In the Schutzhund training obedience phase, it’s not uncommon to see green dogs refuse jumps during one or several periods during their training. They’ll often do weird things with one or more obstacles as they progress. They will also frequently behave perfectly at the next session with whatever obstacle they weirded out on if the […]…
As a Schutzhund trainer for top level strong competition dogs, people often ask my advice about nutrition. My first advice is always the same – don’t let your dog get fat! Any dog that comes to my place for boarding inevitably ends up on a “diet” and goes home trimmer and smarter in more ways […]…
Here is a you tube video of Lord v Gleisdreieck. Though too dirty in the blind, this is an example of very strong, convincing, and dominant dog. Watch the initial guarding in the blind. In the 80s and early 90s judges would often over look the control issues with a dog like this and score […]…
Linebreeding , Inbreeding & Outcrossing When breeding dogs, what matters is the quality and qualities of the dogs in question; not the “formula” by which they are bred. Line breeding is often touted as some sort of special way to get good dogs. Line breeding is simply weak inbreeding, so carries all the problems of […]…