Decided to post this

[2tall]

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I still feel there can be value in Carols advice as to some{not all} very high rollers. Some need to have a whistle stop, even if they are lining it just to let em know who's driving

Exactly! And if I had paid attention to that advice when it was given, I might have a lot less gray hair!

[Paul "Happy" Gilmore]

Exactly! And if I had paid attention to that advice when it was given, I might have a lot less gray hair!

Pretty hard to make that suggestion after watching the dog run just one 55 second blind and have no idea where she's at in training.

[2tall]

Paul, Mary Lynn certainly does not need my help. But after her comments to me about that dog, I'm just telling her what I should have done when faced with a similar situation. Looks to me like she is handling her dog very well indeed.

[Marvin S]

I still feel there can be value in Carols advice as to some{not all} very high rollers. Some need to have a whistle stop, even if they are lining it just to let em know who's driving

If you want to blow a whistle, you need a test devised to do so. Pattern blinds are momentum blinds & should be treated as such. Having trained & trialed many days over the years with Cosmo - in fact came close to buying him, I will tell you he was never handled on a blind he was lining. There is a 5 legged drill that will accomplish that.

[mjh345]

If you want to blow a whistle, you need a test devised to do so. Pattern blinds are momentum blinds & should be treated as such. Having trained & trialed many days over the years with Cosmo - in fact came close to buying him, I will tell you he was never handled on a blind he was lining. There is a 5 legged drill that will accomplish that.

Read my whole post Marv{even the part in parenthesis} A pattern blind is not a blind

[Mary Lynn Metras]

Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate them. Have much more work to do with this fellow. I will video more when our weather turns better. Yesterday we received rain over our snow = MESS and tomorrow turning colder which may make things more difficult for training. Thanks again.