Cool. Having Bea trail a long lead of thin rope that you can stand on or grab might help with the ranging issue. Have a command that goes with the tug like "steady". I used "steady" and clicked my tongue. Later just a click of the tongue steadied her and pulled her in. Even at her old age I would put the long line on sometimes to steady her. Its also good for a steady find of a shot animal rather than the dog hooning all over the place.
(MD and I were writing about long lines at the same time)
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