Spring's Final Flyer Friday

May/31/2009
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Big group for the final Flyer Friday of Spring 2009. Bob & Nancy Niepart from Lexington, Shawn Hale, Marty Thompson and of course Eric Fuchs joined me for training. The north wind and cloud cover kept the temps down. Young dogs were up first with singles and a double mark training drill ( 2 short) for the older dogs. The big dog set-up consisted of 4 guns in field, left two marks were short retired bird (60yds) thrown to the left and go bird (140yds) thrown to the right (pinched in or converging marks).  The right hand set of marks reinforced or taught the same concept again. Short retired ( 60yds) thrown left to right in front of long gunner in white coat at 100yds, then they threw  the go bird left to right also.This was a much tighter set of marks.some dogs did really well and some not so good so we back and taught it to them. Lunch was over at the kennel in the shade with Nancy evaluating puppies, after they attacked a live duck.  Then it was off to do water work on technical tank. The marks (3) consisted of outside left mark thrown left to right which a teaching mark for young dogs, angle entry  20yd swim, on point, then off point, then angle across h2o (15yds) to another point, angle out of water then to bird in field. Total mark 120yds. right hand mark was 100yds requiring the dog to swim across water, go across the end of J-point, re enter water swim 20yds out of tank and re enter no seeum water which is the swim bye pond. Older dogs did the marks as a double. Then followed up with a single in the middle,110 yd mark requiring the dog to swim down a channel then out of tank and run up a mound.

In other news, two more Idgie puppies went to new homes. One female went with Marty and one female went home with the Neiperts. Congrats to the new owners!

I am off to Michigan in the morning. Updates from up North to follow. Have a great summer everybody!

Jack