When dogs are tracking a lost person, they walk in and out of the scent cone to actually stay on track. It occurred to me the other day that maybe getting off our path isn’t such a bad thing as long as we recognize it and adjust back in much as our dogs too. Instead of panicking, feeling bad/depressed, we can recognize that our emotions are speaking to us that something doesn’t smell right and we work on getting back on track. We know we are there when we feel great again.
Of course, much as dogs do when they smell a deer, raccoon, or poop, we have to be careful to not get distracted and go further off the path 
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Enjoy your journey!
Sylvie Pleasant
K9 Solutions LLC
Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant
www.nck9solutions.com
