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  1. smeagle

    Dog Sports You Probably Won't Try

    And if you do obedience you need to teach scent work anyway! :) Obedience is my number one passion but I am also training to compete in IPO and we might dabble in rally just to add the titles. Not really interested in anything else
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    Off Leash Reliable

    It's very important to me. My dogs are very reliable. I consider reliable when they come every time I call, the first time, in any level of distraction. If I have to add exceptions like "they are reliable except for..." Or "they are reliable most of the time" etc IMO it's not reliable and I...
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    Carma IPO Obedience video 4/18/14

    That looked really nice! Lots to like about the way she worked in that vid!
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    Beagles

    Although I have another breed now I still love beagles and I think I will always have to have one. They make me happy just to look at them! The breed standard calls them a "merry little hound" and IME this describes them to a T. They are generally very food driven so I don't find them hard to...
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    "Dog park People"

    Many years ago I used to take my dogs to dog parks every day. I saw so many fights, attacks and other incidents that I stopped going. The dog parks we have in my area are all small fully fenced parks where dogs are on essentially top of each other. There is no time IMO that it is ever a good...
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    Do you punish for ignoring recall?

    I wouldn't punish the action of coming to you, but I would punish non compliance (so if I gave the command and it was ignored). Do you use a no reward marker? If the dog has a strong NRM I would mark them when they didn't respond to the recall. I think it also helps to have a very clear...
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    Prey drive = toy drive ??

    It's all prey drive. like RtHs said above I don't think dogs are born with ball drive, tug drive etc. That is the way the prey drive is displayed. Prey drive can look different in different dogs, and a lot of it is dependent on how we teach our dogs to get drive satisfaction. If we channel...
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    Bitesports (Ringsports and IPO)

    I personally would definitely use a harness in that case.
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    Bitesports (Ringsports and IPO)

    I use both a harness and collar, it really depends on what I'm planning to train in that session. If I am holding the dog back and the decoy is agitating them etc I think a harness is better and it makes no difference to the control I have, but my dog has pretty good self control in bite work...
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    Head Position at Heel

    I think it's a combination of the style you like and your dogs structure. I train heads up heeling as I like it more than the UK wrap around style, but my beagle heels quite differently to my Malinois as they are quite different dogs structurally. Here's an example of how my Mal heels, to me...
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    Mal Vs Dutchie

    Hey MR I just saw this thread so thought I would add my two cents :) We have Mals and GSDs at K9 Pro (as you would know) and we work with both a lot of the time with our clients. I find GSDs tend to be harder to the handler but don't have as much drive as Mals, mals have more drive and...
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    Bitesports (Ringsports and IPO)

    My focus is obedience but I also train my 16 month old Mal in personal protection. It's not something I've ever done before but so awesome! I love training the 'street smart' skills as opposed to more stylized bite work. She loves working on the suit. It's awesome to see them doing something...
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    Training good news/venting thread.

    I have been working really hard on getting the heel position I wanted and in the last week it's finally come together. Couldn't be happier! Some video as I am super proud of my girl :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBrY8_OuYSU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6hXSSfsHA She was super...
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    Malinois Pictures

    Finally on my comp, does anyone like furry Malinois? My pretty girl :) Almost gotcha Gotcha!
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    Malinois Pictures

    I have more on my comp too but for now here's some of my baby. "I won the biting thing :D" Running the office Every Malinois loves wearing ribbons;
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    Beagles?

    I have a beagle and I really love the breed. I do competition obedience and we did relatively well with the right training methods but my beagle is the more extreme end of drive for the breed. I love beagles because they are hardy, happy hounds that should and generally do have good solid...
  17. smeagle

    Original/Unique names

    My Mal's name is Wisdom which I didn't like at first (I didn't name her) but I love it now and it really fits her. She gets Wizbang for short. The other Mal at work is Venom. :D
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    What are you working on?

    We are working on distraction work and getting heel position super precise. Put both things to the test yesterday and super pleased with the progress!
  19. smeagle

    Talon and other dogs

    To be honest it doesn't seem like the kind of class I would be keen to attend. I socialise my pups to have a neutral value for other dogs, that is I don't want them to have a high value for other dogs. I let them interact with dogs I know are safe and appropriate but I wouldn't allow free play...
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    Chicks vs Dudes.

    I have girls at the moment but I don't really have a preference. Sex would be the last thing I look at when choosing a pup unless I needed one or the other for breeding. I do have better future dog names for girls though! haha.
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