With over forty drills and a section of best training practices and principles, Building A Retriever: Drills & More is a book that will help any retriever trainer develop their dog to his fullest potential. Each drill includes step-by-step directions, a diagram, problem / solution chart, materials list, and a rational description. Particular attention is paid to selecting drills that are within the means of most amateur trainers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Table of Contents
MORE A collection of practical advice and principles of dog training
It's A Team Sport; Dog training is A Marathon, Not a Sprint; A Commie Plot?
A Mistake Does Not Equal Trouble; Read the Dog
"Training is Fluid"; Put It All on the Line
You Can't Mark What You Can't See; Balance
The Law of Two; "What's The Point?"; Throw Singles, Lots of Singles
Don't Hide the Candy; First, The Yard; Then, The Field
Fix It Now!; Hey- I Won!
Teach, Not test and Other Training Tidbits
DRILLS PHASE ONE - OBEDIENCE, LINE WORK and TEAM BUILDING
Holding Blind Drill
Clockwork
Remember Me?
Where's Waldo
Swing With The Gun
Head - Swinging Drill
PHASE TWO - MARKING
X Marking Drill
Walk-Away Marks
Diversion Mark Drill
Creamsicle
Inline Marks
Wipe-Out Marks
Channel Marks
ABCD Marking Drill
Slot Marks
Two-Along-The-Shore-Marks
PHASE THREE - HANDLING
Ladder Blinds
Wagon Wheel
Push-Pull
Pile Work - Problem and Solution Chart
Pile Work - Baseball
Pile Work - Back Pile
Pile Work - T Drill
Straight Back
Back Vs. Angle Back Drill
Come-In Whistle Drill
Progressive Blinds - School Blinds
Swish Drill
Look Far
Renegade Drill
Blind Diversion Drill
Cast Off
Looking Glass
W Drill
Three In A Row
Bird Boy Blinds
Over Parallel To Shore
Holding Blind Blinds
Back Parallel To Shore
Cast Over Into Water / Through An Obstacle
Poison Bird
Chair Drill
Tune Up Drill
MORE, MORE
Definition of levels of training: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
A Quick Word About E-Collars
Puppy Stuff - marking Guidelines
Force To Pile Sidebar
Body English Sidebar
Retriever Resources - Information
Help Guidelines for Marks
Jargon
Titles
Tracking Your Training - training log examples
Training Group Etiquette
Hunt Test / Trial Etiquette
Drill Log
The Best Stuff
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