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>I use to think that the unscripted element in Mondio >meant that there were random factors introduced into a >given scenario. I now realize that this is not the >case. The dog/handler team battles against the mind of >the Mondio judge. He deliberately constructs scenarios >that will systematically blow holes in your training >or the temperament of your dog. The judge uses the >decoys, accesories and field as tools to expose >weakness. There is an infinite number of things that >he can do. > >The secret, therefore, to training is to think like a >Mondio judge and construct training scenarios that a >judge would create, rather than simply introduce >random variations. > >It also occured to me that a judge with 35 years >experience like Jos is much more formidable than a >green judge. As far as I can tell, no other sport is >as dependent on the judge's creativity. The Mondio >judge is like a chess master.

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