and i have a question. it's some kind of SchH championships? how come several of the dogs are being held by the collar by their handler before being sent by the bite. you can see them trying to go but being restrained.
is that normal for SchH? i thought the dogs were supposed to go on command, not have to be restrained....am i wrong?
It is permissible in Schutzhund for the handler to hold the dog by the collar on the courage test (which is what you are seeing).
That's the one and only time.
The dog already sees the helper at the end of the field, and knows it is supposed to attack (the helper is running towards the dog, yelling and waving a stick).
The handler has to wait for the judge's signal to release the dog.
The judge wants the opportunity to observe the build-up to the bite. The long attack/bite, or courage test is ONLY that. A courage test. The judge isn't interested in seeing OB or control here, but the dog's nerves in defense.
Now, on things like the flee, control is important.
One of our dogs was disqualified and asked to leave the field at our trial this weekend, because it broke it's down to persue the helper while the helper was attempting to get into position for the flee.
That's interesting. So the 'raring to go' on the part of the dog is actually a good thing in this situation? I guess I would've expected that the dog would have to wait to attack until released by command, rather than physically released.
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