I learned that people can read something on a board and make judgements out of context instead of fact.

Oops, soory I didn't learn that at the seminar. That was just a fact of life. My bad.
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Did Bernhard give any opinions on E-collars?

Did Bernhard give any opinions on E-collars?

Hey Milt,
He did talk about e-collars or "remotes" as he calls them. He uses them for a lot of different things, too much to go into here.........Ed and Bernhard had a cool setup with a collar next to the crowd set to the same frequency as Itor's collar and it buzzed when Bernhard gave the corrections. It gave you a better idea of a "nick" as opposed to "continuous" stimulation. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

One thing he said was that "any dog that can run thru the woods after an animal can wear a remote!!" This hits home for me because this is where I use the e collar the most!! On walks with my dogs!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Good deal Karmen, glad to hear about the retreive. I was getting exhausted just watching you. Amazing how Bernhard got so many dogs on the right track with fixes to so many problems/trouble areas in such a short amount of time.

Karmen,

Is it one kibble on every foot step (that would be a helluva track with 3 cups) or several kibbles? Are you doing on every foot step to revert back to foundation and get more focus or is this what you plan to do always? Is there a weaning process?

Also, how are you holding your line, tight or loose?

Thanks in advanced

I also learned that one big / firm correction tends to calm the dog... but several little pops (or zaps with the e-collar) correct while bringing energy / drive higher.

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Originally posted by Valdes43:
Karmen,

Is it one kibble on every foot step (that would be a helluva track with 3 cups) or several kibbles? Are you doing on every foot step to revert back to foundation and get more focus or is this what you plan to do always? Is there a weaning process?

Also, how are you holding your line, tight or loose?

Thanks in advanced

Yep, one kibble per foot step. Since most puppies don't get that much then the track would be smaller. I am going back to the every foot step process to get my dog more focused on the track instead of the end. You would eventually wean your dog off the food on the track with keeping the end with a half biscuit. Once the dog learns there is something good in every foot step (and knows this is his meal) then he will track with methodical speed and concentration and you will wean him off of it. That's the way I understood it. I would have to ask Bernhard about the line question. My line when tracking my young dog is fairly loose because he's a slow tracker. Now whether that is correct or not I don't know. Good question though. I'll have to find that out and get back with you.

Five-O Joe- I was so exhausted after that session.
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Did Bernhard say anything about food drags?