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by Duderino on 06 February 2011 - 19:02
One of my better photos
by Ace952 on 06 February 2011 - 20:02
This thread has turned to trash, not what I wanted when k made it.
Thanks to those with positive contributions.
by KW5150 on 06 February 2011 - 21:02
I apologize if my posts derailed your thread in any way. You asked for examples and my dog was called out. Then my dog and our accomplishments were publicly defamed numerous times. Again after my first even tempered response. I felt like I was being personally challenged by, well, Phil has been around the dog world for a while and is universally despised. I post my real name and my accomplishments, or lack of, are a matter of public record.
In my opinion you need to start with SchH. The foundation of proper grip that is sooo important in SchH goes a long way in suit sports where grips are notoriously weak. Also the level of OB you get used to is at a higher level in SchH than PSA. When you get there you will have better grips and better OB than the rest of the field. It's also hard to concentrate on tracking along with everything else if you are training two sports.
A couple pointers: When you move to PSA you have to build slowly to the new target (biceps). First with a leg sleeve on the arm. Let the dog win it and do a TON of reps over a few months. You have to completely retrain the reward portion of the exercise. Don't worry about outing at first, unless he targets the wrong spot. You can build frustration with the line and then let him slam the arm and win it. The same can be done on the triceps for the escape bite. When you move to the suit build distance slowly, just as you did for the long bite in SchH. Another point is that there are exercises where your dog should be sent to bite a PASSIVE decoy. A SchH dog will always do a bark and hold here. That can get a K9 killed on the street. You will have to work on pairing a new command with this action by letting the decoy move IMMEDIATELY after you verbalize the command. Soon the dog will anticipate the movement and bite on the command. Then, again, you build distance. This is a little easier, since if you have the right dog, they will always rather bite than guard.
Finally, environmental distractions are prominent in PSA and MR. Get your puppy used to any and all you can think of. Use treats or a tug and build gradually. Everything from the clatter stick to airplanes to animals to food distractions can be trained around even in SchH. The sterile SchH field is hardly a representation of the real world and this will only help you when others hit a bump on the dance floor during their choreographed routines.
That's all I can think of for now and I need to do my own training while it's still light out. I hope this helps the few that might be interested in training more than one single discipline.
In my opinion you need to start with SchH. The foundation of proper grip that is sooo important in SchH goes a long way in suit sports where grips are notoriously weak. Also the level of OB you get used to is at a higher level in SchH than PSA. When you get there you will have better grips and better OB than the rest of the field. It's also hard to concentrate on tracking along with everything else if you are training two sports.
A couple pointers: When you move to PSA you have to build slowly to the new target (biceps). First with a leg sleeve on the arm. Let the dog win it and do a TON of reps over a few months. You have to completely retrain the reward portion of the exercise. Don't worry about outing at first, unless he targets the wrong spot. You can build frustration with the line and then let him slam the arm and win it. The same can be done on the triceps for the escape bite. When you move to the suit build distance slowly, just as you did for the long bite in SchH. Another point is that there are exercises where your dog should be sent to bite a PASSIVE decoy. A SchH dog will always do a bark and hold here. That can get a K9 killed on the street. You will have to work on pairing a new command with this action by letting the decoy move IMMEDIATELY after you verbalize the command. Soon the dog will anticipate the movement and bite on the command. Then, again, you build distance. This is a little easier, since if you have the right dog, they will always rather bite than guard.
Finally, environmental distractions are prominent in PSA and MR. Get your puppy used to any and all you can think of. Use treats or a tug and build gradually. Everything from the clatter stick to airplanes to animals to food distractions can be trained around even in SchH. The sterile SchH field is hardly a representation of the real world and this will only help you when others hit a bump on the dance floor during their choreographed routines.
That's all I can think of for now and I need to do my own training while it's still light out. I hope this helps the few that might be interested in training more than one single discipline.
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