Stair Step Track

3/10/2023 - 12:45 pm

Location: Holly Ridge Farm

Weather: 47 degrees, cloudy/misty, N wind 1-3 mph, 92% humidity, 44 degree dew point

Cover: Grass pasture

Age: 3 hours

Tracklayer: Kelly

I put a stair step track in with 50 yard legs. There was a flag 10 yards before each turn. There was food at steps 8, 9, 10 after the turn. There were two articles mid-track, as well as start and end articles. Only the end article had food. The last two articles were on the last two legs because I was so busy counting that I forgot to put them down. Oops.

I approached the start from an angle. Saber was very happy to find her start article. She did not think it needed to be shared with me. After prying it out of her jaws, she started nicely and correctly. Watching you will probably find my line handling questionable but I wanted to give her as much leeway as possible to watch her behavior and choices with minimal interference. She tracked accurately the majority of the time. She did go to the left of the coop where I had gone right. It also happened to be where the food drop was. She doubled back for the hot dogs. #NoHotDogLeftBehind

Her article indications were fabulous!! She was rewarded generously because she is spoiled.

I have thoughts on her tracking behavior but I am interested on your thoughts without bias from my narration.

Here she is: https://youtu.be/0MoJrvhf-3Q