Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Lumi Test 2.3 (pass)

Test: Three singles:

  1. 60 yards (dead pigeon)
  2. 180 yards (dead pigeon)
  3. 120 yards (dummy)
Configuration – pyramid:
  • #2 thrown 45° to the left of #1
  • #3 thrown 45° to the left of #2
Poor man marks, with duck call and "hey-hey", all marks thrown downwind

Pigeon was 1 on a scale of 1-10 for usable birds

Lawn

Overcast, wind 8 MPH, temperature 51°F

Location: Sundown Park

Pass:
Yes

Blind: 230 yard pinball drill with 4 poles (70-70-90 yards) on a zigzag line 90° to left of mark #3, no dummies

Notes: The first time Lumi ran #1, she started to chew on the pigeon instead of picking it up. I immediately began walking toward her, calling "STOP IT . . . sit", and she responded correctly. When I arrived, I picked the pigeon up from the ground, put Lumi's slip lead around her neck, and together we walked back to the start line. I maintained a quiet, gentle, but neutral attitude.

We then ran #1 again, and to my great pleasure, Lumi raced to the bird, picked it up on the run, and raced back, not even chewing on it as she ran, or at least not very much. :0)

Then I went out to use the same pigeon for #2, which was three times as far as #1, then walked back to send Lumi. To my even greater pleasure, she also picked that mark up on the run and raced back, again with negligible chewing.

Finally, Lumi had no difficulty with #3, so despite the shaky start, it was an easy pass.

Lumi also did well on the 230-yard target blind. Because she didn't alway angle back on the correct line, she needed more than the minimum casts for the blind, but responded quickly and enthusiatically to each whistle sit and cast.

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