1/9/2025 - Henry Clay ES

Location: Henry Clay ES

Time in: 6:50 AM

Age: 1 hour

Weather: 20 degrees (real feel 12), Sunny, W 6 mph winds

Length: 260 yards

Cover: Frozen bare ground, asphalt, concrete, snow, mulch (not sure if real or synthetic)

Videographer was hunting

With the snow on the ground, I did not have a real goal other than to get out and track. I did want to add some age. I started the track under a tree. The snow was gone, but the ground was bare of vegetation. Saber had a good start. There has been a lot of foot traffic around the playground. Saber checked out some other direction before continuing straight through the playground equipment. You could see her hook back into my foot prints. She checked out the turn but took the right direction without assistance. She entered the black top without hesitation. My guess is the snow helped a lot there. She sat to indicate her article.

She worked around the next turn but found it on her own. The next leg was pretty easy, as it was undisturbed snow (other than my footprints) which made the last turn very easy for her. The next part was interesting. She tracked through an open gate onto concrete without hesitation, but after the gate she cast around looking for the track again. It took her a minute or so to find out it. She was at the end of my 20' line but she crossed the side walk and you could see her lock in. The article was just past that and she was a few feet to the left of it and did a double take back to it.

I was pretty happy with her tracking today. She is ready for slightly warmer temperatures. I think her little feet get cold. However, it did not stop her from enjoying time with her squeaky ball for a job well done.