Drills for developing a competition retriever, hunting companion and advancing teamwork.

Building A Retriever - Drills & More, Fourth Edition book presents over fifty training drills useful in developing young to advanced retrievers for the field or competition.  Each drill is outlined with a materials list, procedure, purpose, problem/solution table and a diagram.  There is also a best practices section that explains training principles that can be used with any retriever training program to help develop a successful retriever trainer. Particular attention is paid to selecting drills that are within the means of most amateur trainers.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

MORE: A collection of practical advice and principles of dog training

1. Teach, Not Test
2. Other Training Tidbits
3. Puppy Stuff
4. Explanation of Levels: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
5. A Quick Word About E-Collars

DRILLS:

1. Phase One -- Obedience, Line Work and Team Building
   1. Holding Blind Drill
   2. Clockwork
   3. Remember Me?
   4. Where's Waldo
   5. Swing With The Gun
   6. Head-Swinging Drill
2. Phase Two -- Marking
   1. X Marking Drill
   2. Split X Marketing Drill
   3. Walk-Away Marks
   4. Ontario Ten-Step
   5. Diversion Mark Drill
   6. Depth Perception Marketing Drill
   7. Depth Perception Drill Two
   8. Double Drill
   9. Creamsicle
   10. Inline Marks
   11. Wipe-Out Marks
   12. Channel Marks
   13. ABCD Marking Drill
   14. Slot Marks
   15. Two-Along-The-Shore-Marks
3. Help Guidelines for Marks
4. Phase Three -- Handling
   1. Ladder Blinds
   2. Wagon Wheel
   3. First Look
   4. Push-Pull
   5. Pile Work - Problem and Solution Chart
   6. Pile Work - Baseball
   7. Pile Work - Back Pile
   8. Pile Work - T Drill
   9. Christmas Tree Drill
   10. Straight Back
   11. Back vs. Angle Back Drill
   12. Come-In Whistle Drill
   13. Progressive Blinds - School Blinds
   14. Swish Drill
   15. Interrupted Double Drill
   16. Four Phase AKA Blind Diversion Drill
   17. Cast Off
   18. Looking Glass
   19. W Drill
   20. MW's Influential Lining Drill
   21. Three In A Row
   22. Zig Zag
   23. Bird Boy Blinds
   24. Over Parallel To Shore
   25. Holding Blind Blinds
   26. Back Parallel To Shore
   27. Cast Over Into Water / Through An Obstacle
   28. Poison Bird
   29. Chair Drill
   30. Tune Up Drill
   31. Split or Bucket Drill
   32. Tight to the Gun Handling Drill

Building a Retriever Drills and More, Carol F Cassity Book, Retriever training book