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Road to Utility Test: One step forward after two steps back
Manny backslid on the one part of retrieving on which we weren’t solid: a real bird, brought to hand without um, “tenderizing.” Yesterday, his retrieves were energetic and enthusiastic. Using my Real...
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Road to Utility Test: steady, steady … attaboy(s)
We are making progress. Manny and Buddy – a team again – are getting steadier by the day. Our past three days: 1. Flanking the whoa table, with Rick Smith’s waist-rope “point of contact,” the guys were...
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Road to Utility Test: his point of view and why it’s important
Some things just make sense, whether you hunt with dogs or not. This is one of them. If your goal is to have a steady dog that holds his point even while a bird rattles into the sky, this might help....
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That awkward silence that follows a “whoa”
I’m pretty well whoa-trained. When telling a dog to stop, I slam on the brakes too. It’s one of the funny things about that word that got me wondering how differently we think – and act – about the...
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Steady to wing & shot: Is less more?
You’ve heard the phrase “less is more.” Does it have relevance to dog training? Manny and I are deep into preparation for an upcoming NAVHDA Utility test (www.navhda.org) and our latest challenge is...
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