Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- Mondio Mania

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Date Posted: 19:36:47 05/18/04 Tue
Author: Dave Putnam
Subject: Re: Congratulations on the Brevet!
In reply to: David 's message, "Congratulations on the Brevet!" on 16:08:14 05/18/04 Tue

Point well taken. It is impossible to anticipate everything that the judge may spring on you. I think you need to train for different scenarios that fall within generalized categories.

After the recent California trial I can see that one of those categories is training the dog to ignore "false routines." Jos Helsen had decoys doing escape bites during the defense of handler and standing in blinds as if the dog was supposed to do a search.

Another obvious category is all the physical interaction with accessories, obstacles impeding the dog as he goes into a bite, and different retrieve objects. I think everybody training in Mondio has a pretty good grasp of the physical stuff. At our club we have an entire shed devoted to Mondio junk, as some people call it.

I, for one, was surprised by the "false routine" stuff. Of course, I'm a total rookie. But it seemed to throw some of the old pros a little bit as well.

In the Brevet, he made us heel around an obstacle, and then stand immobile after the handshake while the decoy did all the moving. I was under the impression that the dog/handler team would be moving when the decoy strikes the handler. So I would call this a "broken routine."

It seems easy enough to think of other "false routines" and "broken routines" and incorporate them in your training regimen.

What are some other broad categories that you should train for?

Or do you think my premise is wrong with the broad category idea?

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Replies:

Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- David, 04:39:11 05/19/04 Wed
- Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- Dave Putnam, 07:22:25 05/19/04 Wed
  - Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- David, 07:41:54 05/19/04 Wed
    - Sharon, you want to jump in here? -- Dave Putnam, 08:03:58 05/20/04 Thu
      - Re: Sharon, you want to jump in here? -- Sharon, 15:16:14 05/24/04 Mon
        Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- Dave Putnam, 12:55:23 05/25/04 Tue
        Re: Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- J.D.M., 17:27:35 05/27/04 Thu
        Re: Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- Ann Putegnat, 18:00:22 05/28/04 Fri
        Re: Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- J.D.M., 18:22:56 06/15/04 Tue
        Re: Sharon, you want to jump in here? -- Ann Putegnat, 17:56:36 05/28/04 Fri