For quickly and effectively drying your dog after
water work. Get "The Absorber" and use it
in place of a towel. It is an artificial Chamois that
stays wet all the time, does not mildew, and won't rot.
If kept in it's original tube it stays moist at all
times. It absorbs more and better than a towel, does
not have to be dried out, and is easily stored in a
small place. We purchased ours at KMart.
Stake out chains - get the stakeouts that you screw
or push into the ground so you can stake out your dog
while you or your training partners are training another
dog. The staked out dog gets a chance to stretch his
legs ot dry out completely after wiping him off.
Use the neoprene vests or wet suit for dogs for cold
water work in the fall and winter months or sitting
all day in a duck blind. They are very effective at
keeping in body heat. There are various mail order sporting
supples that sell them.
Use white streamers on your long birds in a dark backround
where throws are impossible to see or when training
late in the day such as afterwork. We were able to purchase
white rolls of engineers tape, but 1 inch white ribbon
will do or torn up streamers from old sheets. about
15 inches long. We tie them to a leg.
Use a Winger to get a flyer effect on your bird. They
shoot out the bird or bumper further than any human
arm can possibly throw one. The dogs seem to love them
as much as a flyer.
Use the Strong Arm at stations where you have a poor
thrower (maybe your wife or older kids). It gives a
great high & consistant throw each time.
Use the large canvas bean bags from LL Bean to easily
carry bumpers and birds. When they are soiled they can
be thrown in the washing machine with bleach and come
out fine.
Use a camouflage umbrella for Retired Guns or cover
up with a piece of lightweight camouflage material.
Either is easier to use than carrying out a cumbersome
holding blind to retire behind.
Test your handling skills by planting some land blinds
before your training partner arrives and handle him/her
to the blinds. He/she can later critique you - both
of you should learn from this.
Send any correspondence to:
Jackie Mertens
Topbrass
Retrievers
13 N 145 Randall Rd., Elgin, IL 60123-2308
Phone: 708-695-6789, Fax: 708-695-6897
Winter: 904-929-3086, Fax: 904-929-3087
E-mail: jackie@topbrass-retrievers.com
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