Hi all , a qwest for the board here,
my working female ( GSD ) 8 month old is a great super prey /ball drive monester...she is willing to work the Bernard training 24 hours aday , she just loves it.
we are doing great in drive &focus work and moving to the next step ( preparing for the helper) using a tug i am having some problems:
1. her bite is not strong ( Bernard is looking for a strike "bang"...
2. she will release the tug whenever i pouse looking for me to make drive again
3. rerely she full bite it and most cases , take the bite with her front theeth.
we run in cycels , we do the into my arms and she nevr chew the tug.
any idea what would be the next steps to fix those 3 issues?
#1 She is a young female and you are asking her to bite hard in a game with you. If you were using a helper I would say there is a problem, but you are not.
#2 You taught her this is how the game goes. She will probably out well.
#3 You didn't teach her to bite in properly. I am just guessing here but you are probably new to this. This is why if possible you have to work with a club and an experienced decoy. Green (NEW) decoys do not work green (YOUNG) dogs. I am not saying it can't be done, but c'mon how long would that video be? I have been doing this a while and I like others to be around just in case I missed something. I taught my first dog myself and OH Crap did I screw up. Please find someone to help you. Sorry for the rant.
It is always hard to say too much without seeing the dog, but with that in mind...I've heard Bernhard say, 'Remember, the rabbit does not jump into the mouth of the dog' and Kevin Sheldahl always reminds me that the prey is trying very hard to get away! The reason I mention these two things is that I've often made the mistake of not playing 'rough' enough with my dogs. If a dog does not clamp his teeth down hard and hopefully with a full grip, the prey should get away. By 8 months she should be learning this. Sometimes backing up to putting the tug on a line so that you can get more prey movement helps. Also, by keeping a line on the tug/sleeve you can keep a little pressure on it when you stop moving so that she is less likely to drop it. Make your pauses very brief (2 secs at first) and then start the game up again. Keep the whole game short. I hope that this helps.
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weak bite and not holding
#73704 - 05/02/2005 11:36 PM 
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