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  1. My Elkhound has had her paw in the shutzhund world and has done quite well... from my experience the dogs trained in shutzhund are extremely well grounded in obedience and are some of the most stable dogs I know. The trainers I have worked with wouldn't train anything less. When the dog is trained correctly even 50 pounds can be an awful lot of dead weight and the force that they hit with is definately enough to knock you over. Attacking is only a very small portion of the training but my border collie could never do it because he just doesn't have the guts to attack anything. I don't know why you would want to though... border collies aren't much of a visual deterrant and most people would be better off just teaching them to act mean and growl on command without the actual attack. Just my humble opinion, Kris
  2. Tried it... didn't like it. It requires having a clicker on you at all times. If you can make that commitment go right ahead and train it. Personally I kept losing them and a simple 'good dog' usually gets them happy. I have however, seen other people use it with great success. Kris ------------------ Only dead fish go with the flow
  3. What's your other choice? Border collies tend to do well more with competitive trainers that are extremely experienced in dog handling. Beginners and border collies do not mix. I'd suggest that you start with a less intensive breed ie. Aussie or Retriever. Obedience border collies don't do well. The repetitive nature of the work makes them bored and they tend to act up or try to think of different ways of proforming a command (not good!) If you're just going to do agility and don't plan on competeing on a national level, don't get a border collie. Look into that other breed you were mentioning. If you plan on giving up any remaining social life you have outside your dog so you can use evenings to train agility and weekends and holidays to drive out to a nearby farm to work sheep and cattle, and if you plan to spend unparalled amounts of cash on various activities so that your dog can get the work that they need... then and only then do I advocate getting a border collie. Kris PS The bones have been formed on a border collie at approx. age of 1 yr old. Until then do not let them jump any higher than their elbow. No weaving and only low contacts until 1yr old. ------------------ Only dead fish go with the flow [This message has been edited by Solo (edited 02-23-2001).]
  4. Try standing in one place and sending your dog rather than running with him (sounds easier than it is). It will take longer to train, but he'll develop an excellent sense of obstacle discrimination. The instinct to work away from the handler is there, you just have to cultivate it. Pretend you're in herding trial and you have to stand in the handlers circle and give direction from there. When i have a border collie running full speed to complete a course, I rather not try to keep up with him when i could just yell out the next obstacle. If you have to go with him... walk! He'll probably get fed up with going slow and you can start rattling off obstacles as fast as he'll take them. Good luck, Kris
  5. I use 'side' for heeling on the right side, and if they're already in the heel position and moving, i use the command 'switch' to go from left heel to the right heel. It was easy enough to teach using a food lure. For backing up, put Jake in a 'heel' position so that he has a fence on his left side and you on his right. Use a broom or a rake or a stick with something broom or rake like attached to the end move it back and forth in front of you. Take a step backwards while giving the command 'back' and moving the swinging broom/rake towards you. The dog will undoubtedly back up. Start small with only one or two steps and work your way up to 15. Once you are confident in that, don't use the broom/rake, and practice until you can get 15 steps back. Then take one pace away from the fence repeat the process, take two paces away etc. etc. etc. until you can say 'back' and have Jake walk backwards in a heel position. Voila! it's a lot of hard 'play', but it's all worth it. Have fun and good luck, Jaina
  6. Here's some of my favorite names from Irish Mythology. Enjoy Ronan : Irish druid who lived alone in the forest and was werewolf. Anu : Other name of Dana, mother of gods, goddess of prosperity. With Babd and Macha, she makes the fate?s triad. Banshee : that means " woman of the sidh ". She is the protector spirit of a family or a clan. She advise, by crying, when death is coming. It?s too the name they give, in some Irish counties, to witches and medicine women. Conn : Art?s father, Cormac?s grandfather, high king of Tara, he was loved for the prosperity, the justice and the happiness that he had given to his people. Lugh gave him the sovereignty cup in the Other World. But, becoming widowed, he married Becuna the Evil and Ireland became barren. Art, coming back from exile, succeeded to rise the spell.
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