Patrolling the same tracks every day make wolfdogs very territorial. Every tree has been scent-marked, every odor is known, only occational encounters with wild animals or their tracks brakes the habit. 2 years back we started to improve our forest-tracks for better skiing quality. Trees had to be removed, bushes cut away, curves straighten out and small bridges over the ditches had to be made. The end result is a trail that starts at our front-door and that makes it unnecessary to drive the car to somewhere for skiing. This has had a huge effect on my male wolfdogs. Now they will run the whole track with much more vigour and enthusiasm for speed. So much that I need to put a harness on for the pulling. Coming to the opposite end of the trail is always rewarded with running free and playing. When going to a strange territory however, the typical carefulness and awareness comes back and they will never pull. The photos are of Ax and Skarv out on an everyday run.
