Larry L wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
So, the other question. Kaylin's extended sit/stay will almost always
result in a down. In other words, by the time I walk a hundred yards
away from her and turn around she has gone into a down instead of a sit.
I don't think that's something I need to worry about, do you ?

for your usage .... no, don't worry

Whew, thanks. I had no idea how I was going to correct that if it
needed to be corrected.

get a couple big, plastic, dummies ... I like ones that are half black, half
white ( I paint black ones, but bi-color can be found ) .... add the rope
with a nice biggish knot, grip the knot and using the dummies weight flick
it, don't throw it. You shouldn't have any trouble at all getting a
nice high arc and a throw of 35 yards or so, you don't even really use your
shoulder, I've had weak old 70+ yo women throw well enough once they started
thinking technique, not muscle


Larry L ( the reason for black and white is that color blind dogs can see
one or the other against any background but either one can be hard to see at
times White is the more often easy to see if you can't find B&W )

The B&W is a good idea. I bought orange plastic dummies because I
figured she could see it in B&W against the sky but would have a
hard time picking it out of green grass.

The rope "flicker" is a *great* tip !! Thanks upon thanks !! I'll
be hoisting bottles of Bud with my right hand in no time. ;-)

As you can tell, I've never trained a hunting dog before. She's
a great dog, I just hope I can hold up my end of the deal.

--
Ken Fortenberry