Some folks are particularly good at training for performance.
While I understand the principles - consistency, repetition, exposure to obstacles, shaping... I am particularly interested in how all this plays out in daily life for those folks who consistently have happily responsive, reliable working Great Danes - in whatever performance venue you compete in.
I have a fuzzy idea that there is so much more to it than "training." So I am interested in anything and everything - from daily puppy life - to training philosophy - to details of training (how often, how long, how varied, etc).
So I would ask - In regard to raising and training for performance:
Do you have a training philosophy?
From puppyhood - do you have a progression of activities, training, activities, etc., that works for you?
How integrated is training into your life? By this I mean do you use a nothing is free approach; utilize meal-times in training; how regimented are your daily activities?
How often do you train at home vs. in public?
Do you find particular exercises/concepts that are typically problematic? If so - how do you work through them?
If you have had memorable difficulties in training a particular dog - what would you attribute it to & how did you overcome it?
Do you see differences in training between Danes vs other dogs you might train with?
I know this is a lot - but I would appreciate hearing any/all that people would like to share.
While I understand the principles - consistency, repetition, exposure to obstacles, shaping... I am particularly interested in how all this plays out in daily life for those folks who consistently have happily responsive, reliable working Great Danes - in whatever performance venue you compete in.
I have a fuzzy idea that there is so much more to it than "training." So I am interested in anything and everything - from daily puppy life - to training philosophy - to details of training (how often, how long, how varied, etc).
So I would ask - In regard to raising and training for performance:
Do you have a training philosophy?
From puppyhood - do you have a progression of activities, training, activities, etc., that works for you?
How integrated is training into your life? By this I mean do you use a nothing is free approach; utilize meal-times in training; how regimented are your daily activities?
How often do you train at home vs. in public?
Do you find particular exercises/concepts that are typically problematic? If so - how do you work through them?
If you have had memorable difficulties in training a particular dog - what would you attribute it to & how did you overcome it?
Do you see differences in training between Danes vs other dogs you might train with?

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