Wow Melissa,that is one sturdy girl! She is a cutie. Best of luck.

Thank you Debbie. )

She's a nice looking pup! How's her training coming along?

She's doing good for a young pup. You can tell her breed has bully dog in them, she uses her weight alot of the time when she hits. Must be a Cattle Dog thing. )
I'm training her with me as the decoy, I hope this doesn't complicate things before we get to a club training event. Right now this is what the training consists of ... she knows 2 Sigma Pseudo scents Cocaine and Marijuana impressingly well for a pup.
Because I'm the decoy getting her to listen to commands from afar was confusing her so I use a wistle with different pitches.
This is how we train... she Bleib'in on a marker while I go set myself up, this took forever to teach her because she always wants to be at my heels. I used the E-Collar to remedy this.
I have her set up to do 2 rounds back and forth and the third round is the hit (if scents are present) I want her to focus on scents right now .. so this is my theory. we'll get into the fun stuff a little later after she grows some more.
First round she's on the marker about 100 yards away and wistled to Voraus then Pass auf and return to the marker. This took forever to get right because once she's with me she doesn't want to leave. Again the E-Collar did the trick. Now I need to go get a stash and return to my "spot" while she's patiently waiting. I don't do this all the time.. if I did she'd remember and not listen or just do it out of repetition.
Second she's on the marker and wistled to Voraus and Such
Rauschgift... usually she knows before she gets to me and does the Gib Laut or tailwag right away. Tailwag is for Marijuana and Bark is for Cocaine. Then she returns to her marker.
Third she's to hit straight out. We just started this last week with the third round... she looks hopeful.
Any suggestions would be appreciated on what I've posted here.
Although I do believe once we get to a club with a real decoy .. she'll become more of a hard dog.

I'm not sure which route I'm taking with her just yet, so I'm giving her a taste of it all. Scent is my main focus.

She's absolutely beautiful!!! Only comment I would make is to try and let her tail fall naturally (rather than "propping" it up) next time you take a pic. The way her tail is being held in her photos (could be the way she is holding it herself?) is a little distracting.

But she's a really nice, sturdy-looking girl! I'm really excited to see what she does.

.......she isn't a show dog you know.. and I like her tail. She's a beautiful dog in motion it's a compliment to her I believe. She's got the Dingo down deep. I love her.

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.......she isn't a show dog you know.. and I like her tail. She's a beautiful dog in motion it's a compliment to her I believe. She's got the Dingo down deep. I love her.

You misunderstood me. She has a beautiful tail. I simply suggested not to use a finger to lift it up when you're taking the photos... That's all. Merely a suggestion.

If you like lifting her tail for whatever reason, go ahead. But part of the characteristic of the ACD is their natural tail set. I'm sure she has a lovely tail set if you just let her have it. I wasn't criticizing her form at all.

..after a quick run in the mud. LOL

Hello, here's a new picture of Sara. )