A Day in Tracking
So, the B dog and I had to re-certify in order to enter tracking tests (because I didn't get into any fall tests last year and we didn't pass last spring). So I took the day off work and went down to Ankeny. It was really a pretty nice day and warmer than it's been in a month or so. She started terrifically and did really well for most of the track, although she got to the last corner and indicated it like a champion and then *WOULD NOT GO*!!
And, of course, in tracking it's considered bad to, you know, throw your dog down the track. So I stood there and I waited and I cursed and I tried not to get, well, angry because then she would just quit. But finally, finally--oh god finally--she dropped way down below the track and started going in the right direction and came back to the track as she got a little farther along and finished very strong.
So, yes, actual tracking pictures:
I would have pictures farther along the track but apparently I didn't explain the zoom feature very well before hand....
Comments
Is that you dressed up in your warm, weatherproof jacket?
My mom's dogs are setters, and they don't do tracking, they do this thing where a couple of little quails are hidden in a big field, and the dog has to sniff 'em out and then point at 'em and then flush 'em.
And then the quails fly away. I expect the quail population in Connecticut is larger than expected in some areas.
Posted by: SarahP | March 9, 2007 07:42 PM
I have seen tracking Yorkies so nothing is impossible.
And yes, that would be me. The judge who certified us even complimented me on the awesomeness of my jacket!
Posted by: debco | March 9, 2007 08:05 PM