HOW STEADY IS YOUR LAB ?

[olducker]

HOW STEADY IS YOUR LAB ?

I've always said that a Lab that is steady is a pleasure to hunt with .

Hunt tests are great training ,,but it's tuff for any Lab to be steady with ducks and or geese landing in the decoys eH

[GulfCoast]

Mine is "pretty" steady. Anyone who says that theres is totally steady is a liar. There ain't but 2 kinda dogs. Those that have broke, and those that are gonna break eventually!

I shoot "walk out flyers" with mine about once a month, put her on a mat, walk 20 yards in front of her and throw and shoot a couple live flyers. Walk back and release. That is the best steadying drill I have found. Dead birds are not nearly the motivation to break that regular training with flyers gives you. My buddy showed up with a couple "flyer geese" one time and all heck BROKE loose, if ya know what I mean!

[windycanyon]

When mine hit about 4, I think they are just about there....

[imported_Belles mom]

Hoss is very steady. In fact I have tried to make him break by sending another dog right next to him (and NOT telling Hoss to stay)...he will not. I have shot fliers and NOT told him to stay, he is rock solid.

Kodi on the other hand, not steady at all....have to have a leash on her, as even the ecollar will not stop her once she has fetch in her brain