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by SitasMom on 02 December 2009 - 20:12
From "Working Dogs
an attempt to produce a strain of German Shepherds which combines working ability and beauty of conformation"
Fortunate Fields Project - 1924
1. The production of the dogs
2. The instruction of the dogs raised or purchased.
3. The placing of the trained dogs in positions of service and responsibility under men taught in their use.
4. The training of men to carry out the above three form of work.
"Originally the head instructor, following the German method, taught classes of untrained men and dogs together, It proved very difficult for htim to control groups of dog and man all ignorant of the actual work to be accomplished. Although many well-trained dogs were turned out some were spoiled which otherwise might ave developed into good working dogs.
To obviate this difficulty the method was changed. Permanent instructors now thoroughly prepare the dogs for their work before the prospective masters arrive for class instruction. Then the head instructor has only to teach the men, since the dogs know what is expected of them, and usually do their work well during the training with their new masters, despite minor blunders on the part of the men."
and even more interesting........
The volumes record and illustrate some few attempts to use wolf and Collie blood. (These efforts failed and one can say safely that there is not a drop of wolf or Collie in the breed today.) Such careful listing and portrayals of the foundation of the breed as a registered breed is of great assistance to the breeder who takes the dime to study the material.
an attempt to produce a strain of German Shepherds which combines working ability and beauty of conformation"
Fortunate Fields Project - 1924
1. The production of the dogs
2. The instruction of the dogs raised or purchased.
3. The placing of the trained dogs in positions of service and responsibility under men taught in their use.
4. The training of men to carry out the above three form of work.
"Originally the head instructor, following the German method, taught classes of untrained men and dogs together, It proved very difficult for htim to control groups of dog and man all ignorant of the actual work to be accomplished. Although many well-trained dogs were turned out some were spoiled which otherwise might ave developed into good working dogs.
To obviate this difficulty the method was changed. Permanent instructors now thoroughly prepare the dogs for their work before the prospective masters arrive for class instruction. Then the head instructor has only to teach the men, since the dogs know what is expected of them, and usually do their work well during the training with their new masters, despite minor blunders on the part of the men."
and even more interesting........
The volumes record and illustrate some few attempts to use wolf and Collie blood. (These efforts failed and one can say safely that there is not a drop of wolf or Collie in the breed today.) Such careful listing and portrayals of the foundation of the breed as a registered breed is of great assistance to the breeder who takes the dime to study the material.
by SitasMom on 02 December 2009 - 23:12
Buying Hanny to help me to learn how to train and trial doesn't seem so far fetched after all! Its a practice that's been going on since at least the mid to late 1920's.
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