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I thought the same when I first started going to club training. I thought WTH with all these collars? And in my statement above I forgot also the harness used in bite work. But after just a couple of sessions I learned it was a waste of time to try to change out equipment, just put the leash or...

I think of Greyhounds (most any sighthounds that I've personally known) as cat-like. Extremely intelligent but on a level that doesn't abide obedience to their human companions. They may act stupid but they are simply ignoring our stupid idea of them obeying us. 😅 When you ride a horse 12 miles...

When my dog was younger and in training and we were in the car going to training/event/fun outing whatever, she has a leather collar on with a name/id/phone brass tag riveted on the collar because I don't like dangling tags. If I thought I needed to control her from explosive barking I would add...

The idea is right, yes. But no matter the breed, the technique to "break the dogs focus, before frustration, and redirect" is a day late and a dollar short because "break the dogs focus" means he's already escalated. Way, way harder to break escalated emotion than to prevent it. Why are so many...

What do you think was accomplished by this trainer/owners of the Dutch Shepherd here? I'm probably considered harsh by many of the people on this forum, but when up against a dog like this I consider the kind of training demonstrated in this video pretty worthless. They are dancing around the...

Spring Valley (in the vitamin section of any store) 500mg - I think I got the mg recommendation from a DCM site, or maybe from here on some DCM discussion for supplements? 🤷‍♀️ I don't hold a lot of faith in supplements miracles (diet can't cure a genetic problem, but like your copper...

I knew about the carcinomas but not about the CPV2. Very interesting, thank you!

Who knows? But sometimes I observe things and start seeing things click, but no way to prove anything. I was working at the vet clinic in the early 80's when Parvo had just become a major issue, and I can tell you that almost every dog that wasn't vaccinated, especially puppies, got Parvo and...

That's just what I was thinking when I was looking at all those photos. :rofl:

That book sounds fabulous!

That PMC article is outstanding! The GSDs featured there reminds me I took a photo of a dog at the nose work trial, Czech working lines, was one of very few that Q'd. No funky slope back, wobbly walk and hocks were upright.

No, quite alright, it was fun for a second to daydream of my Doberman being a sweet social girl that could provide social enjoyment for the public. But then, because of my dogs past, I burst out laughing.

I've not ever heard of that before, but it is interesting, because when I first heard about this "new" strain, seemingly being seen only in Dobermans my first thought was that viruses aren't usually picky about breed. Species yes, breeds or color, not so much.

I wouldn't call this snout snipey compared to later years, looks like a clean dry mouth with good jaw, but I'm not the expert here, just saying what it looks like to me. Also not familiar enough with the show terms, but I *think* she is "standing over herself" rather than "posting" which would...

Remy has to be the star of Derpy! Your photos are the best :thumbsup:

Feel free to keep adding to this thread, since it's History Tidbits, it fits. I love looking back at the history of Dobermans, so add whatever you want to share here!

That's great! USCA now has RH in their working trials, which is basically SAR training for sport titles. The club I was going to offered it and it was tons of fun, and Asha loved it. We got through the basics, including finding a "victim" in an area search. Refernce to SAR means Search and...

The PetGentle def looks gimmicky to me. @JanS verified. I haven't watched the video with the Dutch yet, but at a glance and the first few comments on YouTube it is a typical frustration thing that is not at all uncommon in Mals and Duchies and easily fixed before they hit their teens with...

Crossing feet has always been a thing, but now Asha thinks it's a perfect place for her chin.

The forest photos were in a steep mountain range close to 8,000 feet, everything else is pretty brown. Also appears that about 1/4 of the forest areas trees across the state are dead or dying. 🥲 I agree, one of my favorites. 🥰 I'm afraid I almost spit my coffee at this comment. :spit: Asha...