Value-Added Tracking Seminar (despite winds) plus awesome photos as a bonus!
A multi-talented group of trackers shared widom and passion at the Olds Tracking Clinic last weekend. Thanks to everyone who took part in my seminar and for all of the great feedback! It was really neat was how we shared knowledge and information all weekend. There were a number of very experienced trainers in the group who pitched in ideas and even took over a few times to instruct (and *I learned too, which is awesome and one of the reasons I love teaching). This made for a value-added clinic for everyone.
Thank you Cathy Holowaychuk, professional pet photographer, for this photo of Caden! Cathy took photos at the tracking clinic this weekend of all of the dogs and people at work, and took some portraits after the clinic was done. This is my boy Caden, at Olds College. Cathy owns Macsen, a GSD - SAR dog. I also had some portraits taken of River (can't wait to see them...)
Check here for the slideshow, which is in development - but already has some working shots of the clinic and portraits of the dogs - they are awesome!!!
Caden - photo by Cathy Holowaychuk - www.exposedpawsphotography.ca
We were so lucky to have access to Pam and Jerry Prescott's fields for day one too. Shout-outs to Sue Fockner (GREAT demos with Dal Potter), Tammy Brooks and Mary-Ann Marcellus in particular for sharing and helping over two days. What a pleasure to meet so many nice people from north and south.
What a great weekend, despite STRONG WINDS all across Alberta. At times, we were exhausted from the wind... and if you think you know what wind is (my Thunder Bay friends), you don't know it until you've experienced this kind of wind. Despite it, the dogs worked beautifully. They simply need to learn to deal with wind if they are going to track here.
I could spend every day like this (even in that wind!)
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| Caden sitting - Olds College - Cathy Holowaychuk photographer |
More photos coming soon... thanks to Cathy!
*My sincere sympathy goes out to those from Slave Lake Alberta, after a wildfire yesterday decimated the town causing massive evacuations. The wind may have impacted our tracking, but my heart goes out to those who have suffered such tragic losses because of the wind and wildfires.
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