Field trial training tip video: Showing this video winning setter, Maximum Resistance is pointing To encourage steadiness, the bird is flushed and shot in plain sight of the dog We walk out to pick the bird up and bring it back to him, not letting him No retrieve is allowed,thus encouraging steadiness #proplansportingdogs #fieldtrials #midnightkenneltrainingtips #englishsetter | Midnight Kennel

I learn a lot training with Field Trial amateurs, especially from @a_worner Alex Worner who has preached the importance of mastering skills in the yard, holding a high standard and purposeful training where the dog is in a free state of mind to make the right decisions. I have been working on getting my dogs running really straight lines past objects, suction etc. without hesitation. They have Senior titles and run at a master level as we round the bend, yet these skills are not solid, either du