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i am really glad that Bob's strong point is to recuperate sport dogs for the reality, this means he can give some very competent advice also regarding the "helper workout" or the "helper behaviour" too..what are the biggest mistakes he usualy has to correct...i think this is maybe the biggest subject, as the helper can make or brake your dog!
Some of the things I have learned to fix as well as prevent are, equipment fixation/not viewing the decoy as his focus, aggression to friendly fire, wanting to "look"(with his head up) in the field, when we need him to track, trying to search(building search) with his eyes and tracking ground disturbances instead of man-scent.
The key to fixing equipment fixation is to fix it first working in prey. You see a lot of people trying to fix it first in defense. After slipping the sleeve, they will place it between the dog and the decoy. The decoy puts a lot of defensive pressure on the dog. He will in most cases shift his focus from the sleeve to the decoy in defense. People think this is good. They say, "the dog is willing to leave the sleeve for the man." Yes, but it is situational and it is in defense of "his sleeve". Notice in many cases the moment the decoy turns and starts to leave, the dogs focus goes back to the sleeve. Like he drove the man away from his true desire and focus "the sleeve". Increasing further his desire for "the sleeve".
The way I like to fix it takes some time. I start by getting the dog to understand the decoy dying. not slipping the equipment any more but by gradually and with patients lifting the dog off the dead decoy. I use this opportunity to praise the dog on the bite, letting him counter and shake while the decoy is dying with much praise. Lifting and letting him back down to counter and shake. Each time I hold up longer(also a good work out for the handler,lol) until finally the dog has to let go. In the next step I will go to some run away bites with a soft sleeve or a suite jacket and a hidden sleeve. I often do this at the end of a track, (I try to work on several things at the same time. There is so much to work on.) When the dog catches the man, bite on the sleeve or suit, I slip it and keep running, putting as much prey movement as I can. The handler gives the send command and encourages the dog to pursue the fleeing/flailing man. If needed the decoy can run in kind of a circle should the dog not seem to want to chase at first, It is funny to see sometimes the dog chasing the decoy with the sleeve in his mouth. Sometimes not dropping it until the last second. I have the handler slowing him a bit with the long line. Eventually the light goes off and the dog drops the dead sleeve to bite the live decoy.
This is followed by a rewarding fight followed by a dying decoy and much praise from the handler. I let him hold this bite for a long time.
After some repetitions most dogs will start dropping it pretty quickly. I feel like this is the best approach because it is the dogs prey drive that makes him want the sleeve in the first place. Prey drive is one of the strongest drives in most dogs. Especially Mals. lol
ma bucur ca punctele forte ale lui bob sunt legate de recuperarea cainilor de sport pentru realitate, asta insemna ca poate sa ofere sfaturi competente referitor la munca ajutorului, sau comportamentul ajutorului..care sunt cele mai mari greseli pe care le corecteaza de obicei..asta cred ca este cel mai mare subiect din timp ce ajutorul iti poate face sau iti poate strica cainele
o parte din lucrurile pe care am invatat sa le previn si sa le corectez sunt:fixarea pe echipament, mutarea cainelui pe om, agresivitatea in cazul impuscaturilor "prietenesti", dorinta de "a se uita"(cu capul sus) in camp, cand avem nevoie sa caute, sa caute prin cladiri cu ochii si sa cu ochii semne pe sol si nu doar mirosuri umane
cheia rezolarii fixatiei pe echipament este sa o rezolv prima data prin prada.sune o gramada de dresori care incearca sa rezolve asta prima data din "aparare".dupa ce lasa maneca ei incearca sa o plaseze intre caine si ajutor.cainele pune o gramada de presiune defensiva pe caine.El in cele mai dese cazuri isi va schimba atentia de la maneca pe atacul ajutorului.oamenii cred ca asta este bine.si spun"cainele este gata sa renunte la maneca pentru om".Da dar depinde de situatie, iar cainele isi apara maneca lui.De observat ca in multe cazuri ajutorul se intoarce si incepe sa plece, iar cainele iarasi revine la maneca.Ca si cum l-ar fi alungat pe om de la ceea ce de fapt isi doreste el.si asta mareste dorinta cainelui pentru maneca.
Modul meu preferat de lucru necesita mai mult timp.incep prin a face cainele sa inteleaga ca ajutorul trebuie sa moara, nu-i mai las maneca dar fac asta gradual si cu rapdare ridic cainele de pe ajutorul "mort".profit de ocazie sa incurajez cainele pe muscatura, si-l las sa contreze si sa scuture in timp ce ajutorul moare.Prin ridicarea si eliberarea lui pentru a continua lupta, de fiecare data il las mai mult( de asemeni un antrenament bun si pentru handler)pana cand in cele din urma cainele trebuie sa dea drumu.Pasul urmator este sa facem cateva muscaturi din alergare pe un manson moale sau pe o geaca nosmala cu maneca ascunsa.fac asta de obicei la finalul urmei(incerc sa lucrez cateva lucruri in acelasi timp.sunt atat de multe).Cand cainele prinde omul, musca pe maneca sau pe costum, o las sa cada si continui sa fug, bag "prada" cat de multa pot.conductorul da comanda de trimitere inainte si incurajeaza cainele sa urmareasca omul ce alearga.La nevoie ajutorul va fugi chiar si intr-un fel de cerc in cazul in care la inceput cainele nu vrea sa-l urmareasca, e amuzant sa vezi uneori cainele interesat sa prinda ajutorul , in timp ce are maneca in gura.uneori fara sa o lasa din gura pana in ultima secunda.Handlerul il v-a incetini putin folosind lesa lunga.Eventual lumina se stinge si cainele lasa maneca moarta in schimbul ajutorului viu.[/b]
asta este urmata de o lupta de recompensare a ajutorului care "moare" si multa incurajare din partea conductorului.Il las sa mentina muscatura o perioada lunga.Dupa cateva repetari vor renunta destul de repede.cred ca asta este cea mai buna abordare pentru ca tocmai instinctul de prada al cainelui il determina in prima faza sa-si doreasca mansonul.Prada este un instinct foarte important la majoritatea cainilor, in special malinois.
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