What is it with people these days? Over the last few years I have seen a rise in the following that I really don't understand. Newbie after newbie, who has never train/trialed a dog in sport X, looking for a pup, or already purchased a pup, who are absolutely adamant that they will wash any…
Category Archives: Training Articles
Malinois as PSDs – Adding fuel to the fire
First, let me clarify one thing. This article is about Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs), not Police Service Dogs (PSDs). Some of the definitions and information in this article came from Wikipedia. PSDs and PTSD Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs) are defined as "a specific type of service dog trained to assist their handler with a psychiatric…
It’s All AKCs Fault
On a regular basis I see people making the comment "AKC is ruining my breed". This is tossed out on social media posts, in face to face conversations, blog articles, etc. And every time I see or hear it, my reaction is "really, how?". What the AKC is First, let's talk about what AKC is. …
Educational Videos
The following video links are from the now abandoned Independent Ringers website. I've moved the IR video page here so they are still easy to find. Introduction to FR Introduction to FR – part 1 Introduction to FR – part 2 Introduction to FR – part 3 Introduction to FR – part 4 Introduction to…
Will Training in a Protection Sport Make My Dog Dangerous?
When people ask me if training their dog in a protection sport will make them dangerous, I pull out my martial arts comparison. An a-hole with an unstable personality who would jump some random person for fun, is going to be an a-hole before he takes any sort of marital arts training. The big difference…
Training the Send Away
Over the years I have used many different methods to teach the send away, mainly for French Ring. Putting a "place" marker down the field, having a toy down field by the fence, a ball hanging from a "arm", even food in a bowl were all methods used. While this has worked with most of…
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