AWAM Working Dog Performance

03/13/2024

I will be at UDC Old North State Working Dobermans this Sunday 3.17. $25/session for members and $35/guests. If you have a Doberman in the sport or would like to learn more please join us. Contact Leslie Carpenter or Old North State Working dogs for more information.

AWAM Working Dog Performance

11/18/2023

11/18/2023

Conditioning is an integral component of training. The dog must have the ability to work when it’s tired. Not only does it build wind and resilience, but it builds confidence, desire, and drive.

11/18/2023

Vicious

11/18/2023

There needs to be hope in training. Hope of success for both the handler and the dog. Hope directly dictates the level of motivation, and therefore, participation. Specifically, if the dog has hope (the reliable possibility of getting rewarded) they are more apt to learn—meaning that they will use what knowledge and training they already have to problem solve. In these videos you can see how even in different body positions, the dog has real hope of receiving the reward and will maintain its behavior despite the different picture.

11/18/2023

Once more into the fray,
to the last good fight I’ll ever know.
Live and die on that day.
Live and die
On that day.

11/18/2023

With consistency comes reliability. When the dog understands that the reward is reliably coming from
a consistent place they don’t have to guess. This level of assurance creates freedom in their behavior and focus in their mental state. And that is exactly what good, clear focused competition heeling requires.

11/18/2023

Wish I started this young.

11/18/2023

Transferring respect for the distance from the helper from the platform to the blind.

11/18/2023

Drive + clarity = accuracy. These conditions are inconsistent and dry, but with the right focus and the right mind state driven, methodical, accuracy is possible.

11/18/2023

Enthusiasm is an important component for all parties involved—handler, helper, and dog alike. When all involved are equally enthused, the work goes well. When the work goes well, everyone gets what they want. And when everyone gets what they want, everyone gets happy (enthused). And the cycle repeats.