I do know what you mean about the "stick hitting" Evan? Probably seems just not natural to the most of us dog-loving people because we've never done the sport -- although I do like most of the exercises in SchH. Especially their BH vs. the AKC-CD which is more of a challenge for the dog & its handler. I have to say the "stick hit!" has worked great on my husband though. So maybe Tedi just didn't desensitize you right when you were younger. LOL Kathy www.JoKaySedona.com >I do understand that is my personal opinion, and I may be wrong. But, I will never desensitize my dog from being hit. Tedi tried that for years with me, and I never got used to it. I was going to say I tried that for years on Tedi, but decided the way I said it above is going to cause me enough grief. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================