K9 Jane killed it at training tonight!
Many times on live searches we end up starting a trail from the subjects home. This is a challenge for both the handler and the K9.
With that subject being in, out, and around their home constantly their scent is everywhere in that area which creates what is called a scent pool. This scent pool can be tough for the K9 to work out of and pick the direction of the freshest trail.
Tonight we set up a scenario at a mock subjects home at the back of the house where she is constantly going to the garage, the pool, the garden, and the back porch. They also have a dog which creates an extra distraction.
Both K9 Willow and K9 Marshall have done this many times but this was K9 Jane's first time and she rose to the challenge! Once given the command to start the trail she checked the door and then turned around and followed the subjects trail right out of the yard through the gap on the edge of the yard just past the garden within 30 seconds! From there she worked the rest of the 1/4 mile trail and found her subject in a hurry!
This girl continues to impress us every time we put her harness on!
K9 Jane finishing up a trail at practice tonight with Pine Creek K-9 Search Unit
Our Junior handler got some much needed practice with his leash handling skills at practice tonight
K9 Jane is doing fantastic with her training! She completed several trails on Saturday that were around .3 miles long with numerous distractions that included working right through a crowd of about 30 boy scouts and running a trail across an open grate bridge over a spillway of a lake! Here she is pulling hard on the last stretch of a trail!
Jane’s first puppy trails.
We had a great day of training at Black Moshannon State park today! Here is Marshall finishing one of his trails in the middle of an April blizzard
