Are 5 legged drills and "w" drills the same thing? I was also wondering what drills you run alot for maintenance to keep you dogs sharp on their handling skills?
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Drill question
Are 5 legged drills and "w" drills the same thing? I was also wondering what drills you run alot for maintenance to keep you dogs sharp on their handling skills?
I have never heard of a 5 legged drill it may or may not be the same thing as a W drill. The "W" drill is a marking drill where the gun stations are placed at the points of a "W" shape. I hope that helps.
What its prominence suggest, and what all science confirms is that the dog is a creature of the nose- A. Horowitz.
The "W" drill I'm familiar with is a lining drill, not a marking drill. It is outlined very well in Carol Cassity's book "Building a Retriever - Drills and More" and also here:
http://www.dobbsdogs.com/library/retrievers/rj16.html
Mike Tome
GMHR-II WR North Star's Deuce of Diamonds
MHR WR Pondview's Bar None 1994-2006
Many folks call an A,B,C marking drill with 5 stations a "W" drill.
Wm. Mark Edwards
Pascagoula, MS
HRCH Ellie Mae MH
Tipsy Puppy
What do they call if if the ABC's aren't in the shape of a W?Originally Posted by GulfCoast
Howard Niemi
"you don't get trapping advice from a trapper with no pelts on his wall" from Guy Burnett via Marvin Sundstom in 2013
It depends!
What program are you following? Different people use the same name for different drills. Other people use different names for the same drill.
See? Nothin' to this dog training stuff. It ain't rocket surgery!
Casting drills are many. I will be doing a 3-pile stop-and-cast drill tonight with my early-transition youngster, and a full-on Chinese fire drill with my older, experienced dog. different drills, different levels of complexity, but the end result is the same: a dog who stops crisply and takes the direction you give it.
Lisa
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I've never found time to work a "W" drill into my regular Transitional work. But, when I trained with D.L. Walters, we progressed from 3-leg patterns to 5-leg patterns as a routine of advancement. As he did them, they were both lining and handling drills.
Are you seeking drills to sharpen or maintain casting skills, or a combination of skills?
Evan
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