I need some advice on what videos to order. I have three adult standard poodles (I did not raise any of them from puppies.) i am going to be keeping a puppy from a litter to be used for animal assisted therapy, competition obedience and possibly agility. I need information about building drive. I know that the poodles are capable of it. And I didn't raise any of mine from puppies so I missed a lot. I know there are many standard poodle conformation champions that have been trained to hunt and retrieve, and I think my dogs have the potential.
I was thinking about the video "raising a working puppy" or "building drive and focus." I volunteer in hospitals and need a dog that can be conditioned to handle higher stress, wheel chairs, weird noises elevators, strangers petting her, etc.
I have been studying Ed's obedience and pack structure info for years and want to move on to working stuff. I know what you're thinking, that I should use a working breed, but I've gotta use my poodles!!
I have several Leerburg DVDs but these are my favourites.
Your puppy 8 weeks to 8 months
How to raise a working puppy
Establishing pack structure with the family pet
#1 The power of training dogs with markers
If you are thinking of agility you must get Susan Garrett's Crate Games for drive and motivation. I just audited her 3 day puppy camp. It was absolutely awesome!
I have yet to find some good works that teach field training in a positive way, however some on the hunting poodle group on Yahoo have used markers and they are always available for questions.
I'll be training my next pup (litter is on the ground now) in multiple venues including field, agility and obedience. If you get the right puppy you can do a lot because they are highly intelligent. It might be harder to find that higher drive dog than say if you were looking for a Border collie, field lab, or Mal, but it can be done.
And don't be fooled by these GSD people. Poodles were working dogs way before Max created the shepherd.
I think I will start with Training Dogs With Markers and Building Drive and Focus. The lousy bite thing if I'm interrpreting it correctly, is one of my favorite things about them! I love that when they have a toy all I have to do it touch it and they drop it. They are so soft mouthed. I'm going to start looking at articles on selecting puppies. This puppy will be from my litter so I will have first choice, obviously, and I can wait until the next litter next year, but I don't want to!
I know from past litters that at about 3-4 weeks when I put the puppies all down in a new room some will go searching, little tails wagging, and there's normally one or two that will be scared and hang back.
My breeder will be having the litter temperament tested and structurally evaluated by a well known standard breeder. Jac Harbour of Tudorose Standard Poodles. Jac, along with others, was instrumental in getting standards recognized for field work. I believe one of her bitches was the first standard to ever get a field title in North America. She has bred some of the most titled standards in field and breeds drivey dogs with natural birdiness. I believe they use the Volhard method with some other things thrown in.
If you go to the VIP website http://www.vipoodle.org you can find some info on puppy testing.
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if I'm interrpreting it correctly, is one of my favorite things about them! I love that when they have a toy all I have to do it touch it and they drop it. They are so soft mouthed. I'm going to start looking at articles on selecting puppies. This puppy will be from my litter so I will have first choice, obviously, and I can wait until the next litter next year, but I don't want to! 
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