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Re: New to Schutzhund

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Date Posted: 17:08:54 05/08/03 Thu
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In reply to: Grayson 's message, "New to Schutzhund" on 13:19:17 05/08/03 Thu

well, I am not at all knowledgable regarding APBT maturing, but two is still pretty young to some dogs. I have seen dogs that don't really mentally mature until a while later. I know Rotties and Dobermans both that are like that. The frustrating off the back tie is one way to build up desire though. But I would keep the sessions VERY short and always end with him being built into a high drive and wanting the tug. You should be able to get some input from the club as well. Also, the dog might have an issue with you.. some of the dogs I have seen come on the field for evaluations that didn't seem to want to work, were too sensitive to the pressure put on them by their owner. He needs to feel extreemly comfortable doing 'bitework' so no obedience or control needs to be put down on him until he is feeling good about desiring the tug in high drive. The sniffing around and checking things out is likely avoidance and it could be because of the pressure he feels with your relationship. FUN FUN FUN... There are as many training theories as there are trainers! hahahha.. but basically you want the dog to want the reward (bite) and if he sees no purpose in getting riled up for the tug, he might just shut down... you will have to read your own dog if you aren't at the club and others aren't helping... it takes more than high prey drive to make a sport dog though, so you have to be realistic about what you might be expecting from him. If he has a lot of drive and confidence, at least you and he can learn a lot together :) (btw, it is addicting!! no antidote!) :)

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