There's not a lot to choose from as far as Schutzhund clubs in my area. There is a club I have been hearing about that I was considering looking into.
So what should I look for when I get there? I'd like to feel them out a little before I get involved. I'm new to this kind of training so what are the red flags and what do I want to see? In other words, I'm new and therefore I don't want to get strung along by a bunch of num-nums because I don't know any better....
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Remember its a club. You are trying out for the team as much as deciding what you think of them. So go out and meet and hang out to see if they're people you will like to spend the time with and visa versa.
Watch their obedience training and how the dogs perform, find out who does the helper work, and casually try and find out who's titled dogs and to what level. If members are trialing and titling their dogs, they're probably not num-nums.
Thanks for the advice. We've got a lot of self-proclaimed "experts" in my area that I'm trying to watch out for. Can I PM you a link to a specific club?
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All clubs have their own personality. For me personally, most of my social life revolves around my dogs and training so I look for as "stress" free type of club as possible.
Are the people working together and helping each other? A biggie for me is the comments when a person is present and then the comments when the person is putting their dog away and can't hear...<Grin>.
As a new person you will need a club that works all 3 phases of schutzhund, so many of them just meet for protection and you are kind of on our own for ob and tracking.
For me a sign of a good training director is where you have several different types of dogs and handlers progressing. It's an indication that there is not a "one type fits all" type of training.
The above points are just things I like to see and what works best for me and my personality. Sadly, the truth of the situation is often that you don't have a lot of choices and have to work with what you got!
I am trying to avoid getting shut out of groups so I'm doing research before I contact anyone. It can be like high school here in my area with some dog people. If you associate with the wrong "group", you get shut out of the others. Its sad. But true. I've heard some good things about a particular club from some sincere people so I might check them out.
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