The drills · Retriever Intermediate · 04 of 7
Retrievers · Intermediate
Steadiness at Line.
Dog holds steady at the line through gunfire and bird throws.
Where it sits
Steadiness at Line is drill 4 of 7 in the retriever intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.
Before it: Lining
Dog takes a straight line from handler to a distant target.
After it: Single T
The T-pattern: back pile plus left and right overs off a whistle sit.
What it builds toward
This drill feeds the HRC/UKC Hunting Retriever (HR). What that test judges, from the rulebook.
Run it with your dog.
Open the KENAI app, log a training session, pick Steadiness at Line. The record keeps the day; the app reads the days against the test ahead. Free to start.
Get the appThe whole program.
Every retriever intermediate drill on one page, and the printable sheet.
Retriever Intermediate