Leaving the Crate (control starts here)

1. Pin Oak HRCMAY 09 Leaving the Crate Airing Training Tools Holding Blind Marking Drills

2. Leaving the Crate(control starts here) • Open the door • Hairball stays put until called • Hairball comes directly to your side • Put on the lead, collar, etc. • Walk Hairball to airing area under control

3. Always air out your dogbefore you run! • Prevents injury and the distraction • Prior to training or testing (routine) • Find a suitable safe area (ask the marshal) • Throw fun bumpers (and/or a release command) • Control issues or just want a slow warm-up? • Place a bumper in his mouth • Give a release command

4. Training Dummies (bumpers)Color? Type?

5. Tools: Collar / Lead / E-collar Heeling Stick

6. Work holding blinds into routine training.

7. Marking Drills Basics • Drill versus Set-ups 4 -1 ratio • Always lots of singles • Teach short and clean • Slowly increase difficulty • Stickmen (cheap labor) • Holding blinds • Hidden guns • Mix and match stations

8. Hillmann on Marks • Watch the Bird • Get the Bird you are sent for • Don’t cheat • Use orange bumpers – nose is the key • Focus on the area of the fall • Nearly everything is 50, 75, 100

9. Hillmann • It all starts with the sit command • Butt down • Relaxed • Sit and low nick • Praise-praise-praise • Lots of fun bumpers • Sets up ‘home plate’ marking

10. Concept: Crosswind Note the repetition with gradual increase in difficulty G G

11. Common set-up and a clear hunting application.

12. Difficult for most dogs initially so train for it.

13. G G G G G 1 3 2 Throw long first, most of the time.

14. x G G G x G G 2 1

15. x G G G x x G G x

16. 1 G 2 1 G 2 1 G 1 2 G 1 2 In-line Slots G 2 1

17. x x G G x x G G Double-double

18. Hillmann’s Simple Y You are teaching the arc of the fall 2x 3 different lines Incorporate obstacles 1x G 3x

19. Training DayMay 1st at Peppers PondsMarking drills rained outMay 23rd Make-up