November 8: Pole Green Park again

We went to the same field in Pole Green Park today but were further away from the playground and skate park. It was sunny, but the sun was going down and it was breezy and a bit cooler out at only 58°F. The 9 mph breeze was moving right to left over the track. The opposite of yesterday's track.

Fanny ate almost all of the food as she went down the track and stayed right on the track, which was great. When she got to the articles today she wanted to just keep going so I stopped and held her in place until she decided to come back to the articles. She laid down voluntarily when she decided to come back to the articles.

Fanny was burping a lot today and is gaining weight. I might have to find a less fattening treat for Fanny to track daily or put her on the treadmill.

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Happy New Year: Fanny's First Track of the Year

We went tracking at the Community Center near 360 and practiced a left turn. It was around 61°F at 3 pm. I laid a track right beside the Community Center building that was two 60-step legs (scuffing all steps) with a left turn and food every three steps. Fanny was trying to pull me to the left quite a bit, but she kept her nose down and working. Here is my map of Fanny's track.

December 31: Fanny Tracks

Fanny went to class with Cheeky and after Cheeky's track I walked her around and threw cookies on the ground for her. She spent some time trying to pull me back to the van, but she was eating most of the hot dogs I threw down. I walked her through the class while everyone ignored her and she did well so I put her back in the van and took Sizzle for a walk. When she got to see me with Sizzle, interacting and giving her hot dogs she started whining to get back out. We took Fanny tracking with Andrea and Otter. She was playing with me and wagging her tail while Otter tracked. Then Fanny got to do a short track that Judi laid for her. She did a great job and ate the hot dogs on her track. Judi said she had really improved and could start tracking this week.

January 2: Tracking at Cold Harbor Battlefield

I let Fanny do Cheeky and Sizzle’s tracks after them. I was going to the left from the start of Cheeky’s track but Fanny knew where the track went and pulled me to the track. After that she knew exactly where the turn was and did a great job keeping her nose down and staying in track and finding the article. She did a great job on the second track. It was my fourth track videoing myself with a chest harness and I think it’s a pretty good video.

Crystal & Fanny's Path to TD & Beyond

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