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These pictures were
taken at night during one of our club's training classes. Please
excuse the poor
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Eeva still is young and learning how to
bite correctly in the center of the sleeve. Vanessa is handling her in
a harness, so that there is no pressure on Eeva's neck and
throat. |
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Eeva is being trained for a dog sport
known as IPO (Internationale Prüfungsordnung) or VPG (Vielseitigkeitsprüfung
für Gebrauchshunde, previously known as Schutzhund). This sport is NOT
police work. There are competition rules to follow. The
dog may ONLY bite the sleeve, and NOT the helper. |
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Ideally the bite should be full and
calm. |
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Eeva must also not be stick-shy in later
competition work, so she is exposed to this threat by the helper from a
young age. |
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Eeva has to learn to improve her
bite. |
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Eeva must also not be concerned about
working close to the helper. |
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Hey mom, look what I got! |
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Eeva is taught to bark for her bite. |
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Maybe one day she'll pull down the helper
in a competition. (Maybe the oaf will trip!) She must learn to stay
on the sleeve, while he gets up and continues running. |
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It's important to end the class on a
positive high note. Rather keep the training short, before the dog
becomes tired. |
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Off to the car with her reward. |
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Our dogs enjoy this training as much as
tracking and obedience. Once we get home they fall asleep happy and content. Remember that Rottweilers are working
dogs. They enjoy being active and having a task to do. |
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See you next time... |
