Duck Search Prep.

Short swimming searches for a hidden duck, persistence in the water.

About 30 min · Feeds NAVHDA Utility Preparatory Test (UPT)

Where it sits

Duck Search Prep is drill 4 of 5 in the versatile intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.

Before it: Drag Track Advanced

Extended drag track over varied terrain. Building persistence on track.

After it: Steady at the Blind

Calm by the blind through shots and falls until sent.

What it builds toward

This drill feeds the NAVHDA Utility Preparatory Test (UPT). What that test judges, from the rulebook.

All 5 versatile intermediate drills

Run it with your dog.

Open the KENAI app, log a training session, pick Duck Search Prep. 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 versatile intermediate drill on one page, and the printable sheet.

Versatile Intermediate