The drills · Pointer Puppy · 07 of 11
Pointing breeds · Puppy
Water As Play.
Warm shallow water; wade in yourself and let the pup follow. Never throw a pup in, one bad entry writes deep.
Where it sits
Water As Play is drill 7 of 11 in the pointer puppy program. Seven weeks to six months: the window that never reopens.
Before it: Gunfire Done Right
Distance plus dinner: a helper fires a starter pistol 100+ yards out while the pup eats. Close the gap over weeks, reading the pup, never the calendar. One scared meal can cost a season.
After it: 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.
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 Water As Play. The record keeps the day; the app reads the days against the test ahead. Free to start.
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