Sch Training help/Paws Off? Fast Dog or Slow Helper - Page 4

Stacey,

I guess the best advise I could give you is to travel around to as many groups as you can. That way you can see the different styles of training, ask questions, and go to whoever makes you feel the most confident. Don't just look at the Sch clubs, look at other sports as well.

Don't pay to much attention to what other people say about other trainers and/or clubs. Trust in what you see, not what you hear from others.

You admit you are a "newbie" so before you go to far with any trainer, i would suggest you "shop around" so to speak.

Two things for certain.........

1) Don't go looking to any dog board for too much advice esp this one. Jim is pretty good and knows what he is talking about, but most of the people who really knew what they were talking about on this board are long gone.

2) If you don't have complete faith in your trainer or helper and allow them to train you and your dog, you will never get anywhere. So if you doubt your trainer or helper they are not the people for you to train with.

I believe you are in my area. You are more than welcome to come out and visit and i can refer you to several other trainers of various disciplines to check out as well.

Good luck

GARD,
I sincerely appreciate your response and honesty.
I just pm'ed with a guy that suggested the same thing as you as far as shopping around. I think my words were something like "when I am more financially secure, I would like to travel around with my dogs to visit different training clubs."

I have the opportunity to use a new helper tomorrow night at training that I have never met, but have decided that I am going to go and watch him first and see how he works the dogs, and in the meantime after some good advice wait until my dog is reliable in ausing before I do any more sleeve work with him.

We are currently training for our BH in September, so there are plenty of other things we can/need to work on.

I'm not sure that we are in the same area, but you're more than welcome to pm me with that and I will let you know.
Thanks again everyone for such good advice and having patience with me. I'll update soon
Stacy

Stacy
If Galan is biting the sleeve prematurely is he on a line,  if he is then you are releasing him too soon all you have to do if you have him on a line is to ask the helper to say YES, as he says it you let the dog bite, If however he is working off the line then the fault is still yours for he should be listening to your commands
As for the helper swating the dogs paws away he should not, he can avoid this simply by moving his own body if he so wishes too but you do not swat a gods legs in that circumtance or indeed any other
Steve1

Hi Steve,
Galan is still on a lead. I am a pretty good post most of the time :-) I have come off balance a few times and Galan has grabbed the sleeve poorly and had to regrip. Completely my fault.
I'm actually planning on getting a pair of cleats for training since Lina Bitch is getting very strong. She nearly pulled me over at training last night, haha! I'll be better prepared for her tonight. I'm bringing her and Galan so I ought to have some fresh battle wounds tomorrow. 
Indi already got me today while I was drive building with her. She head butted me and gave me a bloody nose, then after it stopped bleeding we went back to work and she very purposely grabbed well, no way to put it delicately...my boob! She was frustrated about not getting the tug and redirected. The phrase "If you're gonna play, you gotta pay" comes to mind

Stacy, I didn't see if anyone else wrote this, but you look like slender gal. Most clubs have a post that they drive into the ground or an actual immovable post. If you cannot handle the dog as a post yourself, I'd suggest it.

True Sam. I am 5'2" and 105 lbs, so my "small" GSD at 64 pounds is a lot of work for me.
I will ask about a real post.... Thank you!
Stacy