Took Nitro to the schoolhouse and sent him north. He tried to go back south and I gave him a warning tone. He turned and went the way I wanted. There was probably a fresh track where he was headed but I didn't want him treeing behind the guys house. He struck in the woods and grubbed for quite a while. I thought he was going to get it but then he bogged down in a pothole. I let him grub for about 10 minutes & then caught him. He might have worked it out, but it could have taken hours.
I went to the vegetable garden and sent him north. He struck a nice track, smoked it and slammed the tree. Very nice. I had to drag him away & he was determined to go back. Damn he is a big dog. I don't want to scold him right after he's done such a nice job so I just drag. Anyway, he's starting to lead well except when we're leaving a tree.
On the drive home he rode up front with me. It's like he finally could see through the windshield for the first time tonight. Before tonight he was always looking at the interior of the cab. Very funny to watch his expressions.