[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: SchH is more than bitework
- From: Robert Neiman <bnbgsds2000@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mickyadams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:27:57 -0700 (PDT)
My gosh the voice of reason. Thank you.
Bob Neiman / Walled Lake, Mich.
Breeder/owner of UKC GR Ch.B'N'B-Barkalot's Cherish RN
Co-owner of UKC ChSandyCreek-B'N'B-WC's Christmas Star AKA Echo
Co-owner of Ketlyn's Black Widow
--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Micky <mickyadams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Micky <mickyadams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] SchH is more than bitework
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 10:18 PM
I thought hard before I decided to offer up the following comments. Please
don't bother to beat me up privately..I'll just delete those emails :) It's
a sensitive subject since both sides of the GSD world, and there are really
more than 2 sides. Noone wants to have their dogs insulted, denigrated or
made light of the amount of time & effort you invest in your dogs. But here
are my thoughts about what I've read so far.
First..SchH is much more than just bitework. It is 3 phases that take a huge
amount of time and then you have to bring all 3 of those phases together in
a 1 day period and try to pass all 3. Want to guess which phase is failed
more times than others? I don't know if it is still the tracking but when I
first heard that years ago I actually counted the trial results and more
failed because of tracking than any other phase.
Second...not every dog can do SchH even with training. Not all dogs have the
drive and nerve to be able to handle all the pressure and it's not fair to
the dog to expect something from it that it is not suited for it's
temperament. That is the same as saying every child can sing opera if they
are trained and if you ever heard me sing you'd know that was wrong :) This
one is a pet peeve of mine because I see so many come out and the
expectation is so high they don't enjoy their dog and find their strengths.
I liked what Carolyn said. <<Would I ever spend the time to train a dog at
that level if I had one.......NAW......I'd rather be kayaking ......<G>>
I can only control what I say and I'll continue to enjoy both sides of the
sport with dogs and continue to encourage those on both sides to do what
their dogs are capable of and enjoy it. After all that is what we're all
here about right?
I know the original point was whether GSDCA should/would/will support WDA
and how to go about it. I don't have any answers there.
Micky Adams
http://www.imaginationframedphotography.com
http://www.newbeginningspottery.com
"Those without a sense of humor are at the mercy of the rest of us."
"Life is too short to wake up with regrets"
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