The Test Four Water Blind is located in the same field as Test Three at Mallard Pond.
The line moved back and now faces south. The mat sits on a hill with the
lake on the handler's right. The terrain is covered with tall broom
straw and native grasses.
The line to the 315 yard
blind takes the dog down the hill through the tall broom straw just
right of a mowed path. There is a half bale surrounded by brush at the
base of the hill. In the area of this bale there is a dip where the dog
appears to be out of sight for two or three seconds. The dog must stay
right of this bale, go up a rise, cross a road, go through some cover,
and into the pond. The dog must cut the corner end of the pond on a
right angle, to get out on the far shore, and head for a small pine tree
approximately 30 feet from the water.
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Test Four – Water Blind
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Fourth Series Sketch by Jean Wu
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