The drills · Pointer Puppy · 08 of 11
Pointing breeds · Puppy
Place Board Games.
The board is where treats happen. Two paws, then four, then a beat of stillness. Sit-means-sit comes later; love-the-board comes now.
Where it sits
Place Board Games is drill 8 of 11 in the pointer puppy program. Seven weeks to six months: the window that never reopens.
Before it: Water As Play
Warm shallow water; wade in yourself and let the pup follow. Never throw a pup in, one bad entry writes deep.
After it: Drag the Check Cord
The cord is clothing before it is a tool, the pup drags it through play until it is furniture.
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 Place Board Games. The record keeps the day; the app reads the days against the test ahead. Free to start.
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