The drills · Versatile Puppy · 06 of 11
Versatile breeds · Puppy
Gunfire Done Right.
Distance plus dinner: a helper fires a starter pistol 100+ yards out while the pup eats. Close the gap over weeks, reading the pup, never the calendar. One scared meal can cost a season.
Where it sits
Gunfire Done Right is drill 6 of 11 in the versatile puppy program. Seven weeks to six months: the window that never reopens.
Before it: First Feathers
A wing or a dead pigeon to carry and strut with. Interest is the goal, possession is fine at this age; never pull it from the mouth.
After it: Water As Play
Warm shallow water; wade in yourself and let the pup follow. Never throw a pup in, one bad entry writes deep.
What it builds toward
This drill feeds the NAVHDA Natural Ability (NA). What that test judges, from the rulebook.
Run it with your dog.
Open the KENAI app, log a training session, pick Gunfire Done Right. The record keeps the day; the app reads the days against the test ahead. Free to start.
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