Handling and training

[Blitzen]

I am curious, does anyone train and handle their own GSD's? It seem that most have their dogs pro trained and handled. If so, why?

Blitzen

[Smithie86]

Husband trains, handles and competes with all his dogs. He is working 3 males; 1 his current dog and 2 young males and Adie will start trainig again in the spring after her litter in late Jan.

[Stella]

We are do it your selfers here...for SchH. and my boy is learning helper work...

[Smithie86]

Let me also clarify...there are not any good helpers (especially training) in our area (for a least 3 hours around). Husband does the training work on the dogs.

That could also be a factor in with some people as well as to why they send dogs away to be titled.

[barongsd]

I have handled some but after 2 Achilles Tendon operations, bad knees, to fat, and out of shape ... it is much easier rooting for my dogs from the sidelines and watching my handler do all the hard work! I do train them to stack, stand for exam and have their teeth checked .....

[sandy]

I am doing all of Elzie's training myself and would love to enter a HOT tournament someday with her (Handler Owner Trained Schh). I also did all of her ringtraining for the show that she entered, with the help of some really knowledgeable friends. I did however hire a handler for her actual ring time at the SW regionals and I doubled. A couple of people that tried to handle their own dogs at that show were told by the judge that their dogs would have placed higher had they had a handler (the dog would have shown better, made a better impression).

Sandy

[johnniejack]

I joined an all breeds club but to my mind the trainers heart did not seem to be in his job,so I left.We are now waiting to join a gsd training club which we can join in June.

[Mary]

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