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SCHUTZHUND OBEDIENCE - TRAINING IN DRIVE
by Gottfried Dildei & Sheila Booth (See other books by author)
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Publisher: Distributed by Dogwise Publishing
Edition: 1992 Paperback
, 287 pages
ISBN: 9780966302028
Item: DGT151
Summary: Understanding and enlisting your dog’s “drives” is a powerful training tool. And it’s not just for Schutzhund. Learn how to work with your dog’s instincts using these positive motivational techniques will get results in any competitive sport.
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Have fun while training! This method gives your dog choices, then you simply reward him for making the correct choice. This gives him credit for being an intelligent, sensitive creature who enjoys working when we allow him to think for himself. This happy attitude assures your dog will work joyfully and correctly--in other words, he will love to work!! Stresses the drive instinct in the dog, and is a step-by-step manual to teach you how to train your dog for winning obedience. Popular with both Schutzhund and competitive obedience customers. Deals with the novice exercises: heeling, sit, stay, down, stand, recall.
Sheila Booth has trained dogs in a variety of disciplines for 40 years, but she always
considers her dogs primarily companions. She combines her profession as an
editor/journalist with her passion for dogs, and hopes to help others make training more
fun. She lives in Virginia with her dog and 2 cats (all from rescue). |
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| Dynamic! Obedience is finally FUN!, May 25, 2003 |
| Reviewer: waya |
| Whether or not you want a show competition dog or a well-mannered pet, this book will show you how. From explaining all the drives in detail to use of training 'tack' to imprinting the puppy to fixing 'old-style compulsion' training's problems, you will be |
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| Good introduction to motivational obedience, September 7, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Am |
'Schutzhund Obedience' is an excellent introduction to the concept of motivational obedience training. The basic concept of 'training in drive' is to teach the dog that accurately completing obedience commands will earn him a chance to satisfy his desire for food or play. The dog should therefore learn to enjoy training and approach it with an enthusiastic, focused attitude.
Although a little theory is included, this book is basically a series of step-by-step 'cookie cutter' recipes to be followed, with the end result a dog that can happily and accurately compete in a Schutzhund obedience trial.
Although the recipes in this book are aimed at readers wishing to teach Schutzhund obedience to large dogs, with a little creativity they can be applied to training for any competition obedience with any moderate-to-high drive dog. The main differences between training for these two disciplines are found in the heeling chapter - unlike Schutzhund heeling, competition obedience heeling does not follow a set pattern that the dog can learn by heart, and it is also difficult to use the 'lure' food method to teach heeling with smaller dogs.
This is not a book for the beginner trainer, and it is not a basic training book - it will not teach your dog basic manners, and it helps to read this book with some understanding of operant conditioning and pack dynamics.
I am slightly disapointed that the authors did not go into more depth about the theoretical basis of training in drive, but still found this book extremely useful for training for competition obedience. |
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| Not Just for Schutzhund Training!, July 22, 2006 |
| Reviewer: working_dogz |
| My first obedience dog had high working drive and was an easy dog to train for a beginner in competitive obedience like myself. However, I found myself challenged with my second obedience dog, which lacked any working drive, but had high food and play drives. I found this book to be a tremendous help in learning how to build her working drive into a competitive obedience dog. It also developed my interest in the sport of schutzhund, which I am now training my first obedience dog in. |
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| Great for Anyone!, March 13, 2008 |
| Reviewer: GSDmom |
| My dog was happily heeling along within a few minutes. None of the corrections or steering just a happy dog enjoying some rewards. The book is great at describing the exercises in a concise way. It also takes you through a logical sequence that will help keep you on track. Easy to use with younger dogs who may not be ready for anything stressful but need some structure in their lives. |
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| Better than expected, December 1, 2014 |
| Reviewer: C Munden |
To my great suprise this book turned out to be better than expected. My first thought on schutzhund training was that it was going to be more strict with heavy corrections, but this book proved to me that this did not have to be the way.
There is great information on not only positive training methods but also on recongnizing when its just a mistake or if its truly a disobedience.
Cant want to work on some of this with my small dog. |
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Addy lives in Goodview VA and is a Shepherd Mix.
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