Christian Cruz Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2013
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Hello Everyone,
Just wanted your opions on what is the hardest part of Schutzhund for a dog? This is my first dog I am training and so far the biggest area of opportunity is tracking.
Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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I've only been doing Schutzhund for a couple of years but, IMO, the areas where I see most IPO1 dogs lose points are retrieving over the obstacles and the send-away.
There are many different trainers and methods of training, so some dogs will struggle more than others and in different disciplines. If a trainer has trouble motivating and engaging his dog, they (dog AND trainer) will have trouble maintaining focus throughout an entire routine, and the heeling pattern may be most difficult. If you don't train with good protection people, carrying obedience into the bitework may be the greatest challenge.
I was involved in SAR before I got into Schutzhund. From that I did a great deal of "real" scent work. although the dog is using it's nose I look at sport tracking as mor of a trained discipline then true scent work. Because of that the Schutzhund tracking was a work in progress till my dog learned to keep his head down and not cut across the field to indicate a track article 100ft away. He'd just look at me like "WTH, I know where it's at. Why should I keep my nose in the grass and go this way when it's over there"?!
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Hardest part of Schutzhund
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