Field Trial Training

Field Trial Training Programs :

We believe training starts with the very first contact in a puppyʼs life, and continues throughout their adult life. Every contact a puppy has is formulating the adult dog-to-be,
so every contact we have with our puppies and our dogs is directed at developing the best retriever we can. We break down every lesson into the smallest increments. We
teach and reinforce every command, teach how to escape pressure by responding to a command and to avoid pressure by complying with a command quickly, before pressure
begins.

There are several distinct stages of development for a retriever to become the best he can be. These are:

1. Puppy development	5. Qualifying
2. Basics	6. All-Age
3. Transition	7. National
4. Derby	8. Aging Field Champions

Each stage has two sides, a structured side and a field work side. The amount of time spent on one side or the other will be constantly changing throughout a dogʼs life and
also change from dog to dog. Here is a learning outline for basics and transition:

Structure:		Field Work:
Basics:
Basic obedience		Retrieving bumpers
Hold		Single marks
Fetch (ear pinch, remote control, stick)		Deliver to hand
Ladder Fetch		Retrieve birds
Pile		Single marks on water
Two piles (Facing and casting)		Simple doubles on land
BACK (teach and reinforce with remote)		Simple water doubles
Baseball
Collar Conditioning
Single-T, Double-T and Water-T
Transition:
Wagon-Wheel casting		Steadying on marks
Wagon-Wheel lining		Cheating water singles
Intermediate swim-bye		Long water singles
Diagonals		Long water entries
Handling on marks		Land doubles
Handling on water		Walk-out blinds