My dog runs all six blinds -every time. However, she is so fast that when she runs out the other side of the blind she runs wide. I am usually level with #4 and she is at six doing her bark and hold. Can anyone tell me the point loss I can expect to receive? Would moving the helper into different blinds help solve this?
Does your dog run in front of you when going to the next blind? I didn't think a judge could take any points for running wide only if they ran behind you during the search. Anyone else know for sure?
Why don't you try hiding the decoy in a different blind each time? It would get the dogs attention focused on the blind search, and if you did that, I don't think the dog would run wide. The dog has been conditioned to expect the dog in the 6th blind EVERY time. So vary it up, hide the decoy in a different blind each time. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Hello Terry , dont get in the habit of running all six blinds all the time use two helpers if you have them and just run two or three or four or five , break it up leave the sixth blind for trials and you can call your dog to you before you send it to the next blind if that will help you to keep up with her or you may have to pick up your pace.
There isn't a point deduction for your position in relation to the dog, you must maintain a steady, even pace up the field.
There is a point deduction, however, if, in the judges opinion, your dog did not adaquatly "search" each blind for the helper. I have seen up to three points deducted for an unconvincing serch when the dog ran wide.
I also have seen a dog who did not round a blind get full points for running to it and puting his nose down to "sniff the helper out" thereby making a "convincing SErch"of that blind.
A suggestion might be to back your training up a little and use two hlpers, and only four blinds. Also go back to two blinds and down the dog right as he is going around and then call him back to you and then to the helper. This seems to tighten it up a bit.
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Mike,
I re-trained on something similar to that.
1. I had to make sure that I was pacing my self correctly down the field. That can have a huge impact as well, even if the dog does run in front of you...you could be combonation scrambling or walking slow.
2. Started running the blinds with the dog and called him directly to me each time. For my initial situation of him running slightly wide, that tightened up a lot.
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