Is the ground large enough for what you are running and can you leave birds behind? draft jan 2025
Good Bones
Planning Phase: Where it all starts: Research your Pointer and get things in order. Foundation: A Bird Dog’s and Handlers building blocks (structure). Build: Always an athlete. Character: Trustworthy, Reliable and Independent. AZPointingDog LLC
60 in a 30
What’s your slow down? Knowing how and when to slow your Pointing Dog down will help you harvest more birds. Young guns: Teaching ground discipline without shutting them down. Have some else shoot and control the situation, setting them up
I Know A Place
Scouting is on you! What are you doing to make your hunts more successful this season? If you hunt the same grounds over and over the birds will eventually leave. Get information on drought conditions in the areas you will
Some Kinda Fix
The Fix Is In Someone needs a fix: If you can’t STOP your dog in any situation If your dog breaks before your release command Sure the other stuff matters, but the two above need to mastered early. Sometimes it’s
Three in a Pod
The 3 P’s Patience Praise Progression AZPointingDog LLC
Senior Moments
Young Guns Left Behind Special places, time and hunts that we dedicate to our senior Pac members. These All Stars might have slowed down a bit, might not cover as much ground but are always ready to work a field.
Dancing Around The Place
Stop the Happy Feet Standing strong without moving is part of our Stage 1 control program. Keep Pointers from moving once standing: We start with non verbal exercises teaching the dog how to read the handler i.e ques Start small
It comes from above
Who do we have to Thank? Hands Raised High!! Thank you LORD for another beautiful day! We are ALL good Shepherds; leading, teaching, looking out for the unexpected and keeping our Pac happy and safe. AZPointingDog LLC
Stepping into Wild
The Hunt Each outing the handler needs to assess & acknowledge what they walking into, direct tactical adjustments/patterns, maintain proper field obedience and allow bird dogs to hunt with independence and self-control. After months of training what did we learn?