Hilly Blinds

Greenville Junction

For today's session, we drove first to one location, then another. At each location, I left the dogs in the car while I set up the series. I took both dogs out, kept Lumi on a lead attached to my belt while I ran Laddie, then kept Laddie on lead while I ran Lumi.

All retrieves were with ODs, and the lines to all retrieves were thru high cover and uneven footing.

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

The first blind was to the left at 40 yards. The line to the first blind was a downward slant across a steep, 45° slope and thru a keyhole formed by shrubs.

The second blind was to the right at 70 yards. The line to the second blind was on an old dirt road for 20 yards. The dirt road then curved around to the right, while of course the dog needed to continue straight rather than following the road. As the dog got closer to the blind, the treeline for a wooded area on the left converged with the line to the blind, which ended at the edge of the woods.

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

The first blind was to the left at 60 yards. The line to the first blind was an upward slant across a steep, 45° slope and thru a keyhole formed by shrubs.

The second blind was to the right at 100 yards. As the dog approached the blind, a road on the left became a factor, converging with the dog's line to the blind and drawing the dog offline to the left.

NOTES. All four of today's blinds were too difficult for either dog to line without handling. Both dogs were responsive on all WSs and reasonably accurate on all casts.