Peanut's First Tracks
I had signed up Fogell, my cattle dog mix that struggles with anxiety, for the tracking class. Unfortunately, starting with running full throttle into a T-Post the day before first class (he was looking up chasing vultures), we have struggled with bad luck and nerves. The impact of the crash gashed his muzzle and chipped a tooth. Not wanting him to associate any pain from crash with new activity, I went to first day training without him. Actually, glad I did as I got a lot of instruction and insight without worrying about Fogell. Came home inspired, but Fogell took a few days to even relax to go on his normal farm walks. I started article games and had some success. When I tried baby track, he quickly got overwhelmed. I honestly believe he gets stressed when I am working on new to me things. As I try to remember all the points and perform them correctly, I must emit some sort of tension that he is sensitive to as this seems to be common denomina...