Yesterday it rained, and since wet ground is supposed to be good for tracking (because it magnifies the scent) today we went tracking. The ground was very wet, like mud puddle/swamp wet and Joey hates water and mud. With those facts combined you can bet I did not get the best performance from Joey, but over all it wasn't that bad. Except for the article. Whenever the dog sees an article the dog is supposed to lie down and stay there until the handler comes and picks up the article, then the dog can go back to tracking. However, Joey always gets very scared when he sees the article and he usually does not want to down (especially on cold or wet ground). So we are going to start practicing articles in the house where Joey is more relaxed. I hope that helps Joey.
A wet, muddy Joey after tracking
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