Best Marking Drill

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Originally Posted by tom

Walking singles develops pinpoint marking better than any other drill.

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Ditto for this. Can choose any area to throw into as well!

oops yeah thats the other one i meant to post not the same one twice

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Originally Posted by artner24

These two links should help

http://www.totalretriever.com/images/forms/lardy1.pdf

http://www.totalretriever.com/images/forms/lardy1.pdf

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Originally Posted by Rnd

This one too. ABCD is about 7th down
http://www.kwicklabs.com/drills.htm

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Huge help......thank you.

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Originally Posted by Dave Plesko

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I think that you can do some drill work to improve marking and familiarize them on different marking concepts, but the pinpoint part just might be God given.

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Agreed, the eyes have it. There is marking and there is stepping on the marks.

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Originally Posted by dave plesko

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i think that you can do some drill work to improve marking and familiarize them on different marking concepts, but the pinpoint part just might be god given.

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we have a winner!

Im thinkin different kinds of marks everyday? Like repetition?

Look, a mark is a mark. There are many so called drills that are great depending on the dogs level.
What is rarely if ever discussed here is how to Train the dog to run marks and what to do when things go wrong, pitfalls and the ramifications of not handling, recalling, correcting etc when necessary and at the correct time.

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Originally Posted by Breck

Look, a mark is a mark. There are many so called drills that are great depending on the dogs level.
What is rarely if ever discussed here is how to Train the dog to run marks and what to do when things go wrong, pitfalls and the ramifications of not handling, recalling, correcting etc when necessary and at the correct time.

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Thats what im thinkin too, as matter of fact thats how we train

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Originally Posted by Breck

Look, a mark is a mark. There are many so called drills that are great depending on the dogs level.
What is rarely if ever discussed here is how to Train the dog to run marks and what to do when things go wrong, pitfalls and the ramifications of not handling, recalling, correcting etc when necessary and at the correct time.

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;)
Simple !
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Over here!..the biggest mistake is 'Handling on a mark';)

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Originally Posted by Breck

Look, a mark is a mark. There are many so called drills that are great depending on the dogs level.
What is rarely if ever discussed here is how to Train the dog to run marks and what to do when things go wrong, pitfalls and the ramifications of not handling, recalling, correcting etc when necessary and at the correct time.

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That is a thread I would tune into and stay tuned! I've been around just long enough to know what a good mark and a bad one are, but to take that bad one and get some training in, thats where we all need help! When to help - when to handle, When correction - when attrition, etc!