The club has started training Tuesdays for the summer months. This means the training days are now Tuesday, Thursday and Sundays. So this past Tuesday was our first day out in approximately 2 weeks. Dieter was SPUN!! I ran through the segments of the Bh routine with him except the long down. I also am just working on his motion exercises. He did quite well. We likely are ready for it now - however will shoot for the fall to trial for the title.
He also has just started wearing an e-collar. He is basically wearing it whenever he is out of his crate. I have no plans to use it at this point in time, however with the type of dog he is and the fact that the prong collar does little more then build drive in him, I would like to have more tools in my training toolbox. He will continue to wear it for at least a month or two without any use in order to desensitize him to it being on.
Here are a couple shots of him working in phase B -
(asking for a group)
(heeling through the group)
Phase C - We worked on obedience for bites for the first time - basically just asking for a heel, which as soon as he was in perfect position, I would reward him to be sent for a bite. It was getting quite dark and although the lights make it fine to see, the camera can't handle the adjustment. The only photos that turned out were the close ones unfortunately.
Waiting to go on for protection -
(insert doberman nose whine here)
(heeling for a bite)
The work we did in protection revealed some underlying missing obedience foundation work that I am now working on. It is frustrating and fun at the same time. As soon as you think you got one thing under control - you realize in fact you have nothing under control ;-) and that is the beauty of the sport - the constant learning and balance you must achieve to do well. The dogs are not automated machines, but creatures that breathe and think for themselves. You MUST work as a team at all times in order to achieve the best results possible.
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