He's looking back and forth between man and sleeve, which I think is fine. If dog is too concerned about the man it can indicate he is too stressed to have fun.
He's looking back and forth between man and sleeve, which I think is fine. If dog is too concerned about the man it can indicate he is too stressed to have fun.
At one point he is in a sit position and has his back fully turned to the handler looking at the sleeve, I don't like a dog that will turn his back to the helper,but I am not critisizing the dog from one small clip simply asking his age, my 15 month old does the same thing, the helper can stick him hard too get his attention and it takes lots of hit, that is why I was asking.And I disagree with you , a dog that is man focused does not dictate that the dog is stressed, it all depends what foundation the dog has
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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I hope Howard doesn't mind me answering some of the questions If I remember correctly the dog is 12 months old and had never been worked under threat or pressure before that day, so we were kinda testing to see the balance of his temprement. That dog won't hesitate to rip me a new one, the bark sounds deeper in person but the dog is on prey for the most part at this point. Very nice reaction when I stung him with a whip, instantly wanted to turn and bite me, teeth snapping. Like I said before, the dog has alot of potential and a nice balance, he's a young dog with an incredible amount of prey drive, but the seriousness is there, he wasn't backing down at all and will focus more on the man in time. I was kinda debating buying the dog myself All the drive you could want in a dog is there, he just needs to grow up a little. The video is difficult to see what's going on, hence why IMO it doesn't do the dog justice, but I was being very forward and frontal with the dog with constant hard eye contact n not alot of movement when approaching the dog, I didn't see the dog react negatively at all that day, but it was a learning experience for him because it was the first time with that kind of workout.
Howard Knauf Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2003
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This is true. I spoke to Mike before the exercise and told him he has had zero pressure/defense work, so go easy on him. Matter of fact...That was only his 6th formal bite training session. He is already on the hard sleeve and suit. This was also a new training field for him so he had some distractions. His grip is full and pretty calm. When the training progresses I believe he will be really civil as he exhibits some of that already.
I wish I had better video but you can get an idea of how this dog is built. He's had only about 5 months of formal training, all in OB and prey work. Very little outwork so far and until last week, no defense. He seems pretty mature for a 1 year old.
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