Cascade Trial - Page 2

As I understand it, Animules is between the competition dogs right now, but who knows what might happen soon.
Good luck with the trial - host club and all the participipants!

Adi, Obviously, you train. So, you understand that those of us who are not professional trainers often have one dog to trial with, and when that dog is near or at "retirement," afforts focus on a new puppy or young dog being trained from scratch. I have a Sch 3 male I titled from 8 weeks to Sch 3. He was training a new helper, but an injury may now deprive him of that fun. A 14 month old bitch from hell has been my training project since she was 7 weeks old. I don't plan on taking her unto the trial field until fall. So, I slog away, forcing myself to take her tracking (one of my personal least favorite activities--I'd rather clean toilets at a bus station). :-) Meanwhile, I support the very close-knit club and cheer on club members who have knocked themselves put training,while supporting other club members . Of course, we are cheering on the non-club members entering the trial, too and really looking forward to seeing some of telhe breeds so seldom seen on trial fields. Em! Can't wait see you trial in the regionals. We will be there to cheer you on!

Nia,
Adi is aware of being between dogs and information that is coming.    I hope when his young dog is ready perhaps he can make it to one of our trials.

Adi, Obviously, you train. --  I do. With varying degrees of success or not success, I might add. My dog is very young right now, just a year old and a few weeks over it. As long as EVERY training session bring SOME progress and it does, I am happy. Still,my dog is such a goof, he has been since he was 7 weeks old and beyond.

On an unrelated note... Currently, in the past 3 or 4 months, since he was 8 months old, he is obsessed and when I say obsessed I mean OBSESSED with squirrels that make it to the trees in the backyard and squirels wherever we see them. So, to make it a game, I take him to the park with lots of squirells and I taught him that on command he has to "Go search"! go to every tree and bark at it.

Now, I don't need to say anything else just point at a tree and he'll go there and get at it. So, I stand in the middle point left - whoosh, he is gone, point right he is gone, we go there 6 times. Chasing squirells and barking at trees and doing the blind search is not too far from what we do. He loves the game, I call it improvisational creative training. I think he will have zero problem transferring to actual blinds. Minus the squirrels of course, but there'll be helper to make him company...

Same game can be applied tosit at a distance or down. He will sit 100 miles an hour or down at any distance I tell him at. AS LONG as I  point at a tree in as soon as he does so. Useful for many thinngs later on, like sit out of motion, down out of motion, send away etc... People always want to do it "right" Balabanov method, this method, that method, heavy correction, compulsion etc... I like to be creative. I can always yank the collar later on, I prefer fun at first.

"So, you understand that those of us who are not professional trainers often have one dog to trial with, and when that dog is near or at "retirement," afforts focus on a new puppy or young dog being trained from scratch." Yes, I understand all that, no problem there.

Clean toilets at a bus station rather than track....? Wow, you must REALLY hate it. I am kind of indifferent to it. I don't really enjoy it,but I don't hate it either, and do it only becauseI have to,it'spart of the sport. My biggest problem is the actual motivation to do it, e.g get your ass in the car and go there. Once I am past that, I am okay.

Same eith my club and non club members, I support anyone. If I can help anyone with my limited knowledge, I do. I taught a neighbor's cat a Sit command using hot dogs. Took a while, though... :)

Seriously, people that do not train for Schutzhund or any other venue that requires discipline and training, really do not understand how much time and commitment and money as well, it takes.

I also think that the sweetest feeling of satisfaction is getting an 8 weeks old puppy to Sch3. 

As far as getting to your trial... You guys are just too damn far, I am in Houston, Texas, you are in pacific Northwest.

Excellent food is tempting but not enough. I want to meet that Les Flores guy, though. I have heard a lot of good things about him.

Who knows, I may make it out there in the future.

Adi, If you do make it to the area, feel free to drop by the club. We'll even take you to a good (Pacific) salmon dinner. :-)