December 10: Since I last posted

Fanny has been working on getting more comfortable in different environments. I have just been tossing food on the ground for her to sniff and eat in different places almost everyday. On December 10, she went with Cheeky and Sizzle to the small battlefield near Gaines Mill Battlefield. Fanny happily cleaned up all the hot dogs left behind on Cheeky and Sizzle's tracks. While we were going down Sizzle's tracka park ranger drove up and approached to speak to me and Fanny barked at him. After he left she went right back to picking up treats and seemed fine.

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October 31: All Hallows Eve Tracking

Today we went to a field in my subdivision next to the tennis court and playground. It had been dizzling earlier so it was very quiet except for the occasional car driving by. It was 64°F with 6 mph winds and overcast. We did another 15, 20 and 25 steps track. My line-up is the corner fence post and the corner of the house behind it. Here is the track with 6 flags and three articles. Fanny ate a lot of the food but ran over some of it. She would have back tracked to get it if I let her. I kept her moving forward. She went off to the right about a foot one time to sniff something, but quickly moved back to the track and kept tracking. She seemed very interested in the second article nudging it with her nose I said, "what did you find?" and she laid down. At the last article, she wanted to keep going until I kneeled down.at the article and then she laid down for the cookies. She seems to continue tracking even after I put ...

Weekend of October 29-30: First Class with Fanny and First Practice with Fanny

Fanny's First Track The instructions were to: pre-count food for 15 steps. Food every two steps. When you run out of food you know you've gone 15 steps. Check line-up after every two steps. put down a flag to the left of my left food and scuff 15 steps, but when you have about three pieces of food left, put down your second flag. Finish the track and lay down an article with food inside. walk five large steps. Pre-count food for 20 steps. Put down your third flag and scuff 20 steps. Put down flag and article the same way you did after the first track. Walk five large steps. Pre-count food for 25 steps. Put down your fifth flag and scuff 25 steps. Put down last flag and article the same way you did after the first two tracks. Walk straight another five steps and walk around the track. Do not back track. October 29: Fanny's Tracking in Class In her first class and first-time tracking with other people following, she was ...

November 3: Tracking as the Sun Sets

We went tracking in a field outside my subdivision almost right next to 360 and a Valero gas station. Fanny has tracked here before, but the traffic is still kind of loud. 6 pm, 65°F and 5 mph winds The Line-up for today's track was the tall multi-colored tree and a fur tree behind it. There is another field between this one and 360 with a small road going to some quiet little shops and a restaurant between the fields. We are approximately 350 yards from 360.. Fanny was a little more nervous with the traffic going by and the sounds of motorcycles revving their engines, but she was wagging her tail when we got out of the van. She moved quickly down the first leg and only started picking up hot dogs on the second track. She stopped at each article, looked around as if checking to make sure it was safe and then nudged them with her nose and laid down. She ate all the treats and started tracking again. Fanny didn't start eating food on the track until the...

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