Laddie Test 2.3 (pass)

Test: Three singles:

1. 120 yards (dummy)
2. 60 yards (dummy with two pheasant wings attached)
3. 180 yards (dummy)

Configuration – indent:

• #2 thrown 45° to the left of #1
  
• #3 thrown 45° to the left of #2

Training partner Barbara Wood called "hey-hey", then threw each dummy

Lawn

Partly cloudy, wind 17-25 MPH, temperature 33°F

Location: Needwood Lake Park

Pass: Yes

Blind: 230 yard pinball drill with 4 poles (70-80-80 yards) on a zigzag line 30° to left of mark #3, pole 4 on downhill sloping away from start line, orange dummy at pole 4 not visible until dog was near pole 3

Notes: Laddie's performance on all three marks was excellent. On the blind, he responded well to whistle sits and casts back from poles 2 and 3. However, he slanted too far to the right from pole 3, running to the fall for mark #3 instead of toward pole 4. From his position at the fall, he then responded nicely to a whistle sit and cast back to the left, taking him straight to the blind. He was out of view for a moment, then, as he cleared the rise, came racing toward me with the orange dummy in his mouth.

This blind showed several good things about Laddie's handling:

1. That he does not need to be at a pole to respond well to a whistle sit and cast
2. That he is now able to respond to whistle sits even though we've resumed using retrieval articles in the blinds
3. That he can be cast away from an old fall