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Date Posted: 14:56:13 12/21/02 Sat
Author: Glenn Salamanca
Subject: Re: Cross Training Ringsports
In reply to: Mark 's message, "Re: Cross Training Ringsports" on 23:25:35 12/19/02 Thu

Mark,

It is great that you got a FR3 dog and showing him all of the other components of what I also think is good dog training with the mondio exposure. As Jeff and yourself had mentioned, training with all the bottles,accessories, water, two decoys, etc. is essential to having a strong, confident dog. I also expose all of our puppies to the accessories as part of our training from the time they're 5 wks old. I think that the esquives are also essential part of what a dog should know whether you train for MR or FR. Although not used in MR, it is good for teaching a dog to read the decoy's movement.

I was talking to Sharon Novak(California Mondio) about a couple of months ago and I had mentioned why people have not gone the route of getting a strong FR3 dog and converting it to MR if they want to be competative right away? I mean it's nice to train a pup to the high levels but it takes time, and all the right people around you. The idea of a FR3 to MR3 dog that is ready would definitely spark the sport and have a strong representation from the U.S come championship time. If you look at the top 3 finishers and champion from this year, they were from France, and I bet their first exposure was in FR. Just as in Schutzhund, the top dogs for the US are always a majority of already Sch3 titles which are also bought overseas and very competative in the world level of competition, so why not follow a true and tested formula if you want to take that leap forward?

I like to cross train but only concentrate on one method of training / one sport at a time once trial season is around the corner and that's to make it clearer for the dog which sport it's going to be. I also have different cues/commands for the different exercises to make it clearer for the dog if I'm doing Mondio exercises, French ring or anything else.

Will you be trialing in MR or FR or both? I hope to see you and your dog in one of those trials. Have fun and enjoy the sport. Glenn

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