October 27, 2023

 We’ve been tracking several times since our last post, still making a food drop every step but working our distance up. Since I had Friday off, I used the opportunity to take Vivi to the Mashburn’s place in the morning. I decided to try to get a video of our 3rd track by propping my phone up on my car dashboard. Usually her last track of the 3 we do in a practice session is her best. Of course, this time I wouldn’t say it was the best of the 3 (I think the first track was), but we got it on video without my phone tipping over! She had her moments where she was right on, and then that head comes up to check things out and she moves side to side before getting back into it. I think some things distracting her were hearing the cars going on the road and the neighbors talking next door. And then she is ADHD 😁. I just wait her out until she gets back on track and puts that head down.  

https://youtu.be/Rw0eJClvMwI?si=Ebbpxkm4k28bpQLi

We tracked in short grass yesterday at school. Wish I had a video of that because she was right on! Obviously food drops are easier for her to get to on the short grass so that is probably the difference. And we are still working on article indications! Still no automatic down, but I’m wondering if I should try waiting a little longer when she gets to an article to see if she will go down on her own?

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