Al
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Dec 19, 2003, 1:26 AM
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Al, In my mind, many road that will lead to Rome. In this modern world even more like sea and air too.....heheheh. Jokes aside, everyone as you rightly pointed has their own favourites version. Nevertheless, not one way is best for all dogs. An experienced trainer like you will know that every dog is born with their own sets of genetics potential. How much eventually they reach up to the maximum potential all depends on the trainer's and the methods he creatively prescribe. Surely I can appreciate a good discussion. In the end everyone learns. So just shoot and not worry. It will not be an arguement if both side kept on the factual discussion. End of the day it is only such that we can move to greater heights. Hi PSD: That makes you a very wise trainer indeed. I like the jokes too. You're right, not all dogs are created equal, so no one way is best for all dogs. There are dogs good for sports, there are serious dogs with too much character to be sported. With working service, you train for life's emergencies of whatever nature, demanding dogs of good stability that can take high levels of stress with a handler equally skilfull to stabilize his dog under new and real stress and possess good judgement to manage his dog to carry on the work, working under natural elements simulating serious events known or imagined. One classic example is a search and rescue dog, which must be able to carry on its function of saving lives effectively along with its' handler thru total chaos, be it fire, water, smoke, people in panic, hostile terrains and/or a combination of all those. A pup of a good and true working line are normally born,raised and seriously worked while exposed and made comfortable to such elements early in its life to assure a good chance of success in its future work. Whew!!! Did I bore you with my post? Best regards...
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