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The drills · Pointer Started · 08 of 9

Pointing breeds · Started · Beginner

Check Cord Handling.

Working the check cord through turns and stops without tension battles.

About 20 min · Feeds NAVHDA Natural Ability (NA)

Where it sits

Check Cord Handling is drill 8 of 9 in the pointer started program. The foundation: the commands and the first birds.

Before it: Whoa Board

Whoa on a raised board, the place defines the stop before the command does.

After it: Launcher Introduction

First remote-launcher birds, controlled flushes at known distance.

What it builds toward

This drill feeds the NAVHDA Natural Ability (NA). What that test judges, from the rulebook.

All 9 pointer started drills

Run it with your dog.

Open the KENAI app, log a training session, pick Check Cord Handling. The record keeps the day; the app reads the days against the test ahead. Free to start.

Get the app

The whole program.

Every pointer started drill on one page, and the printable sheet.

Pointer Started