05/12/2026
Bekah has been in Southern Arkansas with Pro trainer Eric.
Eric is excellent on sending update videos constantly which is very nice since she is a 11 hour drive away.
In this video she is working on is what’s called a “T” drill, Eric will send her for the bumper with a “Back” command and when she reach’s or has the bumper in her mouth he will use a series of quick whistle blows which she has been taught to immediately return to him. After that retrieve has been completed she again is sent with the back command to run a straight line in in the direction Eric has lined her up with, once she hits the desired amount of distance she is stopped with “1” whistle blow which she is suppose to turn and look at Eric and sit and wait for him to signal with his arm the direction she is to go next.
Most people think this looks easy to train, but to be done flawlessly it takes hours of time and numerous other steps that lead up to this, in this video it was her second time of doing this type of drill.
I can’t thank Eric enough for the progress him and Bekah have done and look forward to many hours in the blind with her and hopefully numerous retrieves in her life time.
Marv