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Entries from March 2009

Training Blog - CHANGE IN FORMAT

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Training Blog Rethink…
 
This blog has been a fun distraction. But it’s usefulness, to me has come to an end.
 
Benefits of this activity:
Primary:
It has forced me to get into the habit of analysing each training session within hours of having finished in the field.
 
Secondary:
It allowed some of my more experienced training partners/friends/acquaintances to be able to [...]

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Marks and Blinds at Tiny Marsh

March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Blind drills, Blinds, walking singles

This past weekend I attended a GBHRC meeting at Tiny Marsh. Along with the meeting we managed to get in some training!Before most members arrived for the day Greg Larden and I got together and ran a ‘mail man’ drill with his dog Suzy and my dog Tucker. We initially had difficulty in finding a [...]

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Walk around blinds

March 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Blind drills

On Wednesday I was able to get out with Artemis for some walk around blinds.  I would have much rather run marks but I had no gunners.
 
I set out 5 blinds with Artemis in heel beside me.  They ranged in distance from 90yds to 200 yds – left to right and were all about 30 [...]

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Walk around blinds

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Blind drills

On Tuesday I took Artemis out to do 4 walk around blinds.  Tucker did not want to get of the couch perhaps the day out ice fishing was enough exercise for him.
The blinds ranged from 100yds to 250yds.  They were spaced out equally so that the line to each blind was easily understood that it [...]

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Doubles on the ice

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Last Sunday my entire family took to the ice for a day of fishing and dog training.  The fishing proved to be not too good but the training went well.
Artemis was first.  We set up a double, long at 220yds and short at 110yds and off to the right.  I had Andrew at the long [...]

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