Imprinting grip/bite videos - Page 3

Hello EUROSHEPHERD,i hate to to tell you the obvious but Bernard's dvd is called ,building drive and focus,and if the dog already has a high prey drive then why in your right mind would you need to build the drive.the beautiful thing about his dvd is that he is telling handlers to take your dogs 2or 3 minutes a day and build drive if you have low prey drive dog and you start doing this work 3 times a day you will see how your low prey drive dog will look forward to playing with you and will get intense in his playing prey work.Bernard is the only trainer who is showing the experienced and novices how to to do it right and build a strong bond with your dog while doing this work.again i like to say that if you learn what he is teaching you this shit does not gett any easier than this.all it takes is for you to learn the concepts and practise it you will be surprise when you put  your dog infront of a trainig helper,your training helper would love you.hope this makes some sence to you.have a nice one. 

As a n00b to SchH, I agree with Get A Real Dog - leave the bitework to the helper, or see what the helper suggests you do at home (I've seen/heard the helpers suggest someone back tie their dog or try this with a tug, but it's always very specific to the dog only AFTER they have worked the dog themselves).  Imprinting grip and bite is so important, but doing it correctly takes an experienced person who as worked many many dogs and knows how to "read" each dog.  After each bitework session with my puppy the helper explains what was happening, he does things I could never do or even think of on my own.

I totally agree with all of this....

"As to the question of examples of how to screw a dog up.......There are way to many variables (individual dog temperment, genetics, etc) and too complex of a question to try and answer on a dog forum but a few of the common ones that come to mind....

1) Improper presentation of the toy or bite equipment
2) inability to "read" the dog
3) putting to much pressure on a dog
4) poor timing on when to give up the toy, when to allow a re-bite, when to give or not give a bite
5) imprinting poor technuiqe

The list could go on and on. The bitework aspect of training is (in my opinion) the most technical and dynamic aspect of dog training and is defiantely best left for people who know how to do it."