The drills · Pointer Intermediate · 01 of 9
Pointing breeds · Intermediate
Backing/Honoring.
Dog stops and honors another dog on point without command.
Where it sits
Backing/Honoring is drill 1 of 9 in the pointer intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.
This is the first drill of the level.
After it: Steadiness to Wing
Dog remains on point through bird flush without breaking.
What it builds toward
This drill feeds the NAVHDA Utility Preparatory Test (UPT). What that test judges, from the rulebook.
Run it with your dog.
Open the KENAI app, log a training session, pick Backing/Honoring. The record keeps the day; the app reads the days against the test ahead. Free to start.
Get the appThe whole program.
Every pointer intermediate drill on one page, and the printable sheet.
Pointer Intermediate