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Don Ackerson wrote 12/20/2001 08:41 PM Short and sweet how do you tell the difference in a sharp dog and a hard dog? #28448 - 12/20/2001 08:41 PM
Don Ackerson Webboard User Reg: 12-13-2001 Posts: 44 Loc: Midwest City, Oklahoma Offline	I've viewed videos and read several documents on line about this subject, but I'm still confused. How do you tell the difference in deciding if the dog is sharp or hard? In the early part of training,how can you tell which dog you dealing with? And which would be potentially dangerous during civil work? Both dogs may like bite work and will ignore the prey item and focus on the man. Immeadiately after he has shook, the shelve. If civil work is as good as with the prey item. Are there any tell tell signs during these sessions? A sharp dog, could be a potential fear bitter, right? Don Ackerson
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Richard Cannon wrote 12/20/2001 09:50 PM Re: Short and sweet how do you tell the difference in a sharp dog and a hard dog? [Re: Don Ackerson ] #28449 - 12/20/2001 09:50 PM
Richard Cannon Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2001 Posts: 1496 Loc: Offline	Don, Fear biting has to do with the dogs nerves and confidence. A sharp dog is a dog that requires very little stimulation to react to something. Seperate issues. A hard dog is a dog that is more independant and not as sensitive to the handler. They will take a correction and go right back to what they were doing. Any dog is dangerous during civil work. The issue is handler control. A sharp dog will react to the agitator with less provocation. A hard dog can also be sharp increasing the problem. The dog may not out as easy. This would make a sharp and hard dog potentially more dangerous. If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
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Vince P. wrote 01/10/2002 04:00 PM Re: Short and sweet how do you tell the difference in a sharp dog and a hard dog? [Re: Don Ackerson ] #28450 - 01/10/2002 04:00 PM
Vince P. Webboard User Reg: 07-13-2001 Posts: 1050 Loc: NJ Offline	Ed has a great article on this titled (Can You Explain the Terms “A Sharp Dog” - “A Hard Dog” - “A Soft Dog&rdquo. Check it out.
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