I took my puppy last night to a dock diving training to see if he would enjoy it,he had a great time! My question is, there were some regulars there with their dogs who were fantastic at dock diving.....but never stopped barking from the moment they entered the building. Why is that tolerated? I have a hard time believing that these dogs would lose any drive by learning to be quiet. It was enough that I don't know if I want my puppy to watch and learn this behavior....he by the way was very excited and silent !
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I took my puppy last night to a dock diving training to see if he would enjoy it,he had a great time! My question is, there were some regulars there with their dogs who were fantastic at dock diving.....but never stopped barking from the moment they entered the building. Why is that tolerated? I have a hard time believing that these dogs would lose any drive by learning to be quiet. It was enough that I don't know if I want my puppy to watch and learn this behavior....he by the way was very excited and silent !
From the little I know about it from watching some home videos on facebook, it is the same with agility. Making noise is not a fault? I'm not judging people or their training or choice of venue just making an observation.
How do you like having a border collie? Does it annoy your retriever trying to herd it? I realize this may be a dumb question but a border collie seems like a cool dog to have to me.
Our lab (11mo CLF) pushes him around. He doesn't try to herd her. I don't know how strong his herding desire is. We took him out of a bad situation when he was about 3 and never really asked about his bloodlines. He's done a few herding lessons with sheep and is starting to get the hang of it haha.
His ball drive is INSANE. I wish I could get the same level of focus from our lab. I once placed him in a sit 20 yards from the back door. I showed him his ball and went back inside and watched him while doing some chores in the kitchen. He didn't take his eyes off the door for 20 minutes.
They're neat dogs, but like any active breed they require room to roam and a job or task. I'm impressed by his nose, too.
His ball drive is INSANE. I wish I could get the same level of focus from our lab. I once placed him in a sit 20 yards from the back door. I showed him his ball and went back inside and watched him while doing some chores in the kitchen. He didn't take his eyes off the door for 20 minutes.
They're neat dogs, but like any active breed they require room to roam and a job or task. I'm impressed by his nose, too.
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I have participated in Dock Dogs with my Chesapeakes for years. I also do competition obedience with my dogs. My observation is that many owners encourage the noise and craziness to amp their dogs up. Some of the owners are almost as loud as the dogs. My dogs know quiet and are- for the most part- well behaved. But get near that pool, and often, all bets are off. I confess, I could quiet them but choose not to, dock side. I have 2 that are wild (as wild as a dog can get at the end of a 6' lead), and 1 that walks quietly, waiting his turn. Won't even look at the bumper while we're in line. Then he explodes on the dock. A DD event indoors is definitely a recipe for a headache at times. I haven't found that any of my dogs tried to get away with this behavior in any other environment.
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Took my pup to a couple of events...he got a 1st and two 2nds in senior division. I was really proud for a rookie, but I won't go back for the same reasons you said. Noisy, ill behaved and a lot of chances for dog fights.
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What an awesome picture and beautiful pup!Took my pup to a couple of events...he got a 1st and two 2nds in senior division. I was really proud for a rookie, but I won't go back for the same reasons you said. Noisy, ill behaved and a lot of chances for dog fights.
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