Gun Dog It Yourself

162. Lessons in Preparing and Testing at the NAVHDA Invitational

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Alston Peek makes his long awaited return to the podcast to recap his journey from qualifying in a NAVHDA Utility Test last year all the way to the Invitational Test held recently in New Mexico. A lot of honesty in this episode including what it's like to work so hard and fall just short of your intended target!

  • Playing a "game" vs. the "real thing"
  • The decision to retest the Utility to qualify for the '22 Invitational
  • Using "versatile" dogs
  • Mentally preparing for the Invitational Test
  • Going all the way back to Scout's foundation of steadiness
  • Training backing with bumpers?!
  • Baby stepping all the way to a dog that backs!
  • Diversify the training with new places and new dogs
  • Keeping it fun, real, and fresh
  • What its like working year around and still come up just short
  • The day of the test and lessons learned
  • Any regrets after "failing?"


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    91 Backing and Honoring

    124 Backing Dummies

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