Here is a video of my 6 month old pup,Harro,doing some obedience and having fun at the same time.We are a novice team but we do make a good team and that is what counts.
Feel free to critique..

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg122/czechdogs/?action=view&current=obedience020.flv

Wow, I'm impressed. He is a beautiful dog and what a long tail! That is great focus for such a young dog.

I can NOT get my 15-month-old to do the heelwork part. He wants to walk backward in front of me. I am obviously a novice. You seem to know what you are doing when training this dog, he looks very happy and alert.

You must live in a quiet neighborhood. If that were my house, 45 cars, two kids on bicycles, one group of teenagers and three cats would have gone by. You have a great environment to start adding distractions when the pup gets older.

I am impressed!

Jose,
I think if you are going to the Sport of Schutzhund or any sport , you'll need to slow down a bit. I think he looks good but not solid in the exercises. You have all the right intentions , but IMO I would slow down a bit . He is a bit confused at times and that might mean that he has not learned the exercise to the fullest. Meaning, his down is really not solid,he crawls,he stands up, his sit in front is not all there yet,it's crooked,his heeling is crooked.Take your time you can get him there , but finish one 100% before starting the others. Don't be so quick to go off leash ,he is 6 months old! Work with long lines so you can correct certain things. If you keep going like that he is going to learn to crawl on his down, to get up from his sit or go down, when he wants, you are rewarding (with treats too many things that shouldn't be rewarded.,etc... I would fix his crooked heel,not reward him while he is walking all crooked which is what you do the whole time. Take baby steps! NOW if you are just doing it for just good OB well it looks fine... If someone ask to be criticize I will but in good taste and I mean it for the sake of helping. We don't fix problems unless it's addressed. So that is my view...GOOD WORK regardless!!!

Now I'm embarassed of my 10 months old's OB.

Jose, good work. Angelique makes some good points. If you are going to do SchH, there are a few things I wouldn't do, like call from a sit for example. You still have at least 9 mos before you can even attempt the BH.

All in all, for 6 mos, your puppy looks great. I love his drive, and he DOES look happy. That is most important.

WOW!!For being a novice I did not expect all of the great compliments..
Angelique,I am doing Schutzhund,and yes my thoughts exactly on the slowing down part.He has sort of had an intro to the exercises now it is time to disect each one and perfect it.
Here is my question,when I am practicing my Foos how do I straighten him out???Do I simply tap his back side in towards me when he steps out??Please share some advice..
Jose'

Hi Jose! Nice vid and beautiful dog. He looks like he's enjoying the work and has a nice relationship with you.

As for the foos, remember that dogs want to be as close to the reward as possible, so where you keep your bait bag and where you reward him is important. They will swing the butt away from you when they get the reward in front of you. Try rewarding at your side, back a bit more from where you are currently rewarding. And don't reward when the dog isn't in the correct position. Consistancy helps a lot for a dog to learn the correct spot.

I posted a similar video when my dog was 6 mos old and Angelique pointed out the same butt swing in my dog that she did in yours! Others may have different opinions, but the above advice is how I fixed it, anyway.

And like Alex said, calling from a distance sit (or down) too often can come back to bite you in the ass later! The dog will learn to anticipate the call and the reward that comes from it and may crawl or hover or straight out break the sit to come to you. Instead, have many more rewards coming from the dog maintaining the position solidly and you returning to reward.

I would also reward the dog by walking back into the heel position, too, instead of from in front. Vary up how long you make him hold the position after you return to heel position, too, so that he doesn't automatically break after you return.

Anyway, just my two cents from my experience and high compliments to you and your dog! Keep having fun!

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And like Alex said, calling from a distance sit (or down) too often can come back to bite you in the ass later! The dog will learn to anticipate the call and the reward that comes from it and may crawl or hover or straight out break the sit to come to you. Instead, have many more rewards coming from the dog maintaining the position solidly and you returning to reward.

Ditto. I'm fixing that with my current dog right now. It also looks like he is only downing from a sit. I would start doing it as a seperate command from a standing position, as that's what he will have to do in trial. Good work.

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And like Alex said, calling from a distance sit (or down) too often can come back to bite you in the ass later! The dog will learn to anticipate the call and the reward that comes from it and may crawl or hover or straight out break the sit to come to you. Instead, have many more rewards coming from the dog maintaining the position solidly and you returning to reward.

Ditto. I'm fixing that with my current dog right now. It also looks like he is only downing from a sit. I would start doing it as a seperate command from a standing position, as that's what he will have to do in trial. Good work.

Yup, plus there is no recall from a sit in SchH.

That's why I point those things out , to some people they look trivial but they can be a hassle to fix, and it takes a lot of patience as well. I rather not fix too many problems myself so I try taking my time for each components. Then you put it all together. I think you look better then most but again, the more we point out errors,the better your dog will look and your handling skills will get better too. Also as you call your dog to you in a "here" in front, calm your dog down ,so that he settles in his sit and watches you with out fidgeting. Like as he is in front of you in a sit, pet him back softly on his head and (I say) "good sit" in a a calming way. I had a young male that would run to me so fast he would almost knock me down every time, and when he was in front of me in his sit I could feel his energy ready to break, so I would calmly calm him down and then count to 10 and then finish him . Never finish your dog RIGHT AFTER a "here" in front, wait a bit . If you rush that, he could easily get into the habit of going into a finish without you giving the command . I am telling you this cause I made all of those mistakes in the past and learned from them all..lol

By the way : Hi Amber!