Steady at the Blind.

Calm by the blind through shots and falls until sent.

About 25 min · Feeds NAVHDA Utility Preparatory Test (UPT)

Where it sits

Steady at the Blind is drill 5 of 5 in the versatile intermediate program. The dog becomes a gun dog: steadiness, pattern, the retrieve.

Before it: Duck Search Prep

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

Last drill of the level. Next: Advanced

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 Steady at the Blind. 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