Olivia’s tracking certification experience was a bit hairy yesterday. Bailie and I both passed on our first tries with the same judge Olivia was being certified by. It was a beautiful day, but there was goose poop in the field, and they started to mow the grass right after she started her track. She failed, but the judge could see she knew how to track, so she got a second track, and ran it perfectly! This is a photo of the field where her track she passed was laid.
Mom figured she would have to wait until next week to try again, so getting a second chance was a real nice gift! The second track had to be laid by the judge, and then age for a half hour. While Mom and Olivia were waiting, they did some photos to kill time and relax. Mom loves to do photos to relax herself. She felt extra pressure to pass since the judge was nice enough to lay a second track.
The second track was 455 yards with four turns. Olivia took off and was all business this time. Mom was lost as usual, and just held on tight to the line, and hoped Olivia was on the track. She ran it pretty quickly, and all of the sudden there was the end article. To enter a tracking dog test, a dog needs to first be certified. Olivia wants to enter the test in October, so she had to hurry up and get her certification.
When they got home, Olivia posed proudly with her tracking certification coupons. A certification is good for two years and you have four tries before you need to certify again. There are only two tests a year where we live, so it’s important to enter when you can to try to get your TD. Olivia is super proud of herself, and Mom is really proud too. She has never certified a dog at six months old, so it is extra impressive. We hope Olivia gets into the test and does well.
Since tracking is all about sniffing in nature, we are joining our friends at Living Laughing and Barking in Our Backyard for their Nature Friday blog hop.
Gosh, well done Olivia, and you only six months old! We see a stellar tracking career in front of you.
Toodle pip!
Bertie.
We hope she can get in the test and pass!
OOOOOH lala olivia that was pawsome!!!! I bet we will hear lots of good news from your nose work and tracking events!!!
She wants to be some kind of dog sports overachiever I think.
How wonderful for you sweet Olivia! Oh, you’re also a certified cutie!
Aeee…that is so nice of you.
The nose knows!!!!
Noses sure do know, especially hound noses.
Woohoo! What an awesome day—for so many reasons!!! Congratulations!!! Your friend Lilly
Mom and Olivia were quite pleased.
Congratulations Olivia! That was really cool of the judge to give you a second chance.
She knows I’m young, and it was a lot for a pup to work through, but she could tell I knew what to do if I wasn’t so distracted.
Way to go Olivia!!! Congratulations!
Thank you.
Thank God for an attentive and kind judge! Wow, Olivia! YOU are leaving your sisters records in the dust! Good luck in October!
Madison is the one with the most records for young age achievements, and I intend to beat them if I can.
I’ve a feeling that you have a superstar on your hands. Good for you. Can’t wait to see what she does next. Congratulations Olivia and mom.
Have a fabulous day and weekend. My best to your siblings and your peeps. ♥
She is a lot like me, an over achiever. We’ll see how she handles her first competition this weekend.
Congrats Olivia…and good luck this weekend!!
xoxo,
Rosy
We are proud of Olivia!
Congratulations to you both, Olivia and her excellent trainer/mom!
Olivia is quite a smart little one.
You are such a smart girl and only 6 months old! Congratulations, Olivia!
She has a real early start on so many things.
That definitely is impressive! Olivia is one talented young girl! ♥
She is real smart, but we have to remember she is still a puppy.
So nice she got a second chance. Congrats.
That was a super lucky break!
That was so nice of the judge because goose poop and mowers are tough to ignore. Fingers crossed that y’all get in a test.
We will find out on Oct. 10. Paws crossed.
Yay for second chances! That’s awesome!
It sure was a lucky break!