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Date Posted: 15:06:43 05/30/03 Fri
Author: Dave Putnam
Subject: Re: What is "Freedom Ring?"
In reply to: Ann M R 's message, "Re: What is "Freedom Ring?"" on 16:23:53 05/29/03 Thu

I think you're right Anne, it must be an example of political correctness run awry.

On a more serious note... I've recently started training my American Bulldog in Mondio Ring. Two observations:

1) This sport is better suited for Bulldogs than Schutzhund. I think it is really the way to go as far as Euro-Sports and Bulldogs. In Mondio the dog is better able to find his own way, work through exercises himself, without relying on his handler in a robotic fashion. This suits the Bulldog's temperament better than Schutzhund. Also Bulldogs are easily bored, the ever changing nature of Mondio works for them.

2) Trainers that have observed both Mals and ABs will say that Mals have a lot more prey drive. This is probably true, overall. However, the ABs have much stronger food drives. Many of the things that you would use a tug toy for with a Mal, you can use food with a Bulldog. For example... I am trying to get my Bulldog to go over the hurtle, run 10 or 15 feet, turn around, go into a sit-stay, then jump back over the hurtle. The dog wants to jump over the hurtle and immediately turn around for the sit stay. She needs to get 15 feet away to build up enough speed to clear the hurtle. My trainer said, "use a bite toy, throw it as she goes over the jump, to get her to run far enough away."

Instead I throw a chunk of food to get her to move far enough away from the jump. Then after that pattern is established I make the throwing motion without food, once she gets far enough away I give her a sit command, then I will make a less exagerrated throwing motion, eventually no throwing motion at all, and you get the idea.

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