PUPPY TRAIN BLOG

Brena did well on her sch1 small track, I was very pleased.  The first corner she found her way on her own, the second corner she didn’t but did listen to “nine” for wrong and once in the proper direction I told her again to “find it” which is the term I use.  Brena doesn’t even eat 1/3 of the jackpot food at the end of the track, in just these times of tracking she knows that tug is out there and you can see her pop up to look for it, so I grab the tug.  I will completely change things now with this particular pup as I am expecting her to go right past the jackpot of food and right to the tug if I don’t.

Brena is excited to track… she now knows when I put those boots on, tracking is what she will be doing.  I will switch Brena to my tracking lead and start walking about 4-6 foot behind her the next time we track… with the line under her front leg depending on the direction of the turns, will I decide the leg it will go under.  Some may wonder why I used a regular leash and walked off to the right side of Brena.  I use that leash to start her because that is what she is used to.  Brena has enough obedience that she is used to being on my left side just as heeling, so she is used to that, I wanted Brena to understand first what to do before she starts worring where I am and what I am doing, I believe she has that understanding, so I am hoping she won’t pay any attention now as to where I am once we get started with me walking behind her.