Check out the photos below!!!!! Today was our first dog training class, even though our pups didn't attend. I can't wait to start working with them! Here is how it goes down...
Terry teaches the class. He did it in the states for a while and knows what he is doing. About ten dogs attend, including Brandon, Harlan (Brandon's dad), and Chiqui's dogs. They set up drills to train the dogs and expose them to possilbe real life scenarios. The start out with an agitation where Piha, a local tico, gets in a bite suit and walks up to the dogs and acts mean. The dogs get all pumped up (they absolutely love it) and start barking at him. Then one dog at a time attacks on lead. This is the really crazy part, the dogs don't attack until told and stop when give the "out" command. Each dog has his shot, kind of as a warm up. Then the fun starts. Piha, in the suit, gets about 50 yards away. The dogs are let off lead and the command "easy" is given. Then the handler yells "take him!" and the dogs sprints and fully works the attacker. Then is given the "out" command and it runs back to the handler.
The next drill was even cooler. Look at the pictures of the fire below... The attacker is on one side of the fire and the dog/handler are on the other The dog is deployed through the fire to attack and then recalled back.
Situation 3 featured attacking over a 6 foot wall, and situation 4 double attackers. This one was awesome. The handler walks the dog and a guy in a bite suit jumps out of the woods at him. The dog is deployed and the handler jogs away. Then another attacker jumps the handler and the command "man" is given. The dog releases the first and attacks the second. The handler runs away and gets attacked again by the other guy and the dog is always protecting the owner! This was sick to watch, I can't wait to be the handler, or the attacker.
The dark dog in the pictures is Bear and is the half-brother of our pups. He was hands down the best dog there. Not the biggest or meanest, but so quick and smart. still nasty in the fight!
Enough about dogs... Last night we made zingers!!! A little different with no Texas Pete's, but still kicking! Beers with bros from St. Augustine. It has been good hanging with Dustin and Joey. Too bad that the waves weren't better for them, worst week since we've lived here.
Sarah is doing well. I am getting used the the rollercoaster of pregnancy. Peanut is kicking the junk out of her on a daily basis. We are pumped about moving down the mountain, to save the drive.
Hasta...
Terry teaches the class. He did it in the states for a while and knows what he is doing. About ten dogs attend, including Brandon, Harlan (Brandon's dad), and Chiqui's dogs. They set up drills to train the dogs and expose them to possilbe real life scenarios. The start out with an agitation where Piha, a local tico, gets in a bite suit and walks up to the dogs and acts mean. The dogs get all pumped up (they absolutely love it) and start barking at him. Then one dog at a time attacks on lead. This is the really crazy part, the dogs don't attack until told and stop when give the "out" command. Each dog has his shot, kind of as a warm up. Then the fun starts. Piha, in the suit, gets about 50 yards away. The dogs are let off lead and the command "easy" is given. Then the handler yells "take him!" and the dogs sprints and fully works the attacker. Then is given the "out" command and it runs back to the handler.
The next drill was even cooler. Look at the pictures of the fire below... The attacker is on one side of the fire and the dog/handler are on the other The dog is deployed through the fire to attack and then recalled back.
Situation 3 featured attacking over a 6 foot wall, and situation 4 double attackers. This one was awesome. The handler walks the dog and a guy in a bite suit jumps out of the woods at him. The dog is deployed and the handler jogs away. Then another attacker jumps the handler and the command "man" is given. The dog releases the first and attacks the second. The handler runs away and gets attacked again by the other guy and the dog is always protecting the owner! This was sick to watch, I can't wait to be the handler, or the attacker.
The dark dog in the pictures is Bear and is the half-brother of our pups. He was hands down the best dog there. Not the biggest or meanest, but so quick and smart. still nasty in the fight!
Enough about dogs... Last night we made zingers!!! A little different with no Texas Pete's, but still kicking! Beers with bros from St. Augustine. It has been good hanging with Dustin and Joey. Too bad that the waves weren't better for them, worst week since we've lived here.
Sarah is doing well. I am getting used the the rollercoaster of pregnancy. Peanut is kicking the junk out of her on a daily basis. We are pumped about moving down the mountain, to save the drive.
Hasta...
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