Hello Gang,
I have a 6 month old GSD puppy named Portia, that I have done close footstep tracking, with food drops in every step. We have done 7 tracks total with a max length of 30ft. Portia's nose is deep and she moves forward but way too fast. She only eats a few of the food drops but eats all of the reward pile at the end. Portia has a lot of energy and just can't get anywhere or check out everything fast enough. Should I let her run around for a few minutes before putting her on the track? I have not used any compulsion with her on the track. Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Thanks Folks,
Kyle
Some initial things to check: are you laying your tracks with a tailwind so the dog can't scent the big reward pile at the end, causing her to rush to it; are you always laying a straight track, again promoting rushing straight ahead; are you trying to regulate her speed with your line, thus setting up opposition reflex and causing her to actually dig in harder and go faster; and are you using a food that she normally finds irresistable or is it only mediocre in attraction? You can also reduce the size of your final reward to only 5-6 pieces, slightly scattered and tucked under the grass so it doesn't put out a lot of scent onto the wind.
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