Pete, Renne and Ellen. Where were you guys when I needed you over at anticipating commands? LOL.

Renee wrote: "SchH is not just a sport, but a test for a dog's working ability and very often a stepping stone for real police work. The SchH protection routine was designed as a re-enactment of real situations encountered in police work, sorta like a play. So if the automatic platz is not a good idea for a PSD, why is it a good idea for SchH? Why make it even less real than it is?"

Whush--------> CRACK! Hahahahahahahahah.....

HOME RUN, BABY$$$

I wish more sport people thought about this and REALLY TRAINED WITH THAT IN MIND. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> The world would be a better place. . . <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Gooffy crap that is "flashy" sucks. Real obedience, intensity, control, spirit, drive, partnership, and aggression is flashy- work on that. -JMNSHO-

Here is a little story. Bad guy sneaks into house to do a very dastardly deed. When all of a sudden the loyal family protector (a gsd, of course) charges him barking like one of the hounds of hell. Bad guy immediatly shoots both hands straight up above his head and the dog does an impressive autoplaz. Too bad the bad guy was reaching for his impressive ninja-samurai sword and then deftly cuts the hellhound if half, who is a nice target down at the feet of our villian. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> The dog did a flashy autoplatz instead of biting the bad guy's D!@* off. A sorry state of affairs. . . <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

So, not to beat a dead horse or anything, but I don't think it would be a good idea to teach an autoplatz. Sorry Lonny. . . <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I just had to chime in. Good opportunity for a VanCamp story. . .

No Milt the story is not true, so don't ask.

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Nice post

In Schutzhund you would lose points if your dog platzed before the command.. alot of dogs do anticipate that position..because they get a bite out of it.. when we train the escape bite most of the bites come out of a sit.. just so the dog doesn't anticipate the platz command.

Jody

That is a great story VanCamp! hahahah

impressive ninja-samurai sword ROFLMAOPMP

That is Rolling on floor laughing my ass off pissing my pants.

I get the point... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Lonny B. Slinks off chuckling all the way