Land Blinds

[Note: I've decided to help out with the FT group, watch and ask questions, but not run Lumi and Laddie unless invited to do so by one of the leaders. So this morning I drove to Cheltenham early and ran the dogs on Series A and B while waiting for other trainers to show up. Then I left the dogs in the van while I participated in the group's first series and part of their second series. At that point, I took the dogs to another part of the property for Series C, after which I gave them their breakfast in the van and drove home. As we got near home with only an hour or so of daylight remaining, I set up Series E and F for them at Oaks Area 2 before finishing the drive home.]

Cheltenham

SERIES A. Triple land blind (Laddie, then Lumi)

The first blind was to the right at 80 yards. The second blind was to the left at 120 yards. The third blind was down the center at 180 yards. All blinds were unmarked ODs.

The line to the blind on the right was past two trees on the right, with the intent of training the dogs to be comfortable running past nearby trees when so directed. The blind to the left was thru a keyhole formed by two trees. The center blind was thru a large area of standing water and past a large tree on the left.

SERIES B. Double land blind (Laddie, then Lumi)

The first blind was to the left at 80 yards. The second blind was to the right at 200 yards. Both blinds were unmarked CCDs.

The line to the left blind was past a tree and a mound on the left, then just on the other side of a strip of high cover. The line to the right blind was thru a keyhole formed by two trees at 170 yards.

SERIES C. Triple land blind (Lumi, then Laddie)

The first blind was to the right at 90 yards. The second blind was to the left at 140 yards. The third blind was down the center. For Lumi, the third blind was at 150 yards. For Laddie, the third blind was at 240 yards. All blinds were unmarked CCDs.

The line to the right blind was thru several strips of cover, and the blind was planted in cover. The line to the left blind was past two nearby trees on the right. The line to Lumi's third blind was thru several diagonal strips of cover, and the blind was set deep in a clump of cover. The line to Laddie's third blind was thru several diagonal strips of cover and up a hill, with the blind 20 yards to the right of a large tree.

Oaks Area 2

SERIES D. Triple land blind (Lumi)

The first blind was down the center at 90 yards. The second blind was to the left at 130 yards. The third blind was to the right at 180 yards. All blinds were CCDs marked with SFs set deep in the ground for minimum visibility to the dogs.

The center blind was in open field. The line to the left blind was beside an arcing stand of trees and undergrowth, so that the line ran past the end of the stand and then continued straight as the stand angled away to the left. The line to the right blind was thru standing water, with the blind in open field.

SERIES E. Triple land blind (Laddie)

Series E used the the same SL as Series E, and Laddie's first and second blinds were the same as Lumi's second and third. Laddie's third blind was down the center at 200 yards, an unmarked CCD.

The line to Laddie's third blind was thru a keyhole formed by two trees.