The drills · Pointer Intermediate · 06 of 9
Pointing breeds · Intermediate
Water Introduction.
Building confidence entering water. Short retrieves in shallow water.
Where it sits
Water Introduction is drill 6 of 9 in the pointer intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.
Before it: Hunt Dead
Dog retrieves dead bird from known fall location.
After it: Stop to Flush
Dog stops on any wild flush, pointed or bumped, without 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 Water Introduction. 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