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Date Posted: 06:48:16 04/27/08 Sun
Author: Butch Cappel
Subject: Re: BB's in Protection work
In reply to: Sara R 's message, "Re: BB's in Protection work" on 14:59:22 04/26/08 Sat

Sara
I think your trainers back ground indicates he has definitely been exposed to more balanced forms of training, how he will use that exposure I can't say.

As for as how to handle a Dane in a test? I don't think there is any one way. That would be how a technician handles something. I think a trainer looks at each dog and then the dog tells them which is the best way to test.

The idea of any sort of a "tie out" to test a mastiff type is fine if the handler is part of the test. I only have problems with a staked out mastiff if the handler is asked to step away and watch from a distance.

There are several reasons for this and I'll be glad to address them if interested. But to keep from boring others I'll end this by repeating the statement I start every one of my seminars with.

"I, or whoever you go to, may be the most experienced dog trainer on the planet, we may know every technique known to man about dogs. But, YOU know your dog!

If anything I do or say makes you feel uncomfortable STOP ME! If I am a dog trainer I will respect your knowledge of YOUR dog and I will have many other ways of doing what you ask to do with your dog."

And that is one powerful looking beast in those photo's!


>>I would also agree with what you said about the sport
>>dog people doing an all prey based type of program.
>>That is probably why we get so many mastiff's and
>>police dogs in K9PS since we use a balance of defense
>>and prey as you would need on the streets.
>
>Hey Butch,
>
>So would you say that a former Police Dog trainer
>would probably be rounded enough to be able to work a
>dog in both prey and defensive drives? Your statement
>above led me to ask the question. The fellow that
>will be testing Hermionee and Ozzy is just that and
>he's already seen Hermionee so the fact that she
>operates on defense is known...because of that I'm
>assuming that he'll be capable in working on both
>drives etc... He's quite an accomplished trainer with
>dogs working in the field so I'm looking forward to
>seeing how he'll test my own dogs.
>
>How would you recommend someone test a 36" Great
>Dane...? Will tying the dog, like staking the dog be
>an improper method...? What would you do in that
>situation I guess would be a better question to ask.
>
>Feel free to mail me if you want to not clutter the
>boards answering my silly questions.
>
>Sara

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