To me each test has a different STD from what I read. I want to go see the PL tests and HRC so I can unserstand as all I do is Nahvda.
The Duck search is judged on how the dog progressivley searches and not how well it takes a line. The DS is also opposite of the Field Search as with the DS one wants the dog to be Independant while the FS one wants Dependence.
I can see where one thinks the dog is punished if it finds the duck early. But then one may have downed more than one duck.
I don't know how many times I have rowed over the the other blind (they have no dogs) only to be given a spot to where the duck went and tapped the dog on the head saying fetch.
The Duck Search has helped me teach the dog - Hey I don't know where it is but Its out there - find it and bring it back!
And it has helped me teach the dog to use its nose on the water as well as its eyes.
JW