wow, this dog was legitimately tracking today...

[ayoitzrimz]

So we get to the usual training field and I haven't really turned him onto to obedience mode yet. I start to tease him with the toy a bit and this (usually driven) dog is not interested. Instead, he starts circling around a small area (the size of a scent pad) and then once he finds the direction he starts Foot Step Tracking (FST)! I don't know what he was looking for but he was legit FST. Now, we do schutzhund style FST for articles all the time but I've never seen him pick up a scent and take off after it (he usually doesn't get to sniff too much on leash and off leash he's more interested in the toy I have in my hand) but he was doing it - I was amused to say the least! He did it nice too, good corners, kept his nose down, I even had to slow him down a little bit sometimes (he's usually fast on the track too) - LOL!! Eventually we serpentined our way to a tree where he got confused so my guess is it's probably a squirrel he was going after...

Anyway, just a funny amusing story from this afternoon...