training to pull out for the show ring - Page 1

Does anyone have any good tips or suggestions on getting a shepherd to pull out at the end of the lead in the show ring.Also what type of choker is best to use-nylon?metal?martingale?Thanx.

As a general rule you use a show collar. you need to have someone help with the ring training. What is normally done is that someone else handles your dog and you are out in front to get his attention. If your dog is bonded to you they will try to get to you. Hence the pulling out. Depending on how anxious your dog is you will stay in front of him/her OR you will need to hide and just call his name when the handler tells you to. The later is done when the dog goes too crazy trying to get to you. When the hiding method is used, you will need to place yourself stratigicly to have the dog look in the proper direction. This may mean having to move to atleast 3 of the 4 corners of the ring. Sometimes the dog will keep looking in the direction that you left and this helps with only have to be on one side of the the ring( the opposite side that the dog is looking for you at). Just a simple short summary of a very individualised and technical process. Hope this helps! Debby

Hello. I have two GSD's that we show and I would say what you need to see is how your dog responds to you. Both of mine simply need to see me, no need to call them. I make sure that as they turn one corner in the ring, I am at the next and they can see me. Some dogs as was said in the previous post, go crazy when they see their owners and you need to "hide" and simply let them hear your voice, but, you still must always be in front of the dog. You can always tell when they do not hear or see you as they will begin to lose interest in gaiting. Some will simply go on their own without any assistance from a double handler.