The drills · Pointer Intermediate · 03 of 9
Pointing breeds · Intermediate
Steadiness to Shot.
Dog remains steady through wing and shot without breaking.
Where it sits
Steadiness to Shot is drill 3 of 9 in the pointer intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.
Before it: Steadiness to Wing
Dog remains on point through bird flush without breaking.
After it: Quartering
Dog works in front of handler in a controlled pattern.
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 Steadiness to Shot. 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