Ronnie Smith (00:09):
So the next progression from heeling a dog just going with you in the field is working on the quartering. This is the progression from the short lead to a longer lead. So I’m going to take this dog and I’m going to quarter him out here, and my objective is to cue him and have him come back across. This drill will not teach him to quarter in the field like a flushing dog, but it will teach him that when cued find me and come and go my direction. At the end, I’ll bring him in and I’ll cue him to come to me.
Susanna Smith (00:52):
So again, you’re looking for them to decide to go with you after they feel that cue. That heads up the leaders going the other way.
Ronnie Smith (01:00):
When we’re in the field, if you handle your dog and you’re walking, when he looks at you, he sees you’re moving direction, and he comes and he goes to the front. I’m going to cue him to come to me, have him straight out, cue him, bring him in. Have me stand still, put my hand on him to relax him. Good. After you run a dog, if you’ll call them to you, heel them back to the truck—that is a cooling off period for your dog, which is very important.
