Let's talk dominance...... - Page 3

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Ah hahaha ha. Of all the threads to dig up! The subject dog is mine! Turns out the dog never challenged the owner or became too much for "her" to handle. They all lived happily ever after, The End.

LOL,  I am just tired of the daily mumbo jumbo 4PACK, decided to revive some topics that truly belong here. Have been a member since 2002/2003. Forgot my username and password after it started going south to breeders bashing breeders.

Actually, I'm 5'8" not 5'7". Dog in question is now 100lbs, still no outward aggression, solid nerves, not handler hard, easy dog to work with once I built my muscles up working him and figured out all this coordination (hold line, hold toy/food, correct timing for rewards) crap. Dog has decent OB and out are pretty damn good if I don't say so myself.

Quote from YR "If handler continues on the road hes on, Gard will own this dog...." That's kinda what he was hoping for. lol

What GARD forgot to "read" about the dog is that he has some pretty high threshholds so people looking at him or walking down the street, don't set him off. This dog is SOLID totally clear in the head and isn't mean in any way shape or form, has never looked at me with malace. This is a dog with great bitework, that is still safe around kids. Hello, I run a daycare, and have a child of my own, he has to be! The GSD is not a Malinois. They can work well and not be over the top. 

Quote from GARD "For the Police K9, dominance is a desired trait." I think someone was trying to talk me into letting them have my dog for Police and Sport.

Funny after my current TD posted, everyone else ran from this thread.

Here is some inept OB work, aside from him trying to run off to the decoy between excersizes, you can see the dog is controlable and not real flat in OB.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXJzpRbRK5U&feature=channel_page

Look a backtie, so the dog cannot move forward when it's critical he doesn't. Novel concept. Maybe blaming the owner for thr trainers lack of equipment wasn't a wise move.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqwUDHaz6Y&feature=channel_page

Safe with kids and good in the house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRyIebXx_CE&feature=channel_page

 

On a side note, how many thinks it's funny he tried to spare my identity? LMAO, I'm still laughing. Simple case of 2 people who don't work well together is all it was. 

What is presented as fact is many times only one person's opinion. Obviously there were two sides to this story (ie the only thing two trainers agree on is what the third is doing wrong). I'm sure everyone, including GARD will agree,  the good news is his concerns/doubts proved to be unwarranted, as this dog/handler team  is  doing extremely well together and are on their way to their next PSA title.

More of the menaces to society...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQaUC1pXhI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMQB5IGvr6I&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvuQwcL1n0c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxfQU0qA77g

Very cool 4pack.  That looks like something we could do.  Maybe give something he could have fun with.  Ccatti would love it,

Let just all have a redezvous somewhere and work the dogs in all aspects.  give people a chance to try something new.  Give the dogs to try new challenges,  I think it would be a blast.

Tina, that would be fun. Maybe this summer after class I will have some time to get away for a 3 days weekend or something. Of the 38 states I have been to, Oregon isn't one of them.

 Obviously I need to work the retrieve with my dog. I have done nothing formal, so he thinks it's all play. However he will go get ANYTHING I throw and bring it, so that is half the battle for us. It's not all wooden dumbells in PSA.  They could throw a Tea Kettle out there for our item. I love the sport, it keeps you on your toes.

I love that avatar 4 pack,You do have a  real nice dog.