Case in point. I am completely inexperienced with protection training and I just thought it was a cool video. What if I had been the type to try this on my own? What if there wasn't someone like Will to lay it straight out and I thought that this was the way to proof your training in the real world? While I'm neither I will honestly say that the thought of safety barriers didn't even cross my mind. I did notice the lack of a leash, though. But that's because that were my experience ends. My dog are never off-leash in public or in my front yard. In my opinion, no dog is trained too well to not have at least a 20' drag line.
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I did notice the lack of a leash, though. But that's because that were my experience ends. My dog are never off-leash in public or in my front yard. In my opinion, no dog is trained too well to not have at least a 20' drag line.
Scott,
That puts you ahead of a lot of the more careless trainers that I have seen throughout the years and about 99.4% ahead of the general dog owning public.
My hat is off to you ( and Becky, Dennis, Angela and the other folks that get it - safety first! )
Thank you, sir. That means a great deal coming from someone with your experience. I do everything I can to be a responsible dog owner and good breed ambassador.
Case in point. I am completely inexperienced with protection training and I just thought it was a cool video. What if I had been the type to try this on my own? What if there wasn't someone like Will to lay it straight out and I thought that this was the way to proof your training in the real world? While I'm neither I will honestly say that the thought of safety barriers didn't even cross my mind. I did notice the lack of a leash, though. But that's because that were my experience ends. My dog are never off-leash in public or in my front yard. In my opinion, no dog is trained too well to not have at least a 20' drag line.
I agree Steve. The fact that folks such as you and I don't understand all the intricacies involved in this type of training is what makes these videos so dangerous and inappropriate. When you watch a video with professionals working with dogs under the right conditions, all the "errors" in this one become crystal clear. The fact that they showed over and over the young dobie tripping and colliding with the concrete steps, in my opinion, was disgusting.
There are a few folks on this forum whose opinions and advice I've learned to respect and not question... Will and Connie to name just two. If they tell me something is wrong or should be done a certain way, I'm perfectly comfortable accepting the fact at face value.
I can only assume that since the folks who posted the video have not explained any details which have been questioned here, that perhaps they were looking for a different type of response and weren't looking for constructive criticism or advice from the professionals on this site.
Thanks, Brenda. Interestingly enough, my wife and her best friend in high school both said I looked more like a Steve than a Scott. I haven't thought about that, well, since high school.
I've come to respect the advice from both of them, as well. I read through Will's entire PPD post, including all of the links, on my first day here and Connie's always been right there with a great answer. Since I know they're both reading this, you both get a huge amount of respect from me (for whatever that's worth).
Thanks, Brenda. Interestingly enough, my wife and her best friend in high school both said I looked more like a Steve than a Scott. I haven't thought about that, well, since high school
I'm happy to have helped bring back what I can only hope are FOND memories!! LOL! Sorry for the confusion... (now I'm trying to remember if I have a "Brenda" in my past!)
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