Training The Pointing Labrador

Julie Bates discusses recent training updates and the start of formal work with Faith, a young pointing Labrador, including force fetch and pausing upland birds to prevent bad habits. The main topic is preparing for the Triple Crown upland field: conditioning and heat adaptation, fueling to prevent hypoglycemia, thoughtful field strategy (wind, cover, bird placement), and ensuring clean, steady bird contacts so dogs perform efficiently and safely.