Can someone explain this video? - Page 1

HAHAHAHAHA.... Ring sport!!!! Because he is circling his handler!!!! Makes sense to me.... Why not?

No, really I could not tell you one way or the other. Maybe because Mals have are crazy busy all the time, he thinks his handler is too slow?

Hyper Mal + Ring Sport + Slow obese handler = heeling that makes me dizzy

hungry dog

This is Belgian Ring Sport. In Belgian, French, and Mondio ring they have an excercise called the "Defense of Handler" Each sport has a slight variation but essentially, the dog and handler walk to a decoy, introduce themselves and walk away. The decoy then turns around and follows the handler. Different Sports and different levels dictate what the decoy can do to attempt to take points away from the dog. this is a key difference between the Ring sports and other sports the dogs. It is not totally about the dogs individual performance of a set pattern.

The judging is more of a "man Vs Decoy" the decoy is given alot of room to do what he wishes in an attempt to exploite holes in the dogs training or weaknesses in the dogs temperment. So in the defense of handler, the decoy approaches the handler/dog but depending on the sport and level they can do many different things. Including circling the handler, moving left or right several yards. approaching and backing away from the handler without an attack. Just a bunch of thigs 

 one fo the point decductions in the defense of handler is if the dog attacks to soon or to slow. At some point in time the decoy will "touch or attack" the handler Again, depending onthe sport and level the idea is for the dog to attack at the exact time the decoy attacks the handler.

It is too much to try and explain here and I am far from an expert in BR.

My guess answer to your question is that it appears to be a young dog. His foundation training probably includes teaching him how to circle his handler at a particular distance for the Defense of Handler. I say this because he does not correct for it and he puts the dog into a proper heel. So it appears that he is working on the dog circling and going into a heeling position on command.

Just my guess.

I'll bet that old Belgian dude knows more about dog training than most of us combined.

Well said GARD-

i thought it was defense ,i just was afraid to look the fool!

one more thought .. i also thought that dog would trip me and i'd wind up ass over tea kettle. either way i'd look the fool.

That was cool, I liked the size and build of the dog also.  Thanks for the explanation GARD.

Wow the guy knows what he is doing. The dog is doing a nice job too.