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Forum: Tracking Yesterday, 06:30 PM
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Posted By pfitzpa1
High humidity makes it easier for the dog to...

High humidity makes it easier for the dog to track. In addition if you are just starting you will just be running short tracks for the first months, so I don't think you will over exert your dog. If...
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 05:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
It is a requirement everywhere to do BH before...

It is a requirement everywhere to do BH before IPO. However in europe many people do just BH and never advance into Schutzhund/IPO.

It's not limited to GSD's any breed/mixed breed can do it.
Forum: Puppy Behavior Yesterday, 04:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 165
Posted By pfitzpa1
A bit late but a lot of people say (and I don't...

A bit late but a lot of people say (and I don't know if this is myth or not) to never wash a new pup until a few weeks after you have introduced him to new home. It can be a very traumatizing...
Forum: Tracking Yesterday, 04:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 192
Posted By pfitzpa1
I did Fpr-1 (Tracking) and UPr-1 Obedience. ...

I did Fpr-1 (Tracking) and UPr-1 Obedience. Squeaked by in obedience with a 71. Her heeling was sloppy and she refused the 1m hurdle.
On hindsight I shouldn't have trained her in Obedience the day...
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 01:07 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
That's interesting, I haven't seen that being...

That's interesting, I haven't seen that being done but in both BH's I've attended, the traffic portion was similar but different. It seems each judge has some leeway on the actual format of the...
Forum: Schutzhund/IPO Training Yesterday, 12:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 288
Posted By pfitzpa1
I could be wrong but I don't think a lot of...

I could be wrong but I don't think a lot of police train their working dogs in Schutzhund. I think it's more breeders who train Schutzhund so the pups can be sold into service. Actual working dog...
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 12:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
Part C, the protection work. Very distinct from...

Part C, the protection work. Very distinct from the Obedience training and testing phase.

IPO-1 obedience builds on BH with dumbbell retrieves, on flat, over jump, over wall, sits/recall become in...
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 12:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
BTW, you can continue all the way up to IPO level...

BTW, you can continue all the way up to IPO level 3 trialling and training without doing any bite work. I just completed IPO 1 tracking and obedience portions a few weeks ago. You don't get an IPO...
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 12:08 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
Agreed. I guess the point I was trying to make...

Agreed. I guess the point I was trying to make was that the BH obedience is the foundation for IPO Obedience so it behooves the handler to train for a perfect BH rather than just scraping a pass....
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 11:51 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
I think a lot of this is already part of BH in...

I think a lot of this is already part of BH in one form or another

make the heeling patterns go through several stores and restaurants
This isn't. However BH dogs are not service dogs and as...
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 11:43 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
Mine did :-) We are still working on...

Mine did :-)

We are still working on focussed heeling, almost there, but for BH my dog walked happily beside me looking ahead rather than looking up at me all the time.

If your dog can do the...
Forum: Guide, Therapy & Service Dogs Yesterday, 11:24 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 307
Posted By pfitzpa1
I don't know much about SD training but I know...

I don't know much about SD training but I know plenty about BH and I don't see anything in BH that I would consider to be negative or counter productive towards SD. BH, (BegleitHund) is a companion...
Forum: Schutzhund/IPO Training 05-14-2013, 04:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 210
Posted By pfitzpa1
Oops, sorry, didn't realize it was you that...

Oops, sorry, didn't realize it was you that posted the 2 week info above.
Forum: Schutzhund/IPO Training 05-14-2013, 04:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 210
Posted By pfitzpa1
Thanks, though I'm specifically asking if the...

Thanks, though I'm specifically asking if the same dog can trial IPO1 and 2 in the same trial (assuming the trial is a 3 day trial).
Forum: Schutzhund/IPO Training 05-14-2013, 04:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 210
Posted By pfitzpa1
Hmm, I found this sentence in the FCI Regulations...

Hmm, I found this sentence in the FCI Regulations 2012

"A handler (HF) may only participate in one trial a day. A dog handler (HF) may only show maximum 2
dogs at a given trial. A dog may only...
Forum: Schutzhund/IPO Training 05-14-2013, 02:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 210
Posted By pfitzpa1
Taking IPO 1 & 2 at same trial?

Is it allowed and if so has anyone done/seen it

Edit: I mean same dog and handler.
Forum: Development & Socialization 05-14-2013, 01:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 163
Posted By pfitzpa1
I started going to the local park at 9 weeks. ...

I started going to the local park at 9 weeks.

Per our vets suggestion the dangers of an under socialized GSD were greater than the chances of catching Parvo.

You need to be careful and choose...
Forum: How do I (teach my dog to)? 05-13-2013, 03:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 247
Posted By pfitzpa1
I assumed from the post title that the OP is...

I assumed from the post title that the OP is asking about heeling off leash rather than letting the dog wander around. With the light leash the dog cannot do what he wants because you have the other...
Forum: How do I (teach my dog to)? 05-13-2013, 02:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 247
Posted By pfitzpa1
Transition slowly. Replace the leash with a...

Transition slowly. Replace the leash with a light/short lead (like a shoelace with knots or a piece of comfortable but light rope) connected to the choke collar. The idea is to get the dog used to...
Forum: Tracking 05-13-2013, 11:39 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 71
Posted By pfitzpa1
FST tracking

I was just pondering SchH style Foot Step Tracking this morning and I'm wondering, is there actually any more scent in the footstep than around the footstep. i.e why target the footstep?

I seem to...
Forum: Tracking 05-09-2013, 05:45 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 347
Posted By pfitzpa1
Maybe I'll get my act together and start coding...

Maybe I'll get my act together and start coding up a framework. Tim, I'll message you my email address, just in case.
Forum: Tracking 05-09-2013, 03:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 347
Posted By pfitzpa1
BTW these are the sort of conditions i track in....

BTW these are the sort of conditions i track in. I try and avoid any noticeable trail.
Forum: Tracking 05-09-2013, 11:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 347
Posted By pfitzpa1
I did a test this morning using my 10Hz external...

I did a test this morning using my 10Hz external Bluetooth GPS module that I use for Autocross and track and the results were promising but not without issue.
I'm attaching 2 kml files that you can...
Forum: Tracking 05-08-2013, 09:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 347
Posted By pfitzpa1
Cool!. This wouldn't be a terribly hard app to...

Cool!. This wouldn't be a terribly hard app to develop. Once the basic tracking and database features are in place the rest is coming up with of cool features and use cases.
Forum: Tracking 05-08-2013, 04:12 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 347
Posted By pfitzpa1
One of the key features I was hoping to implement...

One of the key features I was hoping to implement was an overlay of how accurate the dog worked the track. The Bluetooth GPS receiver is attached to dog while working the track, the bluetooth range...
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