Monday, April 13, 2009

Hydee's Final Two Tests



Tests that remain are the Obedience Test and a little thing called the 160 Acre Long Multiple. The accumulation of all skills used in previous tests, multiple lost subjects and a 160 acres of forest. To make things interesting, the first three hours were worked in steady rain and the first sector included another group wandering around to set up a land navigation exercise. After three hours in the rain everything was wet so here is a photo from a much nicer day

Friday, April 3, 2009

Hydee Knocks Out Four More Tests

Hydee has been knocking out tests left and right, day and night. First was Agility. Then came the Hasty Search Trail Test. This test involved a single lost subject somewhere along a mile or so trail.



The Light Brush Test has a single lost subject in a sector of approximately 40 acres.



Once the light brush is done, then there must be a Dense Brush Test. This test also involves a single subject but the sector has areas of dense brush that must be navigated through and searched and the subject is usually in one of the last areas of thick nasty stuff!



Here we are after the test.



Now that Hydee shows she can work during the day, the next is to do it all under the darkness of night. During this test a single subject is again lost in a 40 acre sector and you can never have enough glow sticks.