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Don B. Ackerson wrote 02/05/2003 01:41 PM

What could he have done? And is this a good test. #2633 - 02/05/2003 01:41 PM

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What could he have done? And is this a good test for evaluating a puppy.

When I first got my GSD evaluated for a protection canidate at 11 months GSD and 3 month mix this trainer obviously did something behind my back as I was letting my puppies in the house to introduce them.

The scenior was a stranger they had never met, behind me as he turns the corner from the washroom into the kitchen. The reaction of the GSD was to bark and growl and try to get around me, to the guy. The pup never really settled down and any motion he made was acknowledged by a growl or strong eye contact. His evaluation was that Mat was a good candiate, and he asked me not to be hard on him for not wanting to stop. "I did something behind you he didn't like".

What could he have done, he didn't touch me?

And is this a good technique? After a couple of years watching and trying. I've never seen this technique again, No other trainer has tried to do a test from behind a handler or owner on a new puppy/dog. I've tried and seen something simuliar done when the dog has already past phase I (like the surprise attack from cover) of their PT.

Whats your opinion on his evaluation technique? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Thanks

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