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The drills · Retriever

Retrievers · Advanced

Retriever advanced drills.

The finished dog: the work that earns titles. 8 drills, in the order a trainer would run them.

01 · Triple Mark

Three bird marks with memory birds at distance.

45 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

02 · Land Blind

Dog runs a straight line blind on land using casts.

40 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

03 · Water Blind

Dog runs a water blind, straight entry, straight exit, handles cleanly.

45 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

04 · Honoring

Dog holds steady while another dog works.

30 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

05 · Double T

Extended T with two cast stations, full casting vocabulary at distance.

45 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

06 · Swim-By

The water-handling finishing school: casts held in open water.

45 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

07 · Cheating Singles

Shoreline marks that tempt the bank run, honest water is the standard.

40 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

08 · Poison Bird Blind

Blind run past a thrown mark the dog must ignore until released.

45 min · Advanced · feeds MHR

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