[Howard N]

Hi Evan, I don't run the zig-zag drill but I was thinking about it the other day and was wondering if you replace the bumper after the dog picks it up. That is, when the dog delivers #1 do you throw it out again and then turn the dog to #2? I do this in wagon wheel.

Also, I was thinking of it as a lining drill where the lines get tighter and tighter. Why wouldn't you do this drill over the lifetime of the dog to keep you and him on the same page when while working on the line? I'd think you could adjust the tightness of the blinds to the competancy level of the dog.

Whatcha think?

 

[Howard N]

Anyone familiar with the Sugar Reitz drill? Similar concept. Kinda like bird boy blinds without the bird boy. Great drill, in a later application, for introducing a dog to ditches, roads, angles up and down hill. Zig-Zag, wagon wheel lining, bird boy blinds, all are good for building confidence, teamwork.

You don't expect to get away with that do you Goldenboy? Ya can't just tell us a little about a drill and then snatch it away from us without telling us how to run it.

C'mon now, "Give."

Thanks for the answer Evan.

 

[Howard N]

I always thought of a no no drill as one where you said, "No ," for an infraction and brought the dog back to the start.

Also, one where the strongest correction is the word, "No."

In my 2nd definition you could say, "No," and cast the dog. So I'd guess nothing is absolute.