Re: ATTS -- Boerboel Farm Dog

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, [2] ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 19:38:28 08/30/09 Sun
Author: Gijs
Subject: Re: ATTS
In reply to: Sharon B 's message, "ATTS" on 16:50:04 08/30/09 Sun

Sharon commented on a test for dogs of 18 months. I think such a test result can be influenced by training. So apart from breeders doing things rigth owners can influence the results too. For example this point:

Subtest 4: Gunshots
The handler stops at a designated marker with his/her back towards a well hidden assistant. The assistant fires three shots using a .22 caliber starter pistol (SHOT-PAUSE-SHOT-SHOT).
The purpose of this subtest is to measure the dog's recovery response to a sudden noise.

Bomani has heard that for about a month now and found it boring from the start. So in order to see him recover from a similar sudden noise now he should be taken to an artillery testing site and I will not wait with that until he is 18 months. He will experience those sounds as soon as possible, as all my other dogs have. Likewise dogs can be trained with sudden visual inputs like opening an umbrella or having something thrown or shot in the dogs direction, like a stone or fireworks. Or like someone running towards the dog in a menacing way.

So without meaning to belittle the value of the test or the part of a good breeder I think any test performed when the dog is not a pup anymore also gives an indication of the experiences that dog might have undergone so far.

Yours kindly, Gijs

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Re: ATTS -- Sharon B, 00:32:50 08/31/09 Mon
- Re: Clarification -- Sharon B, 00:44:54 08/31/09 Mon
  - Re: Clarification -- Sandra, 05:41:52 08/31/09 Mon
- Re: ATTS -- Gijs, 11:11:19 08/31/09 Mon
  - Re: ATTS -- Christel, 11:37:01 08/31/09 Mon
    - Re: ATTS -- Gijs, 13:47:06 08/31/09 Mon
      - Re: ATTS -- Sharon B, 14:37:22 08/31/09 Mon
        Re: ATTS -- Gijs, 15:55:09 08/31/09 Mon
      - Re: ATTS -- Christel, 19:20:43 08/31/09 Mon
        Now that I've got to see! -- Jenny W, 00:07:41 09/01/09 Tue
        Re: Now that I've got to see! -- Gijs, 01:44:13 09/01/09 Tue
        Bomani IS "Robin" -- Jenny W, 02:48:02 09/01/09 Tue
        Re: Bomani IS "Robin" -- Gijs, 03:00:59 09/01/09 Tue
        Re: ATTS -- Gijs, 01:28:44 09/01/09 Tue
        Re: ATTS -- Christel, 02:45:34 09/01/09 Tue
        Re: ATTS -- Gijs, 02:52:34 09/01/09 Tue

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT-5
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums^(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.