The drills · Pointer Intermediate · 07 of 9
Pointing breeds · Intermediate
Stop to Flush.
Dog stops on any wild flush, pointed or bumped, without command.
Where it sits
Stop to Flush is drill 7 of 9 in the pointer intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.
Before it: Water Introduction
Building confidence entering water. Short retrieves in shallow water.
After it: Relocation on Point
Moving with a running bird and re-establishing point on command.
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 Stop to Flush. 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