The drills · Pointer Puppy · 03 of 11
Pointing breeds · Puppy
Hallway Retrieves.
Two or three tosses down a hallway with no exits; quit while the pup still wants one more. Trade for a treat, never rip the bumper away. Desire now, polish later.
Where it sits
Hallway Retrieves is drill 3 of 11 in the pointer puppy program. Seven weeks to six months: the window that never reopens.
Before it: Name Game
Say the name once, party when the pup comes. The name means good things, never call a pup in to correct it.
After it: Crate & Settle
The crate is a den, not a penalty box. Feed in it, ride in it, nap in it, a pup that settles travels to birds its whole life.
What it builds toward
This drill feeds the NAVHDA Natural Ability (NA). What that test judges, from the rulebook.
Run it with your dog.
Open the KENAI app, log a training session, pick Hallway Retrieves. The record keeps the day; the app reads the days against the test ahead. Free to start.
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