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Dated Development Notes
Chronology belongs here—not in the Six Fields.
Each real event may reveal several fields at once. Old notes remain in the archive so later change can be compared honestly.
Perimeter movement and the pause before reaction
Observation: Movement around the boundary remains highly interesting. The useful question is whether attention can return to the handler before reaction becomes automatic.
Within the BoundaryGoverning DriveUseful Freedom
Developmental response: Continue working at a level where awareness can be interrupted without flattening curiosity.
Open ground increases information—and weakens certainty
Observation: Greater space reveals confidence and instinct, but also raises the value of competing scents, movement and distance.
Beyond the GateAwakening InstinctUseful Freedom
Developmental response: Expand freedom only where connection survives the wider environment.
Returning to calm after stimulation
Observation: The end of activity remains evidence too. The ability to rest naturally beside the household is recorded alongside field confidence.
Returning HomeWithin the BoundaryBond
Developmental response: Preserve recovery and rest as part of capability rather than treating them as the absence of work.
Published development observations appear above. Earlier sample notes are preserved below them.