left of the track line, she crossed on to dirt...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 13, 20241 min read

1/12/24 Huguenot Park

Cloudy, humid, damp grass, no significant wind S5 W60 F30 Longer straight 1st leg with 1 open right angle turn. Crossed paved walkway...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 12, 20242 min read

1/10/24

Huguenot Park - short start tracks on soccer field Gusty winds today but sometimes blocked by the surrounding trees. S5 W60F30. ...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 10, 20242 min read

1/1/2024 Robious Athletic Fields

Misty rain, wet grass, 42F River - S5W50F25 and scuff out of turns; crossed track pavement; distraction challenge from man doing laps...

Maureen Woolley, Duck & River

Jan 1, 20242 min read

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