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Well thank you everyone it's certainly given me something to think about in terms of whether to get a male or female. I'm certainly not expecting a fluffy white Doberman, I know that we're getting a very independent breed that are difficult to train. It's just hearing about them and then...

My husband and I are currently on the list for a Pyrenean Mountain Dog pup who will be available around January. We met with the breeder yesterday and she was fabulous. She breeds amazing, healthy Pyrs and I was very, very impressed. I'm really confident that if we get a pup from her, it will be...

Intelligent disobedience was really what I was interested in, and the level of independence that needs to be taught to the dogs as opposed to other service dogs. Does anyone know what the requirements are for getting a dog certified as a service dog? I spoke with one girl who turned her pet dog...

I've always been really curious about how they train seeing eye dogs, but haven't really been able to find a lot of information about the type of training the dogs go through. One thing I'm particularly interested in is whether or not they use corrections, or if it's only positive reinforcement...

Thanks everyone for your insight, and thanks Charlie for that link. I have read her blog before on the Karen Pryor blog site, didn't realise she had another one. I've read a bit of Koehler and don't fancy him at all. Honestly I've never used corrections and have never felt the need to use...

Thanks CorgiPower that was a really interesting thread. It's interesting that they bring up the fact that a dog has a different psychological state during schutzhund, and their state of "aggression". I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. I'll have to think about this a bit because I'm having...

Hello all, I was curious as to what everyone thought about Schutzhund training and using positive reinforcement methods. I've been researching Schutzhund and talking to lots of people who compete in it, and hope to compete in it when I finally get my dobie. I'm a huge fan of positive...