Jeff,

Are you talking about the site of mohnweise.de? You can watch videos of the WUSV. Look under videos and check out Zender Lusondai.

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Is anyone else having problems viewing the video? I even downloaded it to my HD, but after about 10 seconds of playing the video the video stops. The audio keeps going for another 10 seconds then that also stops. And that's it, it hangs in the same place each time.

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Jeff,

Are you talking about the site of mohnweise.de? You can watch videos of the WUSV. Look under videos and check out Zender Lusondai.

that didn't work.

Just got done watching the video, I had to download it again, but it played fine the second time.

Couple of comments about the work.

First, those stick hits hurt. Mavunga isn't known for "pulling" the hit, and you can see the speed/intensity with which he's using the stick. I don't want to turn this into a Sch vs Ring thing, but I have hit myself on the arm with both the Sch stick and the Ring stick, and IMO the Ring stick hurts more. Add to that the reptition, the first few hits might not be that bad, but try hitting your arm in the same place 15-20 times in a row.

The spinning is a way to prevent the dog from regripping, especially if the dog was not able to get a good grip on entry. It also tests the strength of the grip, and sometimes it's quite effective. A couple of the dogs in the video slipped off the grip, giving Mavunga a chance to start his tricks. Esquives, barrage, scoops, etc all prevented the dogs from being able to get back in the bite for quite a few seconds. And the points are ticking off for every second that dog isn't biting. Not to mention the dogs took multiple hits to the head trying to get back on the bite. Also, sometimes the spinning isn't spinning as much as the decoy chasing the dog around in a circle. Many times the dog will attempt to spin around behind the decoy to get away from the pressure in the front. Sometimes the decoy will turn the other way to force the dog back in front, other times they will turn with the dog and basically "chase" it around in a circle.

Not all the work was backwards. In a 15 second fight there were spins, backward movement, forward movement, static threat, etc. The decoy will try one thing for a few seconds. If he's not seeing a reaction from the dog, he'll try something else. A good decoy will throw 3 or 4 different styles of work at a dog in a 15 second fight, to see if the dog has any specific issues that can be exploited. It might not be exploited on that bite (ran out of time) but you can bet the dog will see it again on the next bite, with more intensity.

I wasn't that impressed with the decoy in the white suit, not sure who it was. He's not a bad decoy at all, but his level of pressure seemed kind of low for this level of competition.

Kadi

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Not all the work was backwards. In a 15 second fight there were spins, backward movement, forward movement, static threat, etc. The decoy will try one thing for a few seconds. If he's not seeing a reaction from the dog, he'll try something else. A good decoy will throw 3 or 4 different styles of work at a dog in a 15 second fight, to see if the dog has any specific issues that can be exploited. It might not be exploited on that bite (ran out of time) but you can bet the dog will see it again on the next bite, with more intensity.

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Watch a Malinois Korung if you want to see a dog get tested. They use a sleeve and bitesuit.....Have you heard of Achan vom Greifenring? IPO 3 Koer 3? How many ring dogs are Koer 3, one?

hmm, last time I checked the Kor tests are in Germany, and Ring dogs are in France.

I am guessing, but the French likely don't see much of a need to be "validated" by the Germans.

It would be like an American Rodeo champion going to Europe to compete in equestrian jumping events.... not the same sport, and Europeans don't give out belt buckles.

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