December 4, 2025

I met with a friend to do some tracking.  I have been out of town for almost 2 weeks, so I decided to start over with Lois.  My friend laid a track in grass, with small dried salmon as the treats.  Lois spent her time searching for the treats.  My friend and I thought maybe the treats were too small.

Next track was on closely mowed grass, and using meatballs as the treats.  She seems to distracted by the treats.  Next track on closely mowed grass, the treats were spaced further apart.  This track seemed the best to me.  

I am going to try a lesser value treat, small kibble, and see if she seems less distracted.

Here indication at the articles is going well.  I will continue to use high value treats at the articles.  

Comments

  1. Anne (Mila)December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM

    Great job getting out and makes sense to start over since you had a long break. So, this can be difficult early on because sometimes when treats are spaced closely it doesn't "feel" like you are tracking because there's a lot of stop and go and it can feel a bit frenetic with some dogs. I'd like a bit more detail about what you mean by 'distracted by treats.' Was she using her nose and smelling the ground where your friend walked while also looking for and eating treats?

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  2. JudiDecember 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM

    Yes, agree. Please define “distracted by treats.” Also, there is the option of 1/4 meatball…. (That’s cheaper too!)

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