[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Glenn Beck's dog Uno
- From: "Cynthia VanDenBerge" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "vande001@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "gersheps@xxxxxxxxxxx" <gersheps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:55:34 +0000 (UTC)
The first scene was with a sleeve and the next was just demonstrating the dog's
defense. Not sure why everyone is assuming that this is how the dog was
trained...it was a photo op. Seems that people want to create an entire story
from 2 seconds of video...sheesh. cynthia
On Thursday, December 18, 2014 3:09 PM, Theresa-GSD Stolz
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I agree not a good idea not to wear protective gear with training
a dog to protect. The GSD is an amazing natural protective
dog for his or her family and needs no training to protect them.
Theresa
scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx
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On Thu, 12/18/14, Stephen Reierstad <gersheps@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Glenn Beck's dog Uno
To: "Showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 1:56 PM
The video was very interesting,
especially the segment about the Training that Uno went
through. I'm still scratching my head over the
fact that the "target" in the clip didn't have
the protective gear on. Not very safe, IMO; if
the dog had gotten too close, it could have been a serious
injury.
I often wonder if it is always necessary to train a GSD as a
protection dog. Case in point: My late GSD Tacoma had
a natural protection/attack instinct that didn't need
development. He came from German Working Lines, and he
didn't have any Schutzhund or other
protection training. One night I had to take a
friend to the ER of a hospital in a nearby city, and I took
Tacoma along for protection. After I had dropped the
friend off, I took Tacoma out of the van in the Parking lot
for a break before we drove home. An aggressive drunk
came toward me demanding Money, and before I could even
react, Tacoma hit the end of the lead so hard it
hyperextended my elbow. He wanted that guy for
Dinner. The drunk slipped on the ice in the parking
lot trying to get away and fell down, breaking an
ankle. He laid on the ground screaming "Don't
let that dog loose." Two security guards had seen
the action on their screens, called 911, and came out
to secure the area. When the guards showed up, Tacoma
looked at them briefly, then went back to watching the
drunk. I had trained Tacoma in German, and as soon as
the guards showed up, I gave him the "aus"
command, then "sitz-bleib", and he sat and waited,
still watching the drunk, who was now threatening to
"sue" me for letting Tacoma "attack"
him. The Police showed up, arrested the drunk ( who
thanked them for protecting him against the
"vicious" dog and his "bloodthirsty
owner" (sic). They had a good laugh over that
one.
Without training, Tacoma recognised the threat, responded,
and then calmed down when he realised the drunk was no
longer a threat. But he kept on watching him. He
also distinguished between the Good Guys (guards and police)
and the bad guy (the drunk) and knew who he had to pay
attention to. He immediately obeyed my commands, and
he calmly got back into the van while the Police and
Security Guards got my statement. In other words,
Tacoma instinctively knew what to do at each point in the
situation, with no training in such a situation.
Why spend $$ on training when these GSDs already seem to
know what to do? I'm sure that any GSD would have
done the same thing.
Steve Reierstad
Remember: Pillage first, THEN burn!
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