My Duck Dog Training A to ?

 Tonight I slipped out with Artemis to run the TT drill again.
7 bumpers planted at the back pile 1 bumper each at the short over piles and two bumpers each at the long over piles.
Tonight when I sent her from my side to the back pile, she took off like a rocket and never wavered [...]

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This morning I place 2 bumpers ate each of the 4 over piles and 7 at the back pile.
On the first send it was apparent that this would not be the last day for TT
Artemis ran out until he was at the apex to the long over piles and then turned 90 degrees [...]

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 I went out this morning with both dogs across the river.
Artemis was once again run on the TT.  I set out 9 bumpers at the back pile and one bumper each at the four over piles.  I lined her from my side and she took off towards the back pile.  However, this time she only [...]

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Yesterday afternoon we sat out on our lower porch and let the dogs romp for a couple of hours.  Tucker is the only dog that I know that has a hobby - hunting frogs by the HOUR.  It is too funny to watch.
This morning as the sun came up I took Artemis out to the [...]

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 This morning I ran Artemis on the single T.  She did very well but still flared (side steped at line) when sent from my side.  Today I dealt with this problem, without using collar pressure.  On a left side send she flared and I gave her a quick whistle sit and ‘no-here’ in a quiet [...]

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Early on Friday AM I managed to get out with Artemis.  We once again ran the single T and she did very well.  I placed out 2 bumpers at each of the two over piles and 8 bumpers at the back pile.  We collected all of the bumpers finishing with a run straight through to [...]

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 At sundown I was able to get out with Artemis for a continuation of Double T.
I set out 8 bumpers at the back pile and 2 bumpers at each over pile.
I began by running Artemis from a point about 40 yards from the back pile - known as the mini-T.  Right side send to back [...]

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Yesterday AM I managed to get out with Artemis before I had to head into the city.  I ran her on day 4 of the Double T.  This session, I ran her on the ‘mini-T’. The first send was from my side while standing at the apex of the two lines - over and back.  [...]

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 Tonight both kids had a sporting event to attend and I was the taxi driver.  I kennelled Artemis and took Tucker along for the ride and exposure to a crowd.  Tucker was good at the baseball diamond.
When we returned home I put Tucker up and took Artemis by canoe across the river to the training [...]

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Saturday was too busy a day to get out with the dogs but I was able to get out on Sunday (today).
Next weekend is the GBHRC test weekend. In preparation for hosting this event, as a member of the club I headed to Tiny Marsh to inventory our equipment. Following these preparations, [...]

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