The weather was wonderful Thursday night. I went to the vegetable garden and sent Nitro in a little after 11:00. He struck a track on the ditch and grubbed for a while. I though he might take the west branch so I crossed over and followed the edge of the woods. He swung around and started working back my way so I just stood in the field and listened. It was tough going for him & I wasn't sure he'd figure it out. He was so close I was thinking about catching him. Finally he located and treed right in front of me. To my surprise he had the coon. I figure it was heading to the south woods and it climbed when I crossed in front of it. Anyway, that was one heck of a job. I would have liked to really petted him up on that tree but I was right on the edge behind the houses. I figured it's better to get him and move on.
I think Nitro is about perfect when alone. Now if we can just get him solid enough so that he won't let other dogs drag him down to their level.