Tracking with the PEEBs

 November 7 Millie -- Pattern of scuffing, walking and food drops more or less the same as in previous week, this time back on short grass. Some 90 degree turns, some slightly open turns. Age 0:20. Overcast, warm and humid (for November), light air.  Started well and with little searching on each of the three tracks. Stuck to each closely, and made each turn, albeit going 4'-5' through each corner before starting search. I am still trying to nail down a clearly defined action when she loses the track at a corner--slows down and gradually lifts her head, and then veers off to one side or another. Shows no preference for searching right or left. November 8 Ilsa -- Short track of about 250 yards to work exclusively on very short grass. Sunny, 51 degrees, moderate breeze. Four turns, four articles. Age 2:00. Used scuffing pattern to give her drive (S10W15, with food or article @ 8 and/or 9).  In this case stuck very closely to track and made each turn within 2 feet of the cor...

 October 31 Millie--Back to basics. Partly Cloudy, 55 degrees, calm. Very short grass, recently heavily contaminated. 3 (20 minute old) Tracks each 3x(S10W5(F@3))/OpenTurn/3x(S10W5(F@3). Generally stuck to track and made 2 out of 3 turns; one turn in heavily contaminated area was missed, but she got the track back when I brought her back. Probably shouldn't have tried a confidence-building track in such conditions, but she did well anyway. November 1 Ilsa--Multi-turn track with articles on each leg, 350 yards, 1:30 old. Overcast, 58 degrees, calm. Dense bushhogged field, damp.  Strong determined start, good first turn; some hesitation when heavy cover turned to very short grass, but got the track back. Found and indicated all six articles. November 3 Millie -- same pattern as Monday, this time on a different field. Very short grass again. Good starts on each track; made all turns, although some after going 4 feet through corner. Loss of scent indication still a bit vague. Foun...