The drills · Pointer Intermediate · 04 of 9
Pointing breeds · Intermediate
Quartering.
Dog works in front of handler in a controlled pattern.
Where it sits
Quartering is drill 4 of 9 in the pointer intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.
Before it: Steadiness to Shot
Dog remains steady through wing and shot without breaking.
After it: Hunt Dead
Dog retrieves dead bird from known fall location.
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 Quartering. 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