Mike and I got together this morning with Storm and Molly. We did a quick hide for Storm and then 2 problems for Molly, including one where I climbed up a tree. The interesting thing happened when I decided to go out on a limb (pun intended) and literally put Storm to the test.
I had Mike hide on one side of a small wooded area while I walked Storm to the other side of the wooded area. Without giving Storm any notification on where he was I started walking Storm through the woods, into the wind, to give him the best chance of success.
At first Storm kind of looked at me and I was afraid I was pushing to hard to fast. It was impressive either way though as he ranged off of me right and left, but always coming back and checking with me. Then something amazing happened, He caught Mikes scent and took off like a rocket, bounding through the brush, jumping over logs, finding Mike without any hesitation.
If I had any doubts about this puppy being a future search dog, they were laid to rest today. At under 5 months, being able to find someone like that, with no teasing, or riling up and no watching where he had hidden, I was just giddy with excitement!
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