Got some video of little Igor failing at tug or flirt pole?
I really didn’t want to talk about little igor von zugwrack. I’ve done everything I could to avoid it. Last thing I wanna do is brag on my gsd because in my mind he was supposed to be just a “core sample” of the breed at large. No better or worse than anyone else’ gsd. You know he must have AMAZING genetic obedience because I’m still feeding him. You know he must have never even thought about hurtin’ my barn cat, let alone any other animal on property, either. I’m pretty sure as far as “real ddr” goes, I got a “good one.”
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Little igor never even knew the meaning of the word fail. That’s not the problem. The problem is, he don’t know the meaning of the word game, either. It’s not a game to him. I’m no expert about what correct gsd temperament is supposed to be, but I am the world’s foremost leading expert about what berno’s dog is supposed to be. In the mind of the great berno’s dog “it’s just business, not personal.” It’s a game, and the more you agitate and the harder you pressure, the harder they play. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY of all, it don’t make ‘em truly aggressive. I got no use for that here. The berno dog readily trains to
behave aggressively, and LOVES to play the game, but isn’t truly aggressive at all. At least, not in comparison to little igor von zugwrack. There’s no “fixing” little igor’s temperament with training. The more we train, the more aggressive he’ll get. That’s how he was born, and that’s what some people need. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
I’m not a cop, not a soldier, not a sport. I’m strictly private sector, just like my friend here. This to me illustrates the best possible real world protection outcome. Three against one, dog wins, nobody got shot, nobody got bit, hecktor had great time at that party, and they all lived happily ever after.
I’ve had both kinds of dogs over the years, and that’s the kind I like. “Just business, not personal.” Obviously that temperament occurs within the breed, and that’s what I’m after from little igor’s genetics. Good grips are not elusive at all if you start @ 28 days old and bring it right on up. My muttpups will grip, but again, that alone does not a great berno’s dog make.
I guess I kinda hope to like “open source” the rearing of these pups because I think by putting it all out here, eventually people who know a thing or two about it are going to speak up. I’m hoping to smoke a few real
old time breeder’s out of the woodwork, maybe hand a precious nugget or two of knowledge down to the rest of us. I don’t know everything. I do know that when you get to where you think you know everything, it’s prolly time to quit.
I wanna hear from old show breeders and pet breeders too. Anybody raised a bunch of litters over the years. You’re the ones who know what kind of pups turned into what kind of adults. How do you spot a good tooth clicker early on? Don’t be shy. Tell me what you know. We got a couple weeks to kill until wean here. Hey, Khawk! You lurkin’? Tell us some old “dead dog chronicle” stories!! Pleeeeease?!?!
