Dog shows can’t go on without our ring stewards. Let’s make their jobs a little easier! #showitlikeadoberman #saintbernard #dogtrainer #breeder #akc #caninechronicle Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
A short while ago, a thread circulated on Facebook about being proud to be an AKC purebred dog breeder. I think it was a great talking point, however actions are far more important than words.
Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! Will Alexander has an in-depth conversation with Eddie Dziuk. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
I always try, wherever possible, to give a personal account of the breeds I cover; and I first encountered this particular breed back in 1992, when they were still relatively unknown in the UK.
One of my biggest pet peeves as a handler. Unless you’re brand new, no excuse. Off my lecture. Let’s do better! #showitlikeadoberman #caninechronicle #saintbernard #handler #dogtrainer #breeder #judge Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
In the 1942 classic film Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart ad-libbed this article’s title line during the filming of the flashback scenes of Rick (Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) falling in love in Paris. Dogs also look at us when they want to show us their love or, conversely, when they want us to leave them alone. But, those are just part of the wide range of facial expressions dogs use to tell us, “Here’s looking at you, kid.”
That was a quote made by one of the sport’s most successful handlers, and while it sounds like a comical declaration…when one thinks it through, its actually pretty accurate (once the details of the perpetrated action are revealed.)
When training a dog for Rally, Obedience or Tracking, there will always be times when it does not respond in quite the manner we believe it should have. The same will be true for dogs being trained for competition in any of the AKC’s performance events. It is, however, possible that the dog is being willfully disobedient, but it is much more probable that it is simply unsure of what it should be doing. In simple terms, the dog is confused. Any time we have a dog, a trainer and a new learning process, it is likely there will be some degree of confusion. Confusion is a part of the learning process, but it’s something we would like to keep to a minimum, and we understand that we will have to work through it.
