Скачать или смотреть Training a Mink, Part 4: Retrieving Trouble

My son, Jaron, and I take Yeager on a walk in the foothills to expend some energy and end with a Tracking, Retrieving and Caching training session. Tracking and caching were great, but the retrieving was terrible. These experiences helped me realize I needed to go back to basics. See the training Rubric below.

Date Filmed: 22 Nov 2018
Camera: Sony CX700


Track:
A: Always stayed on scent trail. Quickly finds lure. Quickly enters obstacle.
B: Mostly stayed on scent trail. Finds lure with some hesitation. Hesitates slightly when entering obstacle.
C: Generally stays on scent trail. Slowly finds lure after straying. Slow to enter obstacle.
D: Needs assistance staying on scent trail. Eventually finds lure with assistance. Very slowly enters obstacle
F: Wanders and rarely stays on scent. Never finds lure on own. Will not enter obstacle

Retrieve:
A: Retrieves lure quickly with no hesitation. Returns directly to cache box.
B: Retrieves lure with little hesitation. Returns to cache box with some hesitation.
C: Hesitates and takes time retrieving lure. Requires assistance in returning to cache box
D: Resists retrieving lure. Lots of assistance. Avoids cache box and requires correction.
F: Will not retrieve and avoids lure. Will not return to cache box.

Cache:
A: Caches quickly with no hesitation. Takes lure all the way inside box.
B: Caches slowly, but directly. Hesitates slightly at box.
C: Hesitates when caching. Some correction required to take lure inside cache box.
D: Avoids bring lure to cache box. Takes lure elsewhere. Much correction require, but eventually caches.
F: Refuses to take lure inside cache box. Insists on caching somewhere else.