Fekin Dogs.

[Casso 1,261]

Working on a sleeve , gives a context, a when a where, a command

Back in the 80's a friend had a pit , a grouchy nasty fit able watch dog I hated going near the f****r but after he was taken out and worked he was like a different dog for the next few weeks ,

Dogs learn by contrast, I teach the hup command for the dog to jump up , it giving him a command for the action and at the same time he ceases to jump up at other times ,

Take him out with a tug item if you don't want to go the sleeve idea , keep him on a long lead , let him work the item , let him win (every time ) reel him in tug again let him win , the winning is important it gives him a sense of achievement and brings his charge back to zero

At the end of the day all the f****r wants to do is rip shit up , if he can't do it at home it will leak out somewhere when he is free , it's nothing personal with him and the pit , the pit was just the path of least resistance or so he thought ?

[Casso 1,261]

Many folks worry with talk about prey drive in the mutt , however we are not creating the prey drive and instinct , it's already there , we are merely channelling it into appropriate activity

This way it won't find its own way out , which is always going to be inappropriate in our domesticated world , otherwise we are leaving it up to the dog to decide what he wants to do with his prey instinct .

[jigsaw 11,902]

thanks casso,i will look in to this aspect of work for the shepherd,since the daughter is only 4 feet 11 tall and is as light as a feather I dont think she will be suitable for the tug of war games lol.

[Ross M 149]

Off topic jig. But how's the fawn dog after his injury?

[Carraghs Gem 1,699]

I went from normal tug toys onto a junior bite pillow that costs about 30euro including postage then from bite pillow onto sleeve

 

Main emphasis I put on to this "game" from the beginning was a grab command and a release command. With a dog his age I wouldn't go past bite pillow stage without a second person there who could help if dog grabed onto wrong body part, also with bite sleeve expect lots of bruises

 

I've a suede tug here you can have and a book on schutzhund you can borrow but its mostly common sense.

[Carraghs Gem 1,699]

Www.k9-profi.com is a NI company I've bought from and Julius k9 is another company but go through their UK website

[jigsaw 11,902]

Off topic jig. But how's the fawn dog after his injury?

hes looking great Ross,hes healed so well you can hardly see the scar,i have to say the vet was excellent and very reasonable price wise too,I will know this winter how he runs when we get him chasing,i have high hopes he will be back to his usual self.

[Ross M 149]

Great news pal. From such a nasty look wound as well. Well heres to an injury free season

[jigsaw 11,902]

thanks gem,i will look into this aspect of the dog work.I dont have a whole lot of interest in that type of work and I do dislike the dog to be honest but the daughter is besotted with him,so I just got to smile and bear it lol

[jigsaw 11,902]

Great news pal. From such a nasty look wound as well. Well heres to an injury free season

yeah,fingers x'ed we'll go good.I have 2 young dogs to bring on and see what they can manage,if the worst case scenario comes into affect and he cant run his game I will retire him to a life of leisure here.

[gnipper 6,783]

Get him on the goats that'll give him an outlet

[jigsaw 11,902]

I cant find them gnipper,been out a few days,no sign at all of them.they must be high on the hill in the forestry,landowners are ecstatic they are gone lol