WGC Training Day
Cooranbong
10 March 2013
The Working Gundog Club Inc. is holding an information and training day on Sunday, March 10 for anyone interested or curious about retrieving based on the activities carried out at Retrieving Trials for Gundogs (RT) and also Retrieving Ability Tests for Gundogs (RATG). A flyer for the event has been circulated amongst interested groups of people and is reproduced below.
For organisational and catering purposes, we have asked people to register their interest in attending by booking in with the club secretary, Mary Law. An email to Mary at jamlaw8@bigpond.com requesting a booking form and directions will result in the form being emailed in reply which can then be filled out on-line and returned to Mary.
Last year, just under 50 people and their doggies booked in and the feedback via email from almost every attendee showed it to be a very interesting and socially enjoyable day.
WGC Inc. Retrieving Information & Training Day
Got a Gundog?
Give Retrieving a Go!
When: Sunday 10 March 2013
From: 10am until 3.00pm
Where: COORANBONG NSW
(Only 75 mins north on F3 from Wahroonga)
Address: 38A Marshall St, Cooranbong. NSW 2265
What: A full program of activities including:
o Practical demonstrations
o Theory of training for retrieving
o Opportunities to practise with your own dog
o Groups formed to suit your level
Cost: $10 per dog: to be collected on the day
Catering: BBQ lunch/soft drinks available at reasonable cost
Bring: a chair to sit on, your dog (and a lead to restrain it) and enjoy a day out with the experienced and friendly members of the Working Gundog Club Inc.
Bookings: For further information & for catering purposes, please book in before Friday March 1 2013 by contacting:
Mary Law (Secretary) Tel: (02) 4973 5329
Email: jamlaw8@bigpond.com
SCHEDULE
An Introduction to Retrieving
Theory and Practical
SESSION 1 – MARKED RETRIEVES
Pre-requisites:
➢ Heel
➢ Recall
1. Appropriate use of praise and reward
2. Fetch - Hold - Give
3. Fetch on long lead
4. Exposure to terrain
5. Demonstration - a puppy retrieve
6. Demonstration - Single Mark for Novice RATG & RTs
7. Demonstration – Open RATG exercises
8. Group Practice at appropriate levels – land and water retrieves
BREAK FOR LUNCH
SESSION 2 – CONTROL
[ The teaching and maintaining of control in the field based on proven positive methods of praise and reward ]
9. Why control?
10. Basic Whistle Drill
Sit / Stay/ Come / Stop on Recall
11. Basic casting drills
12. Basic lining drills
13. Demonstration – Retrieving an unsighted bird