Do you set your training group days up so that one day you work on blinds (cold blinds) and then another day the group will do all marks? When I read this post it got me thinking about balance in my training schedule. This is one area that I find gets out of whack for us. Right now the programme is heavy with drill work due to the long winter. When we move into mark work with different groups then the programme get skewed in that direction. Dennis Voigt wrote about the ABC's of training he uses Attitude - Balance - Control. I think with both our firebrands attitude is not going to be a problem. My trainer told me just to be careful with the collar as she really didn't need heavy correction. She has enough drive that attrition can be used in most cases So I think I can maintain attitude if I can keep control. In Dennis words control means compliance, tractability and willingness to be a partner. It means steadiness and playing the game with you rather than just to get the bird for herself. This is something that we will have to work on consistently. I find that I have lapses and am not always consistent in my training routines. With dogs that will have to be changed because as you said give an inch and she takes a mile.
As for balance I am interested in how others keep a balance with land and water, marks and blinds, simple vs complex and singles vs multiples.