Sons of Thor K-9

My son Charley, and his best friend, Sons of Thor’s “John Connor”🐺🌹☮️ #SonsOfThorK9

Esther and I competed in a frisbee event a week or two ago. Not my usual type of thing… I usually stick to working the dogs. But after loosing my mother in January; and with my son getting closer to 2yrs old; I seem to have re-discovered the value of simply doing some thing “just for fun”!

Puttin’ John Connor’s nose to work a little bit. He’s gonna be a good scent dog, but I don’t think he’ll be on quite the same level as his mom is… not that he lacks the capability, he’s just not quite as neurotic about as Esther is. She will search and search and search all day and night because she has this burning-need to find the thing she was asked to find, and she can’t be happy until she finds it. John isn’t like that. John will search and search and search all day and night because I’m asking him to. He’s driven by the approval of his handler, where Esther is driven by excitement of completing a task. I think this is a common difference between male and female dogs, and it’s why I typically prefer females. Especially for protection work. But I really like John a lot though, and I have no concerns about his ability to excel in scent work. Honestly, he’ll probably stand out compared to a lot of dogs… But it’s just not the field of work where he’s really going to shine the most. He’s going to be extremely agile, and he’s also an amazingly quick learner. Picks up on new things super fast. He’s hard headed and fights me on a lot of stuff that he doesn’t want to do, but he understands what he’s being asked very quickly. What we’re going to be capable of accomplishing obedience/task-wise is going to be really cool. But more than anything else, John just wants to bite down on something (or someone), and shake his damn head back and forth as hard as he can while he does it😅 He’d wrestle with me all damn day if I let him . If the phrase, “I came to f*** s*** up!” was a dog, John Connor is that dog🤣 #SonsOfThorK9 #BelgianMalinois #DutchShepherd #scentdetection #objectretrieval #servicedogintraining #servicedogtraining #workingservicedog #dogsthatwork #workingdog #malinoisofinstagram #dutchshepherdbelgianmalinoismix #dutchshepherddog

I frequently get asked the question, “How do you teach your dogs to find ___?” Well, here ya go! This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this with Scooby! I’ve thrown a ball to him a few times. As well as a stick. But this was the first time that I’ve ever attached a name to an object, and asked him to find it all on his own, without any reference as to where the object was. People live to overcomplicate things, and make them more difficult than they need to be. I try not to be like that. No treats. No toys. None of that stuff. Just me, the dog, and a leash. My physical and verbal praise is all the dog needs to figure out what I want it to do when I say the word “leash”. Of course, not all dogs are capable of picking up on things as quickly as Scooby here. Genetics certainly play a big role in the dogs ability and drive to accomplish these kinds of tasks. And that’s what sets a #SonsOfThorK9 apart from the rest🐺 Sons of Thor’s “Scooby Doo”, is the only pup still available from our “Shepherd’s Flock” litter, born 8/15! Contact me for more info!

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RAW AND UNCUT Training ain’t gotta be pretty. You just gotta do it. Here I am out back in my pajamas, grabbing a quick smoke, and just messing around with Esther, having her show her son John how it’s done around here. It doesn’t matter to the dogs that I just rolled out of bed. And it doesn’t take any extra effort except what it takes to walk in a few circles around my yard. Just get out there and do it people! #SonsOfThorK9 #DogTraining #TrainYourDog #BelgianMalinois #DutchShepherd #DogTrainer #TrainingDogs #WorkingDog #SDiT #ServiceDogInTraining #ServiceDog #WorkingServiceDog