I'm new here...just watched this program, any thoughts from anyone? I would've liked to see the dog profiles they stated the handlers reviewed before choosing their partners. I also thought it was pretty cool that they were forced to handle buckets on leashes before letting them at the dogs involved.
Anyway, great to meet you all <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
JT
Joe that was a re-run its been hashed round here several times, I watched it again and still found it interesting. The bucket thing could promote good leash work.
Brad that was another example that looks doesn't always mean effective, I thought the dogs performed well remember these were rookie handlers. Admittely there were some mean ugly GSD and Malinois.
This may bring some fire but, in these group of dogs I noticed that the Mal can do the work but they have problems when the trainings is diverse like in the swimming, gun fire and release in the bite work on some. They are not as versitle as group as the GSD. Now tell me I'm the only one that has notice this, in not only this program but other comparisons. The Mal does great bite work and tracking but Ob etc... you need a strong handler get that.
Even in SchH and French Ring, the Mals excel because of top level handlers.
I handle a Malinois and I think it would be fair to say it takes a stronger handler to work the Malinois. I started green as the dog, and it has not been easy. Both breeds offer pros and cons, but it seems to me, that it does take a stronger handler to work the Mal, not to say they are inferiror to the GSD in any way. Both are close to equal when considering all things.
Was not there a program on Discovery on exactly the same material, but with different people and dogs and narrative? It looked very similar. The dogs looked ugly, but they bit. Which can't be said about most good looking ones.
How does the military come up with the selection of dogs they offer to the rookie handlers? Some of the dogs looked good, but a few.....I question how they got there.
I only got to see about 20 min of the program but I found it fascinating. I am just getting interesting in dogs, as I was deathly afraid of them for the last 25 years. I love our GSD, even if he is a bit much for me to handle as a green. I thought the dogs were very nice looking, although I was curious as to why some had no tails. I am glad that we are bringing dogs back into the working world, people used dogs for centuries to work, then it was phased out, now we bring them back. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
My understanding is this will be a new series now. The docked tails were addressed once before. Something about keeping them from being registered. Some of the more knowledgeable people can give a better/more accurate answer.
Sometimes, the Malinois in particular, are very aggressive when it comes to tail wagging. A local Mal had to have his tail amputated because it was so raw from hitting against the kennel. The tail could never heal, so it was removed. Could that have been a reason?
There are also all kinds of traumas that can lead to docking. However the bit about not registering is very interesting.
But as far as I know most of the dogs that get into that program are defective in some way. Like the GSD (if you can call it that) that did not pass, because it was not a good biter. I mean that was one helluva mutt. But they all are supposed to be high drive, strong nerves dogs.
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