Fall #17

 3 starts with the goal of having a strong enthusiastic but focused start for each one. In reviewing the videos, I am pleased with our approach, my direction and his reaction at the start. The use of scent pads I know is going to be a positive for him. Track 1: (1 hr) My error in the beginning. I was reaching for the start article and he had already run over the first scent pad. He did acknowledge the 2nd one but did not eat the food drops there. He made the turn and was on the 2nd leg but then was distracted and came off the track. He returned to the track and finished well. Track 2: (1.5 hrs) Missed the first scent pad again so something for me to work on, perhaps putting the first one at 10 and the second one at 15. He made the turn right on then eliminated on the tuft of grass that was at the turn. Distracted, called back to water then back to the track and finished with good article indication. Track 3: (2 hrs) In my opinion the best of the 3. He stopped and ate the food drops at both scent pads. He eliminated on another grass tuft that was right on the track. His turn I thought was good as was his article retrieve.

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  1. JudiDecember 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM

    I agree—#3 was hands down the best! So next time you do starts, maybe do 1.5, 2, 2.5 hours. Cause 2 seemed easy! The unanswerable question is was #3 the best because he stopped at all the scent pads…. I like your idea of moving the first SP out—IF you scuff TO the first one, and perhaps put a couple of food drops in the scuff. Beware of moving the SP out, and having him just run to the SP as his “starting point.”

    Your challenge is to keep the tracking behavior between the SPs. He is so reinforced by running (it’s genetic), that you need to keep a close eye on tracking vs running from SP to SP.

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