Train your dogs to be handled for emergencies...hell train them to allow you to dremel their nails is a first step. Here is 12 month old crazy Bolt who is generally a bit wild and excessively happy, calmly waiting for treatment. Considering I was in bad car accident and with concussion, I can't get him to a vet nor can I fight with him to be treated. He's just laying here while I figure out my medical supplies and letting me do all the things to him like a good boy! When I preach to you about the importance of this...here's an everyday example of why!
Thank you to Frame Up Digital Media for a kickass video of the working events at our show recently. James caught all 6 of the adult Roper bred adults in the Novice bitework and Hardest Hitting (Blue, Cadie, Legacy, Maple, Apollo and Khione), and Mightybull Kennel Mightybull Kennel production Arsen out of our Blue. Also included is a Pawsitive Bullies Shortybull, a few from my co host Revival American Bulldogs, and a few others in there.
If you ever want some amazing footage of your working events or even just your dogs working, please reach out to Frame Up Digital Media. James is a machine with the drone and his camera and is so awesome to deal with.
Thank you to BallisticK9Canada for safely catching all these dogs! Old man Blue is slowing down but still smashed on the suit getting him another Hardest Hitting win. But the young bucks are catching up and I have no doubt they'll be kicking his butt next year.
And the after math. His foot looks great considering!
For those that asked...this was what we were trying to keep in one piece until we could get to my vet.
I will lead with...I'm not a trainer and I'm not going to give training advise. We all have our own methods and this is what works for me. He's finding position, not jumping and lunging, and we slowed it down a bit to work on his reverse in fooz position.
This puppy is very high drive and came to me ready to tear my hand off with anticipation because he WANTS to work. His drive is high, his desire to work for you is extremely high, he isn't handler sensitive which is perfect for me because I tend not to be a softie. I do not like puppies biting at me, and I won't say it's wrong for you to allow this in sport training, but due to my fibromyalgia, my pain sensations are extremely high, so I cant handle any more pain than I live with on daily basis. As a result, sometimes I have to accept when puppies have some setbacks in their work, but at 14 weeks tomorrow and starting to teeth, I can say this puppy is without a doubt made for me.