Otis 42

 Article indication: improving each outing

Walk up: work in progress

Turn behavior: turns marked but did not know their direction; very helpful to be able to concentrate on his loss of scent behaviors


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  1. JudiFebruary 16, 2024 at 3:23 PM

    Excellent! Who were you tracking with? Love that you knew there was a turn, but you didn’t know which direction!

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