| Glossary of
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- Balk
- Dog refuses to leave
handler when ordered to retrieve. Also called a "no-go".
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- Blind
- The art of guiding a
dog to an item the dog did not see fall through the use of voice, whistle,
and body movements. A bird or dummy planted where the handler knows
the location but the dog does not.
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- Blink
- When the dog goes by
an item that it has clearly seen and is supposed to have retrieved.
Refusal of a dog to pick up a bird or training dummy.
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- Bolt
- When a dog runs away (bolts) to avoid your desirables. Dog refuses handler's directives (voice commands and/or whistles) to stop or to return to handler.
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- Break
- Attempt of a dog to
retrieve a bird/bumper before being released by his handler.
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- Call Backs
- A list provided by the
judges prior to the next series in an event. This list denotes those who are
invited back to continue participating in the hunt test. Those who do not
make the "call back" list have been disqualified for some reason.
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- Cast
- A whistle and arm
signal or body movement given by a handler that tells the dog a specific
direction to take to find a bird or bumper.
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- Cast Refusal
- Dog fails to go in the
direction ordered.
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- Cheating
- When a dog avoids
cover or obstacles reroute to or returning from a retrieve.
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- Controlled Break
- A dog which tries to
break but is called back by the handler after a short distance. Permissible
but subject to penalty in some hunt test and field trial events.
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- Creep
- Dog moves a short
distance in the direction of a mark(s) while they are being thrown and
before being sent for the retrieve.
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- Flyer
- A live bird shot for
dogs to retrieve.
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- Freezing
- A dog that refuses to
release a bird to his handler is said to "freeze" on the bird. Also called "sticking".
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- Handle
- To direct a dog to a
bird/dummy by using whistle, voice and arm signals.
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- Handler
- The person releasing
the dog to make a retriever.
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- Hard Mouth
- The action said to
occur when a dog uses too much force in picking up or holding a bird. This
action renders the bird unfit for human consumption and is a major problem.
This is difficult to remedy once the habit has been formed.
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- Hold
- A command used during
conditioned retrieving by some to insure that the dog knows that he must
hold, in his mouth, any object placed there.
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- Holding Blind
- A fabric (usually)
screen put in place to hide a retired gun or prevent a dog from viewing a
test before he has run.
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- Honor
- (1) When a dog must
observe another dog making a retrieve. An honoring dog should watch the
entire sequence of birds flying, being shot and falling without interfering
through sound or motion with the "working dog". (2) The honoring dog
must watch and remain steady while another dog retrieves.
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- Land Mark
- A mark that is in a
location where a dog is directed to it via mostly land.
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- Line
- (1) The starting point
for hunt tests, trials, and training. (2) The line segment from Point A to
Point B from the starting point of tests, trails, and training (Point A) to
the item to be retrieved, be it for marks or blinds (Point B).
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- Line Manners
- A term used to
describe how a dog acts while sitting at the "line" under judgment.
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- Mark
- A bird or training
bumper thrown as the dog can watches it go down. A foundation task for
dogs.
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- No-Go
- Dog refuses to leave
line when ordered to do so. Also called a "balk".
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- Pin
- When a dog runs
directly to the fall and picks up the item with out a hunt.
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- Pop
- (1) A dog who stops
its hunt and looks at the handler for direction without being directed to do
so is said to "pop". It is considered a fault. (2) To shoot a
blank shotgun shell, i.e. pop and throw a bird.
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- Premium
- A notice sent out by
the club holding an event. This notice usually includes the time/date/place
of stakes being held, entry cost, Judges names, directions and other
information concerning the event.
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- Single
- One marked retrieve or
blind.
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- Steady
- A dog which waits to
be sent for a mark(s) after they are thrown; a dog that does not break.
The term is used to describe when a dog sees a bird or birds fall while
remaining in the position commanded by the handler. A steady dog should
remain steady until commanded to do otherwise by the handler.
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- Sticking
- A dog that refuses to
release a bird to his handler is said to "freeze" on the bird. Also called "freezing".
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- Water Mark
- A mark that is in a
location where a dog is directed to it via mostly water.
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- Whistle Refusal
- Failure of a dog to
respond to a whistle command.
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