Thanks Paul,I score the diversion bird seperately. I would not go so far as to say recovery of the diversion bird is pass/fail, but darned close to it.
the diversion birds i have used in this manner stick out like a sore thumb anyways. never had a dog struggle to recover one.
I don't like this test on the land blinds. The fast dogs are at too much risk of quickly getting themselves in a hole that the handler can't dig out of. it's a great test on the water. It's especially useful when the water you have to work with lacks character.-Paul
Absolutely, my questions pertains to "how do you score", as part of the BLIND score or separate on the blind/diversion? Is the Blind score equal to the average of it's parts or do the "parts" receive merits specific to the task?Per the rulebook it is a trainability/control issue.
The dog was sent on the Blind. The DB/PB was launched while the dog was en-route to the blind.Just curious, had the dog already been sent to the blind when the diversion bird was launched or was the diversion bird/poison bird launched prior to the dog leaving the line?
