June 17 day off - Interceptor & Frontline Plus (all three dogs) 
 June 18 did "hold the living room rug down" drill = another day off
 June 19 (early morning) very nice and cool (low 60's & good breeze) Daisy & Kooly "roaded" three
              miles at BT's hay field
              (late afternoon) trained at Stoughton FT grounds with Chris D. & Bill K. - did two sets of water
              ATV singles....first set was  three down the shore plus an "across the wide point",  second set
              was three singles with a only a 40 yard swim, finished with a set of land singles two short
              stickmen stations with the third mark long up the middle to the left followed with a cold blind
              to the right of the long gun = total 10 singles and a cold blind
                      note: Daisy will be routinely given stick pressure for any movement = she was pretty
                               good a t the line tonight (tired from "roading" ?), marking wasn't great, ran a
                               blind poorly - once at about 100 yards I was in the shade and the sunset was
                               right in her eyes = not good
                      note: Kooly's new routine at the line includes "sticking" for any movement and then I
                               move back asking him to heel backwards with collar corrections if he doesn't,
                               the result is he moves backwards in order to retrieve and not creep forward ,
                               Kooly took a good initial line and a very nice angle - nice!
                               every single mark for the next month will consist of the same demand
                               rationale - 1) he must think moving back not forward, 2) he must become more
                               responsive (aware of me), 3) by thinking of going back (heel/nick/heel) he will be
                               less likely to vocalize (indirect pressure)   
   June 20 (morning) trained with Brian M. (pro) and Anne W. at BT's - ran a "chair" making drill =
                 two short followed by two long hand thrown ducks from gunner stations followed by a
                 simple double (different area)
                       note; Daisy had two big hunts and pinned the other two marks (still glancing back at
                                the gunner but improving, double was her best work ever on a multiple - nice! 
                                didn't move "butt", looked at memory until cued to look at "go bird" and waited
                                to be release. stepped on both marks, Daisy will receive a stick correction for
                                ANY motion at the line
                       note: Kooly had a hunt on the second mark and "picked" the rest well (did not run the
                                double), his new "training routine" at the line = sit/stick/sit for motion & after the
                                mark lands, I walk back 3 yards & ask him to "re-heel" before sending on the
                                mark = he is handling this well & since he is such a good marker, taking him off
                                the "picture" has had no noticeable negative impact = still marking nicely with
                                a good attitude 
   June 21 (morning) trained at the Rockton River Complex with Anne W. - 1) ran four in-line singles
                marking drill with the longest at 175 yards, 2) ran a double and a blind that was a waste of
                time (not a good set-up), 3) ran a short 8 bumper lining drill through a cover strip and, 4)
                ran a "no no" drill over a fallen tree branch
                       note: Daisy did fine on the first three in-lines, but ran straight at the gunner on the last
                                one, the double was "unrecordable" (poor set-up"), she struggled with "just"
                                busting through the cover strip lining drill (need to repeat this and reverse it),
                                did great on the branch jumping lining drill
                       note: Kooly did great on the in-lines and the line corrections on getting him back
                                in balance (not creeping "concept" is working well, his lining drill was accurate
                                with little enthusiasm, his branch jumping went OK, the double was "not good"
   June 22 (morning) ran a remote winger Y-drill - Industrial DTA, ran two long pattern blinds - Roscoe
                 River Park, ran 125 yard four bumper in-line at the Roscoe River Park (corn field)
                       note: Daisy & Kooly ran the Y-drill really sharp, the two pattern blinds went well,
                       note: Daisy went into hunt mode in the corn field on the two longest marks (need to
                                run more marks in this terrain) Kooly was sharp.
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   June 23 (morning) ran four remote winger "breaking" singles with duck calling, cap gun reports and
                 Dokkens, finished with two Blinds at the Square Pond, drove to Roscoe Park and ran two
                 sets of four "in-lines" in the corn field
                       note: Daisy was solid at the line & hit the water hard, had trouble with the first
                                blind (hunt mode) and did better on the second
                       note: Kooly is sitting still at the line with no creeping plus he is responding to the
                                re-heel better every day, ran the last two water marks as a double, Kooly
                                only ran the second blind (water corner) did very well, good line and casts
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                 (evening) run "hold the hill" lining drill at Ledgewood School
                           note: Daisy never went off line once - Wow!  She did a straight line angle down the
                                    levee on a cold blind a couple of weeks ago, and I was surprised. This confirms
                                    the fact that this is a natural "thing" for her.   
                           note: Kooly fell down the hill slightly (needed to be handled) & would cheat the angle
                                    on the return (required some whistles, but it was pretty good). It's just that Daisy
                                    looked so awesome (and went first). 
