Friday 31 December 2010

Took 4 of the dogs out again today to do steadiness training and to brush up.

Took 4 of the dogs out again today to do steadiness training and to brush up and refresh on some basic commands. We did stop whistle, directional work, steadiness training for the younger dogs whilst the older dogs worked round them, and marking. One of the tests was to sit three of the dogs in a line - with each dog placed about 10 yards from each other - with the youngest dog being in the middle. The fourth dog then to be sent straight past and through the line of dogs - including the young one, to retrieve a thrown dummy. The object of the test being to promote steadiness of the dogs that were sat without an handler, whilst other dogs ran through them to retrieve, and whilst dummies were being thrown over their heads, and to the left and right of them.
Below are a few photos taken today - while training Glen.