Training school, and a bit confused.

[Anthony8858]

OK, so we bought a German Showline pup. Both her parents have background, with a high ranking.

We bought our dog from our breeder, because we wanted a stable pup, knowing a little more about her parents, than we have in the past.

I discussed my choice of school with our breeder.

I understand he recognizes his dogs as being showline, and geared towards world standard, but is this something that's genetically programmed into these types of dogs?

[quote] "We need to ascertain if they train through drive" He immediately told me that the school I'm enrolling her into, is geared towards AKC obedience, and not Schutzhund or toward the world standard. [quote]

Where is he going with this? I'd like to get Kira into a higher standard of obedience training. Is my pup not suited for this type of training?

I want to be safe knowing that if my kids accidentally leave the front door open, Kira won't go running out. And if she does, I want to be confident that I call her back on command.

[JakodaCD OA]

well unless your planning on doing schutzhund or 'world standard' whatever,,AKC obedience classes are just fine .

You want an obedient dog correct? Stick with the obedience training you've chosen, if you don't like it, there are always tons of obed instructors out there..

Right now, socializing, teaching the basics , would be my goals.

[Anthony8858]

Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

well unless your planning on doing schutzhund or 'world standard' whatever,,AKC obedience classes are just fine .

You want an obedient dog correct? Stick with the obedience training you've chosen, if you don't like it, there are always tons of obed instructors out there..

Right now, socializing, teaching the basics , would be my goals.

Thank you.
Yes, I want an obedient dog. I'm not flying around the world, jogging with my dog around a track.

The first module of classes, is an 8 week "puppy class"
The classes also include socialization, and special "puppy time" with other pups her age.
The trainer has 30 years experience, and comes highly recommended. The school is a large indoor / outdoor training facility.
Classes would be every Sunday at 5pm for beginner puppy.

[JakodaCD OA]

sounds good I"d go with it)

[Castlemaid]

If you are interested in doing Schutzhund, then regular puppy obedience can be counter productive. In Schutzhund, people want to bring out the puppy's drives and use them for enthusiastic, sparkly obedience that looks good on the field.

But like Diane said, if you just want to start out on the right foot and teach basic puppy manners, then a regular puppy class, followed with obedience classes that are geared towards AKC obedience will be just fine.

[Anthony8858]

Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

sounds good I"d go with it)

Sent you a PM with a link to the school.

I didn't want to post it publicly, without permission.

[Josie/Zeus]

First off, Kira is so cute!!

As long as that school you picked don't use compulsive training, it's all cool.

[Stosh]

Sounds like the kind of training I would go to

[Cassidy's Mom]

There's no reason you can't post a link to the training school's website, people do that all the time.

And there is nothing wrong with AKC obedience, nor is there any reason you HAVE to do Schutzhund with your puppy if you're not interested! I have a German showline dog and a working line dog who have Schutzhund titled parents, but it's not something I'm into. Basic OB classes (if you stick to it and do your homework between classes) will get you an obedient family companion.

[Anthony8858]

Originally Posted by Cassidy's Mom

There's no reason you can't post a link to the training school's website, people do that all the time.

And there is nothing wrong with AKC obedience, nor is there any reason you HAVE to do Schutzhund with your puppy if you're not interested! I have a German showline dog and a working line dog who have Schutzhund titled parents, but it's not something I'm into. Basic OB classes (if you stick to it and do your homework between classes) will get you an obedient family companion.

I feel that obedience training is more important for my family.