September 5th 2009
Caesar passed Track 1 today at the TDTC Tracking Trial at Cressy, the final trial of the season in Tasmania.
He worked hard with very stiff winds and earned a rating of Good. Many thanks to Tracklayer, Gayle and her smelly socks!
Caesar has absolutely become enthralled with tracking and even demands it, frequently nudging my arm and leading me to his crate where the socks reside on top then looking at me and back at socks.
Regrettably training has to scale down significantly Oct - April due to snake movements. We will endeavor to do short training sessions along the River walk in Deloraine as frequently as possible during the summer to satisfy Caesar’s penchant for this very rewarding canine sport.
August 26th 2009
Took a little drive up the Lake Highway. Started seeing the white fluffy stuff around the 900 metre mark.
Caesar was not terribly impressed.
August 22nd 2009
Caesar entered his first tracking trial this weekend, at Gretna in the south of Tasmania.
Although he has been doing well during practice tracks, nerves got the better of his handler who is still rather inept at reading Caesar, especially around turns. A very windy day proved challenging as well on the Track 1 test and we drifted enough off the track to be called out.
We got to finish though, with redirection, so Caesar could find Gayle and get his reward.
Caesar had a real blast and was quite pleased with himself the rest of the day and had a really good sleep during the 3 hour ride home.
It was a very educational day, overall, and wish us luck in two weeks when we try again at Cressy, the last trial for the season here in Tassie.
Photos courtesy Sean Boatwright