Eme and Raina in a quick clip done by a friend/training partner of ours.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Problems, problems
That is of course search problems 🙂 below is a picture of our GPS log. We use the Garmin Astro, this way i can track my path and with a collar on Raina i can track her exact path as well. Then we load them into MapTech software and bingo i know exactly where we have been!! This track i believe is in Harpursville New York and the BLUE track is mine and the RED track is Raina. You can see the huge swing out she took away from me, this was when she had a blast of his scent from his location which is right after the curve. If the wind had been stronger, she would have gotten him before we finished the area around.
Me blue Raina Red
Mom’s home!!!
Everyday i come home, you would swear i’d have been gone for years 🙂 Makes you feel a little better about yourself doesn’t it??? Below is a short video shot of the pack, you’ll see most of them weave in and out of the kitchen happy to have me back home safe and sound. Take note of Otto the 9 week old GSD pup, hes new to the pack only with us a few days when this was shot. His body language in the beginning playing with the other dogs is great, he learned how to position his ears and what to do with his body to solicit play without coming on to aggressive or scary. This boy is amazing and my pack is incredible at giving dogs what they need.
Raina and Titan
The pack structure at its greatest! You will see my 10 month old German Shepherd Raina submitting to her 6 year old 7 pound Chihuahua brother. Raina is a crazy high drive working german bred girl with an amazing bite on her. When it counts, she is gentle as a baby. Size doesn’t matter, dogs are dogs and my pack is a very valid demonstration of that!
Otto
Otto is a 9 week Czeck bred German Shepherd Pup. Here he is working on toy drive and tugging.
When all is said and done
Well the testing has begun and my life will be full of it over the next few months. Raina completed her first two test in the spring, but i’ve held off doing more as she can’t certify until she is at least a year old. Abby just completed her first 3 tests and we will be traveling out of town Friday to complete her fourth! She has done exceptionally well i am so proud of her! I hope to have her certified by the end of the month. She is working long hard problems at our trainings recently including night time heavy brush pond problems! Her indication is still solid even after a tiring 45 minute problem and her body language is great once she hits scent.
Abigail
No rest for the weary
Well the last month has been CRAZY. I cannot get all the seperate blog posts up that i would like to for the events that have occured over the last few weeks but i will try to update in one semi short post!
Some quick good news, we have a new car and i *think* the dogs will like it.
The new Canine Copilot mobile
Elite Instinct K9 Training 