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Date Posted: 22:44:18 06/05/03 Thu
Author: David
Subject: Re: psa/mondioring
In reply to: Mark 's message, "Re: psa/mondioring" on 08:36:01 06/05/03 Thu

Hi,

it's very late and I'm very tired as I just got back from the Empire Ring Club and mine and Mac McClusky's Mondio Decoy certification (more on that later).

So certifying in both PSA and Mondioring this week, I guess may give me a fresh perspective.

The PSA decoys I saw were safe and caught the dogs well on the courage attack. But these were all, to a dog, armpit biters.

I have to be honest, I don't see how it is possible to run at a dog from 45 metres and catch the dog on the leg if the catch means absorbing the bite, or in the case of a strong fast dog, a spinning pivot. Arm, sure... but leg? I don't know if I could do it.

I'm curious, Mark, when you say the decoys have to know ahead of time if the dog is a leg biter, is that a required part of a trial?

Perhaps I misunderstood.

Or am just wiped out. Selecting under a French judge who's son is one of the best decoys in the world is a little taxing. :)

David





>The PSA decoys also have to be certified. safety is a
>primary concern for the dogs and decoys as well as
>quality of decoy work appropriate to level. (Just
>like in ring sports)
>
>I know most of the PSA trial decoys have taken leg
>dogs and done a great job ! They just have to know
>ahead of time.
>
>And you might just even get david or myself, who are
>used to leg dogs :)
>
>Mark Rowe
>PSA Judge/Decoy
>Gator Ring Sports Club
>
>
>
>>>I know for a fact that psa/mondioring are a great
>>>draw for clubs.
>>
>>
>>I have a question for someone that has done PSA... How
>>are the decoys? I know that the MR decoys have to be
>>certified, and they have pretty strong Ring roots, but
>>I have never been around PSA folks... I would hate to
>>send my dog at a decoy that hasnt had a lot of leg dog
>>experience...

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