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simpkins · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: training

What is the primary difference between a street dog and a schutzhunde titled dog?

simpkins · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject:

i believe obviously in the real training program. I have seen a lot of sport dogs come and go through my doors not capable of the street work but a large amount of street dogs i see can do sport work?

4pack · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 37 Location: Nor Cal

Sch dogs can be equipment oriented and most people wouldn't know on the field. Dogs repeat over and over the same scenarios and should have the pattern down pat, even without the handler. No real pressure is put on the dogs and I wouldn't expect much from a Sch dog off the field.

Street dogs have to think, have more control in more types of situations, take loads more pressure. Environmentally a street dog has to be much stronger, send Mr Sch3 into a dark shed with a decoy throwing tools at him, or into a warehouse with slick floors and a man hidden under pallets of crap and see if he can hack it. Also a static decoy can be a hard thing for some dogs to get over. Call offs are needed and who cares about pretty OB? As long as the dog doesn't get dirty he is doing great!
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simpkins · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject:

one thing i have too say that. is a i would stress an auto out when he stop fighting we stop biting along with a vacal out command. it reduces liability especially in departments. if a dog clips a guys jugular and he passes out it becomes excessive force if the dog still is engageing. But i would work the dog into time framing. 5 seconds after the fight stops out 3 seconds not imediately, because then the dog is looking for the next premeditated command which would be an out. so we dont want any false outs either.
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