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At one point the dogs are sent after the helper from a long distance away, the handler is required to call the dog off of the attack (and back to him) when the dog is within 1 meter of the decoy. pictures of dogs Dog obedience school. In the biting portion of the French Ring, the dogs are hit with a split bamboo stick (called a clatter stick) 80 to 100 times within a minute. These hits are not painful, they are noisy. They are designed to be psychologically threatening the dog. pictures of dogs Professional dog trainers. People that train their dogs for the French Ring Sport are a group of people who want (and need) to get their dogs locked in prey. For this sport being locked in prey is a desirable situation and there is nothing wrong with it. Dogs cannot work the French Ring in defense. pictures of dogs Bulldog puppies. If a dog was working is strong defense he would never be able to be called off of a down field attack at 1 meter from the helper, and 99% of the strong defensive dogs would never come off of a fight in which it was being hit 80 times a minute with a stick. So, again the point is that the steps of training need to be based on the temperament of your dog and the goals of what you want to achieve with the dog. If you want a guard dog to be in a fenced enclosure, you wait until the dog is mature and only do defensive training with the dog. But don't let this dog around the general public. It is not a safe animal to be around. If you want a Schutzhund dog, you tailor a program in prey and defense based on the temperament and drives of each dog. With the goal being to produce a dog with sound temperament who works just like the other dogs in the sport. This training is started in prey with defense being added when the temperament of the dog requires it. If you want a service dog (police etc. ) you approach the initial training in the same way you start a sport dog (in prey). The difference is that a service dog is worked at a much higher level of fight drive when he reaches maturity. My definition of fight drive is "a dog that is working with the forwardness of prey and the intensity of defense. " Dogs working in fight drive look at the helper as a fighting partner. They are trained to achieve the mental attitude that they will beat the helper (or the suspect) no matter what the circumstance.
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