Dan Carrubba wrote 10/13/2015 07:36 PM Raising a schutzhund dog #399490 - 10/13/2015 07:36 PM
Dan Carrubba Webboard User Reg: 10-01-2015 Posts: 26 Loc: Offline	Hello all! This is my first post on the forum here so ill start with a little intro. Im from Australia and I purchased my first dog which is an american staffy (also grown up around dogs in the family home) about 1 year ago. In the past year ive developed a serious passion about dog training and have been learning from wherever i can! My staffy has medium balanced drives so he is good to work and learn with.so over the next year, ill continue to work with my staffy and keep learning In 2017 i will be potentially looking at a schutzhund pup. Essentially, my question is, does this pup need to seperated from my staffy if i am to raise it as a schutzhund dog? Or do they need to live seperately until the schutzhund pup is of a particular age? Any help would be great!! Thanks D.C
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Bob Scott wrote 10/13/2015 11:02 PM Re: Raising a schutzhund dog [Re: Dan Carrubba ] #399494 - 10/13/2015 11:02 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	Most of the people in the Schutzhund club I belonged to had multiple dogs and most all of them lived in the house with other dogs. Ideally you don't want the pup to bond to strongly with the other dog. That happens easily if your not careful. When I introduce a new pup to my other dogs I allow daily short time only for 7-8 months in order to create that bond with me. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Anne Jones wrote 10/13/2015 11:36 PM Re: Raising a schutzhund dog [Re: Dan Carrubba ] #399498 - 10/13/2015 11:36 PM
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004 Posts: 3825 Loc: Northeast Offline	Ditto on what Bob said. I want my dogs to think that the sun rises & sets on me. I am the source of everything wonderful in their lives.PERIOD. Even when I had 3, two that were pups..that was still what each one thought. Also not all adult dogs tolerate pups well. I used walking together as a means to have them spend time together. You don't want the pup pestering the older dog or the older one bullying or correcting the pup. Takes a balance. ALso not all dogs get along at all. Took almost 2 years before the 2 I have now to get along without trying to push each other's buttons to mix it up. They can still have their moments. My male has a temper & a short fuse. The jerk. MY DOGS...MY RULES
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Bob Scott wrote 10/13/2015 11:44 PM Re: Raising a schutzhund dog [Re: Dan Carrubba ] #399499 - 10/13/2015 11:44 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	One key I always look for concerning the bond is when I bring one of the dogs into the yard when another is already in there. I want the dog inside to come greet me before it greets the dog I'm bringing in. Simple things like that enforce the fact that the dogs view me as higher on the social ladder then the other dog. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Dan Carrubba wrote 10/14/2015 12:21 AM Re: Raising a schutzhund dog [Re: Dan Carrubba ] #399501 - 10/14/2015 12:21 AM
Dan Carrubba Webboard User Reg: 10-01-2015 Posts: 26 Loc: Offline	Thanks guy. I suspected that might be the case.. It will be interesting logistically in my backyard to keep them seperated. I guess i have a whole year to think about it D.C
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Bob Scott wrote 10/14/2015 11:23 PM Re: Raising a schutzhund dog [Re: Dan Carrubba ] #399534 - 10/14/2015 11:23 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	They still need to know how to interact with one another so, for me, very short play time is ok. Walking them together is also good. When doing that I won't let either dog mark over where the other dog goes. Again that's me. Many will not let their own dogs interact at all with one another. That has it's advantages. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Carol Blumlein wrote 10/17/2015 05:47 PM Re: Raising a schutzhund dog [Re: Dan Carrubba ] #399580 - 10/17/2015 05:47 PM
Carol Blumlein Webboard User Reg: 03-29-2012 Posts: 421 Loc: Offline	A great deal will depend on the individual dog's temperaments and sociability with other dogs. You will deal with it as you learn. And I think as Bob and Anne said, making sure you spend plenty of individual time with each especially the new one since your dog has already matured and bonded with you. I just did the same thing myself. It was a new experience for me since I had never owned more than 1 dog at a time. My big mellow male is 3.5 years and not a real player. So it was easy in that respect. I have spent a ton of time with her learning about Schutzhund, tracking etc., joining a club and doing things I never could do with my male. In a year or 2, I am planning on breeding her and keeping the male I want. Then, I will be on this board asking 10 million questions about living with 3!! LOL!!
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