National Blog

[FOM]

96 did it...
86 handle...

[wetdog]

Without all the added factors (hen/duck mix, thick grass, wind changes), just the standard set up with a short retired gun hip pocket with a long up gun has caused me to plot, stew, pray and whatever to try and teach my dog to understand this concept for a long time. We practice and practice and my success rate is still pretty low. Seems like most them dogs REALLY want to run long and then good luck picking that short bird up last!

[EdA]

So we are going into Friday afternoon and they have done 1 (0ne) watermark. And most of the dogs ran around the water to that.

A voice from far far away, what brings you out?.....

[FOM]

99 did it
100 handle
101 pick up
70 did it (after two no birds)
103 handle
105 did it

[Gerard Rozas]

Football and Marching band season are over.

I actually was out at the National on Sunday to visit. Good to see all the old folks again.

Gerard

[FOM]

2 no bird
9 no bird
13 handle
14 handle
15 did it
16 did it
17 handle
2 pick up

[labguy]

We call this set up a "check down" bird. With the long left a flyer and the short left retired, it makes it very difficult for the dogs to "check down" on the short left hand bird...............especially with the white coats at the flyer station and with the order thrown.

There is no such thing as an easy check down set up especially if the two left hand birds are thrown into the wind. (no chance for a wind save on the short bird).

You can train on this set up all you want and some dogs never do understand what the "easy" cue means. Very challenging test........obviously.

If your judging and want to pare the field down, this is a very good way to do it......although some people might consider it unfair............

[FOM]

9 did it....
29 did it
31 handle
35 did it
37 did it
40 did it
41 did it
28 did it

[Mary Lynn Metras]

2 no bird
9 no bird
13 handle
14 handle
15 did it
16 did it
17 handle
2 pick up

2 is done why?? any idea? Looks tough. Just got in from training - missed all day!!! but training great! Beautiful weather in SW ONT.

[FOM]

46 did it..
47 did it
48 did it