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The drills · Retriever Intermediate · 06 of 7

Retrievers · Intermediate

Wagon Wheel.

Bumpers on a clock face, precise lines off subtle handler alignment.

About 30 min · Feeds HRC/UKC Hunting Retriever (HR)

Where it sits

Wagon Wheel is drill 6 of 7 in the retriever intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.

Before it: Single T

The T-pattern: back pile plus left and right overs off a whistle sit.

After it: Walking Singles

Marks thrown on the move, marking without a formal line ritual.

What it builds toward

This drill feeds the HRC/UKC Hunting Retriever (HR). What that test judges, from the rulebook.

All 7 retriever intermediate drills

Run it with your dog.

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

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The whole program.

Every retriever intermediate drill on one page, and the printable sheet.

Retriever Intermediate