Kelsy searched for Bear in the rain today at North SeaTac Park. The trail was about 1.25 miles long, and a fresh trail, about twenty minutes old. Kelsy definitely got the first turn and the last few turns, but in the middle she may have run parallel to Bear's trail. It wasn't easy to tell from the description of the trail. If Kelsy did run parallel, but about 30 feet west, this would be consistent with the way she works the opposite side of the road sometimes. I wish I could see the plume of scent so I could know if she was working along the edge. I also wish that Kelsy could talk. Near the end, Kelsy was very interested in the decoy, Danny, and had trouble working past him. Bear and Danny live together, and may have shared many of the same scent components. Kelsy's reward was cheese and lots of fetching.
Temp: 50F
Feels like: 48F
Light Rain
Humidity: 89%
Wind: E at 5 mph
Updated: 1/15/11 4:25 PM PST
Constant light rain after days of steady rain, with the ground fully saturated.
After I ran Kelsy, I worked Zeke on the trail of Danny. Danny's trail coincided with and crossed over Bear's trail. Zeke showed little interest in the scent article. He preferred to smell everything but the scent article. Kat finally covered his nose with it, and we started, hoping he had the right idea. Zeke missed the first turn, instead following the trail of Kelsy and Bear. I was unable to detect that Zeke was on the wrong trail, and Kat had to tell me to anchor him. After that first missed turn, Zeke seemed to stay on the trail the rest of the way. He was especially interested where Danny had lingered next to a building for about twenty minutes. At the end, Zeke was not interested in hot dog treats. Zeke did seem to enjoy being out for a romp. He has not been getting much practice lately, and we need to get him back into the routine.
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