The instructors had set up blind hide challenges and I reminded them I wanted to know how many hides there were while Gimme was discombobulated by pollen.
Vehicle 1 video - There was just one hide here and Gimme found it very quickly. There was a slight breeze blowing toward us and you can see how Gimme reads it and then takes herself around to the other side to find source.
Interior 1 video - This search was pairs of hides (Gimme's hides were also paired with food) and we were instructed to keep them in the area when they showed a change of behavior until they had solved both hides. Gimme shows an obvious COB at the red cart and sources quickly, but spends a bit of time getting the ladder hide. She is much faster to source both the support beam and stool hides. She clearly knew there were hides at the far end of the room and when she got there, she nailed the fan hide and then the one on the grooming table.
Interior 2 video - This time they left one pair of the hides and the dogs got to run it off leash. The idea was to see if they were faster or searched different off leash. She was faster by 25 seconds and I do think being on leash disrupts her normal search style. However, I don't think this is an adequate comparison. Without the other hides, which create a very different "picture", it's really not the same search, so you can't make a straight comparison.
All in all it was a good class and we both enjoyed it.
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