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Jenni78

by Jenni78 on 23 January 2017 - 18:01

Nah, it shouldn't get the thread locked. Just silly Mithuna up to his games. Durbas was titled quickly. That's a fact. I remember Steve being elated on the phone about his scores (285-290 IIRC), considering how fast he got them. He'd been in training as a youngster, Steve had first seen him as a very young dog and liked him very much at that time, but at the time, the owner of a very prominent kennel had dibs on him because he'd planned on breeding DDR dogs again (very old, well-known German kennel). Said person changed his mind about breeding DDR dogs again and Steve said he then wanted Durbas and to finish his titles and he was buying him. So, he was titled and immediately shipped. There is no way Steve Lino would buy a fake-titled dog or buy an untitled dog and say it was titled. No flipping way. He had a lot of folks who didn't like him but that was for his HONESTY, lol, not his deceit. I would love for your "source" to state this allegation themselves, Mithuna, but something tells me this is just hater chatter, and they won't ever show themselves.

So, Mithuna, since you started this thread, when are you going to show us what you mean about exercise and nutrition in the form of photo of your dog?

Koots

by Koots on 23 January 2017 - 18:01

My dog gets many hours a day outside (accompanied) on our 5 acre property, with several interval sessions of chuckit, and lots of rock-jumping and turkey chasing. He is fit, lean, dry and muscular with a weight of around 70ish lbs (maybe more now as he is maturing/bulking), but he is on the lower end of the standard for height. His nutrition has consisted of premium kibble (Acana Sport & Agility, made in Canada, for the last year), or market-ready whole-diet raw (Pets-go-raw, made locally). He also gets supplemented with table scraps/sardines/etc.

 

He has always been dry and fit, and if you look at his puppy pics on his ped you can see his physical development.   Our property is a natural obstacle/agility course, and we use it as such to build muscle, endurance and keep him fit.

 

Thor v Ron:       http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=2054751-thor-vom-ron

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Jenni78

by Jenni78 on 23 January 2017 - 18:01

Rangy and strong-looking! Nice.

yogidog

by yogidog on 23 January 2017 - 19:01

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yogidog

by yogidog on 23 January 2017 - 19:01

These are some of my dogs there main excise is swimming 3days a week that and a very high quality nut they do bite work 2 times a week and rest for 2days the are all fit and healthy the lsat picture is a 61/2 year old male

susie

by susie on 23 January 2017 - 20:01

Could have been a good thread...

I am lazy, that said I always fed

- any dry food my dogs tolerated well, but
- out of experience low protein, no "puppy" food ( too high percentage of any ingredients )
- 3 - 4 times / week fresh meat ( mostly green tripe )
- 2 times / week fresh bones
- no supplements during the last 2 decades ( the dog food became much better )

- playing ( ball, with other dogs, whatever ) every day
- walking / pulling on leash from day one / every day according to the age ( I walk any adult dog at least one hour / day )
- club training / bite work at least 3 times / week
- tracking at least once / week ( I am lazy, should be more )
- obedience almost every day ( according to age )
- show training at least 2 times / week ( starting at around 6 month )
- condition training starting after x-rays ( 12 months ) 2 times / week ( pulling a sled, riding bicycle )

This may sound like a lot of work, but it´s normal procedure in my country for everybody involved in IPO.
We don´t even think about it.

susie

by susie on 23 January 2017 - 20:01

Sorry, forgot about the "observations" ...

"Dry food only" = not good
"Puppy food" = not good
"Free roam" = not able to develop muscles as I want to see them in a working dog


by beetree on 23 January 2017 - 21:01

Really? I bet those free ranging wolves arent bulky enough for working dogs, either?

Specific muscle building targets for bulk are just that, ask Arnold!

Fit is fit, if they do the job.

susie

by susie on 23 January 2017 - 22:01

Yes, " if they do the job" - but how good ???
I have seen too many dogs falling apart during a trial ( six blinds, followed by regular bitework ), the BH ( 20 km bicycle ), or a regional/national show event - all of them "fit" dogs, but not fit enough for "that moment".
Don´t underrate the physical ( and psychical ) efforts the dogs have to go through - a lot of dogs do fail ( or don´t get the rating they could achieve ) just because they are not trained well.

In a perfect world dogs would live in packs / social systems, running free, hunting for their food, playing with each other, but that´s not the case.

Hundmutter

by Hundmutter on 24 January 2017 - 06:01

Exactly ... free range wolves move. They have to run down their own food. They have to cope with all terrains. They have to run away when disturbed or threatened. Of course their muscle tone is fine.

No comparison to a domestic dog shut in on even a couple of acres of flattish 'garden' all day, if no other work is put into exercising them. (You can compare with zoo-park kept wolves, though. LOL)






 


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