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   June 24 (morning) ran a four remote winger marking drill with stickmen & two doubles,  Daisy and
                 Kooly alternated runs = used the Schafer's hay field (new area adjacent to the Square Pond)
                           note: the singles were 220 yards down to 75 yards - both dogs had trouble seeing the
                                    long mark in the sky/tree line & Kooly had a problem with a big turkey that
                                    walked out into the field about 100 yards farther (the primer report sent the "Tom"
                                    running and Kooly saw him
                           note: both dogs pinned the two shorter marks & stepped on each mark in the doubles
                           note: 12 singles (three set-ups), 2 cold blinds and a lining drill = yesterday
                                      4 singles & 2 doubles (three set-ups) = so far today
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                 (evening) Daisy ran four cold blinds in the lunging water ponds at the Sand Ponds (north)
                           note: angle water entries/exists, then across a low road into the next pond with
                                    angle entries, she was not taking the correct angle backs because the lunging
                                    water slowed down her turns = we got a bit "zig-zaggy" when casting, but
                                    she gave a good effort on each one = need more practice 
   June 25 (morning) ran a Y-drill at the Roscoe Park corn field - stickmen, remote wingers, three singles
                 with black/white flagged 3" Avery Flasher bumpers at 142 yards, then established a 244 yard
                 pattern blind at the "Last Tree Standing" by "laddering" back from a pile (first in a set of four)
                            note: Daisy drifted off line on the first mark (ugly hunt) and pinned the next two
                            note: Kooly drifted wide on the first angle back (big hunt) and pinned the next two
                            note: Kooly took six bumpers "laddering" back to 244 yards (not a lot of "mo")
                            note: Daisy took four bumpers "laddering" back = faster and it was getting warm 
                            note: mailed in entries for Fox River Valley AKC (July 14,15 due July 3rd)
                                     Daisy & Kooly in Senior
                (evening) four mallards "In Your Face" water breaking drill at the Square Pond, Kooly was
                staked out "real" close to Daisy to watch her work and he didn't like that
                            note: Daisy did a good job of staying steady, a little loose on the heeling back to the
                                     van and continues to take a tiny swipe at the duck as it is place in the bucket
                                     after delivery (stick corrections), she is steadying up really nice
                            note: Kooly was noisy tonight, backward heeled before every retrieve and very
                                     aware of my insistence, he does not have quite the spaced out wild look
                                     anymore, this is the toughest part of the re-heeling process because each
                                     mallard lands 15 yards out in the water after extended duck calling and
                                     multiple shots from the cap gun, the last two days on the long land marks
                                     he has been really solid (no noise or motion before the backward heel)  
   June 26  (early morning) ran the #1 Roscoe River Park pattern blind & establish a new shorter one,
                  drive to the Rockton Complex - run the angle entry lining drill through the cover barrier
                  (easy morning & hot day = that's all)
   June 27  (early morning) trained at Roscoe River Park with Anne W. (it was warm and humid) ran a
                 set of four stickmen singles in the corn field (on the shady side of the tree line), each single
                 was shorter and in conjunction with a cold blind to be run first with Kooly & after with Daisy
                 (the longest single was about 126 yards and the shortest 25 yards)
                              note: Kooly regressed on the first two mark/blind combinations & barked (a lot)
                                       when asked to re-heel (the routine), he got "stuck" pretty good with the
                                       heeling stick for not re-heeling fast enough on the 3rd & 4th = much better,
                                       he did not like being pulled off the marks = good drill!
                              note: wasn't quite sure of the "busy picture" in front of her and the first two cold
                                       blinds got a "no-go", it was strictly confusion so moving up two steps took
                                       car of it and she was OK with the last two blinds = marked really well on
                                       the last three singles after a hunt on the first (not looking at the gunner was
                                       a big improvement & although her initial lines were not very good on the
                                       blinds she was giving me good effort
                              note: Even running mostly in the shade, I was wringing wet from the high
                                       humidity. Whew! 
    June 28 (morning) trained at BT's hayfield (just cut) ran a set of five check-down singles and then   
                 set of two "up the slot" singles in an inverted W, three short marks were to get Kooly
                 excited and work on his line issues, these three short singles provided marks really wide
                 of the gunner for Daisy
                              note: Daisy marked fairly well today and only looked at the gunner on three of
                                       of the ten marks (only ran at one gunner station & good at the line)
                              note: Kooly was good at the line until the marks were close, picked up the last
                                       mark on the in-lines and threw it again = much better than yesterday
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    June 29 day off = they could use one & other things to do
                              note: Kooly continues to backward heel the full length of the drive-way every
                                       time he is aired (getting pretty "dang" good at just walking backwards)
                              note: thaw some ducks out tonight
    June 30 (early morning) train at the Square Pond - 4 remote winger "in your face" mallards in the
                  water, shooting at the line and duck calls
                              note: Daisy was solid at the line, used the test word "dog" before releasing her
                                       on Daisy, the last two mallards were run as a walk up single = nice!
                              note: for Kooly all four mallards were splashed down with much noise and delay,
                                       first one had some noise, heeled back three time with stick corrections,
                                       each mallard showed a calmer Kooly even though the delayed retrieve
                                       with waiting and backward heeling was increased, he is actually
                                       re-heeling (once in awhile) without me asking him tout me, I am getting
                                       more comfortable with the routine = not as anxious or rushed, this has
                                       got to have some impression on Kooly = actions are low key and
                                       "anti-amping"
                 (late morning) drove to & trained at BT's hay field - meaty marks using raked hay rows, a
                 large corner of cover & providing a big break in terrain before getting back into more rows
                 of hay = two stickmen & two wingers at about 200 yards, single check down middle single
                 and a short mark off to the right
                                note: Kooly "schooled" a double (long and short) then ran the middle as a single,
                                         nice job
                                note: Daisy didn't run the long mark first, we ran the middle and short as a
                                         double, started to run behind the longer (one whistle correction), then OK,
                                         finished with the long single = nice
                  (evening) train at BT's - ran 5 cold blinds at 110-125 yards (big bales instead of raked rows)
                                note: Daisy needs more cold blinds with birds, ran fair blinds, but was not carrying
                                         the line or locking well, took good casts and was attentive to the whistle &
                                         too many crooked sits. head down when running (needs more blinds)
                                note: Kooly was almost spectacular = one or two whistles, great initial lines and
                                         really, really nice casts = Wow!