I still don't know if Schutzhund if for me or not. I'm looking at different avenues for Gabbi. Has anyone tried flyball with their dogs? It looks like she would enjoy it.
I found an obedience trainer who's dogs are all SCH 3 titled and I really like her. She is suggesting another trainer for the bite work. Gabbi is high energy, great prey drive, has a great bite. and a quick learner according to my trainer. It's me who is the slow one.
When I saw the flyball demo, I thought all of the above applies, well except the bite.
I have watched the schutzhund stuff and never thought I would participate. It looks so intense.
I'm having a de ja vous, I hope I haven't posted this before.
Gabbi is 17 months, just the right age to begin.
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Once you break down the Schutzhund routines n go step by step with a good trainer then Schutzhund really isn't a big deal. Tracking is the biggest pain in the ass n after a while that can be kinda fun too once you see the lightbulb go off in the dogs head
Don't even really know what flyball is, other than hearing the name "flyball" all the time, but don't let Schutzhund intimidate you.
flyball --
they run down over I think 4 small hurdles, bounce on a box that throws a ball out, they grab the ball and run back over the hurdles to a recall toy. It's a team sport in groups of 4. The record is 15 seconds I think.
It's the lightbulb in my head I'm worried about. I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box when it comes to dog training.
Dogs love flyball. Try it if you want. I don't see any reason not to switch to flyball as the whole point of any kind of training is to get a better behaved dog and to have fun. Pick which ever sport you and your dog enjoy the most, it doesn't really matter which.
Just make sure your dog isn't aggressive (especially to other dogs) if you go the flyball route.
Even a normally friendly dog can bite out of frustration (and start a dog fight) when things get as hectic as I've seen them get in flyball.
You don't see many super-drive, hard, dominant working shepherds in flyball... for safety reasons
That's exactly what I was wondering about. I asked my trainer and she said she didn't see any reason not to try it.
Well she is dominate and doesn't get along with females when we encounter them on a walk. On a rare trip to the dog park she played well for a while then became territorial and we left. I was hoping since she is so focusd on her ball or whatever item I have she will not stray from the hurdles to chase the other dog.
I know she won't be off leash in the beginning. The flyball instructors would tell me my dog is not meant for this sport, I hope. The only thing, this seminar is not cheap $150.00.
(We never go to the park now that I have the 2nd dog).
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