maturation of ursus line? - Page 1

is it true that dogs with ursus in the bloodline are late maturing?

Absolutely! Despite the fact that he completed his titles at 26 months, my Ursus son (V Geronimo vom Olympus SchH3 IPO3) recently passed his 5th birthday and has now truly come into his own--both physically and mentally. As youngsters, Ursus progeny may tend to have their own agendas before they develop drive containment and a true work ethic. All of this requires patience but is well worth the wait, IMO. Ursus, himself, was past 5 when he became Sieger.

I too can vouch for this with my Ursus daughter.... only now at 3 years old is she looking like an adult female... Mo

thanks guys, i asked this question, since i have an ursus grandson hans von rc bernardo. His 1yr and 3 mos old,up until know he still looks very awkward. and he really has no interest in playing with balls. anyway is still love him just the same, hopefully he'll develop sooner than later

i would say yes and no -- pending the breeding pairs -- previous post stated about the 5th year ursus progeny come into his own -- my yasko son , grandson to ursus -- at 8 months old had the drive and the bite/ fast and crushing hard , to literally take your arm off when biting on an intermediate Sch sleeve -- not to mention at 6 months he was doing intermediate distance atttacks and a perfect out followed by silent imoovable sitting and guard [ i don't train barking and holds to me wasted energy and often gets dogs crazed ] -- his obedience at that time, 8 months , also impecable -no collar and no leash !!----BTW i do not force to train -- in contrast to my larus son -- he was not even interested in protection work -- 3 years later --with out any foundation work -- this guy wanted to go right to the sleeve / hard fast full bites --i started to train hin in ring sport with that attitude erupting -- i almost slipped up --i truely didn't think he had it in him ,never did bite work / prey work with him !! talking about a late bloomer and maturation -- he taught me a thing or two about maturation !! -- so depends on the mating pairs / -- last word -- i have seen time and time again --no matter show or working lines and amoungst different breeds -- people just give up to fast on their dogs .. way to fast !!-- hard for people to read as in a previous thread "POTENTIAL" --

Being a bit slow to mature had no negative impact my Ursus son's bitework (full and calm grip, clear head. nerves, courage) when he was still a very young dog. To avoid creating conflict and hectic behavior, he was never asked or forced to OUT on the SLEEVE (releasing his toys and dumbbell were not problem). When the sleeve was slipped and carried from the field, the youngster held his treasure for what seemed an eternity (no way would he trade the sleeve for food or a tug) before dropping it and jumping into his crate in the van. Finally, something spontaneous clicked (i.e., he "offered" the right behavior), when he was ~20 months old and the helper locked up, the dog did his first "inducive" out--without command--and was rewarded with an immediate re-bite.