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Teaming up - Dry Lake SDT 2014

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The next step      Our goal for Dry Lake SDT 2014 was to come home with more numbers than letters and continue to work on our teamwork.       I think the highlight of Dry Lake was the 750 yard outrun progressively downhill with several swales where you would lose sight of your dog and sheep.  It was very difficult to see your dog on outrun.  And tricky to try to identify if it was your dog or set out dog by the sheep.       Feist's outrun seemed like an eternity.  A more experienced handler said you could send your dog, and then go have lunch.  I lost sight of her to the right about a third of the way out.  But periodically would see little puffs of dusts along the way.  She did beautifully coming up behind them.  She really took her time on the lift.  Enough time that I started to doubt if that little black dot was really her or not....  TRUST YOUR DOG (remember).  She was reading her stock and she did have a girl that didn't w