Hi everybody:
I have a 13 wk old male GSD puppy. I´m not sure right now if I will train him for protection work or as a sport dogs (schutzhund).
I also have a 4 yr old GSD male that is trained in protection work.
Part of the imprinting process for the puppy I have decided to take him along to my older dog sessions (bite-work). The puppy is showing nice prey drive for the ball and the rag
(altough not crazy for it). Last week was our first session together (puppy tied on leash just to watch, while older dogs working under agitation).
Questions are:
a) Is this a good practice?
b) What behavior should I expect from the puppy (he started to bark along with the dogs during their bite work)
c) Should I do something extra to make him more excited for the ball/rag prey imprinting?
That one way to start out, the puppy barking is a good thing. Watching may help him understand whats going on.
What kind of movement are you putting in the ball or rag? the Flink ball on a string seems to really get them going.
Ed has a tape out teaching puppies bite work within that age range. This tape will give you a lot of ideas on how it should be done safely. I think this would answer alot of your question.
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Your main concern should be building the prey drive.Its hard to say if you should be doing more if I dont know what you are doing now to build prey drive.
Stop making excuses for your dog and start training it!
Don, yes I already have the puppy bite training tape from ED, and using the ball/rag tied to a string/stick. Have not started using the stick to rub in the pup body.
My main concern is if is a good idea to make the pup watch the training sessions, and what kind of behavior to expect from him , this is because I see other pups that simply dont mind at all at the bitting sessions, and this one is barking all along (wich you tell is a good thing).
Don, David: my concern on the prey imprinting is that the puppy does chase the ball/rag, but the attention span is very short, after the bite, he will let the ball/rag down, and mind something else. I will sure use the exercises in Ed´s tape.
I'd suggest not leaving toys around for him to play with until training time. Then only bring out the rag/ball and string don't let him catch it at first move it away take it around in a small circle sorta like an escaping rabbit, stop then go stop then ... When he catch it make a big deal out of it. Stop the training here, when you put the rag down notice if he goes after it again, when and if he does slowly take it away and put it up and out of sight, don't snacht it because it can get caught on his needle sharp teeth and hurt him. The session is over until next time, according to where you are in your training.
Stroke him to calm him down. Leave him on this high note until next time. I suggest this be a session or something similar, the main thing is make it short and leave the puppy wanting more.
Just an suggestion like David said unless you explain your prey drive session, its hard to say, if it needs improving. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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