Early July Ranch Ramblings - "A Tragic Comedy in Two Parts" (Part Two)

PART TWO - Ash and the Technologically Challenged Track

More and more I have come to appreciate the time spent in training "The Crew" - from stockdog work to tracking practice. Over the past week, the natural talents and skills of my loyal crew members continue to be put "to the test".


Miss Ash was "on her game", last Tuesday, when called upon to track down my cell phone that was lost on my neighbour's ranch for two days.


LESSON ONE to be learned: Do not put your only phone in a  jacket with shallow pockets when checking on neighbour's herd while your truck is stuck in a bog and you have to walk back through waist-high grass, roll under a cattle chute and forget where you had walked!  Keeping one's sense of humour and utilizing the work ethic of a canine companion will strengthen your belief in a positive outcome! Well, at least that's what Ash told me:-) And, "for the love of the land, she was right.

For fun, I went back to the proximate track to take some pics of the scene of the crime. Ash had picked up the scent of everywhere I had stopped or walked and found my phone in less than 20 minutes without any visual imprints of my steps. My beautiful "track star" saved me time and money! 

My easy, breezy "Track Star" Ash

Ash says "No worries Boss, glad to help you out."

CLICK HERE for PART ONE of Our Early July Ranch Ramblings