Where The Trail Ends And The Side Of The Trail Begins

Where The Trail Ends And The Side Of The Trail Begins
Oct 9th 2007
wolfmoonsleddog
Southeast
Location: Northwest GA
Time - 5:46pm
Temperature: 72 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy, raining!
Forecast: Thunderstorms tonight, mostly sunny and cooler tomorrow

Well we FINALLY had a good bit of rain this afternoon. But it’s not nearly enough to offset the deficit. Still, we’re grateful for anything when it’s been so dry for so long.

I had a thought today that might (or might not) explain Calypso’s troubles with “on by.” It dawned on me that she usually darts off to the side of the trail when there is an open, often grassy, area. Then I realized that she sometimes runs close to the edge of the road where there is a thin strip of grass before the bank or trees begin. So what if she doesn’t understand where the edge of the road or trail is?

That’s just something I thought of and there may be nothing to it at all. But I’m going to pay close attention tomorrow. Because, in order to help Kippy understand, I have to understand.

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Christian Hollingsworth on 09 Oct 2007 at 3:34 pm # edit this

Maybe she really enjoys grass? One of my pups does the same exact thing, and as soon as she sees green grass, she darts over to it, plays in it, eats it, etc…

Once I give her a correction and get her back on trail, then we are smooth going. But it still a problem, and I am still working with her on it.

wolfmoonsleddog on 10 Oct 2007 at 7:34 am # edit this

You could be onto something there. She DOES often try to snatch a few blades of grass when we pass by. And, after our run, she generally eats some.

This morning she did really well! More on this later today…