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PantyFanatic
08-20-2008, 11:03 PM
Sorry I haven't been as attentive as normal this last week,:o but a new face has arrived in the family.

A new grandchild you ask? :confused:

NO! (have enough of those :hair: ) This is better. :D

You may have noticed I'm a bit of a pup person and I guess I've passed that on to my offspring. :) After a lot of consideration beyond the normal "should we get a pet?" questions, my son has added a canine to his household. :rolleyes: The really different part is he is going to be expected to earn his keep. :nod:

Most of you also know my son is a cop in our fair burg. After a nagging personal want and the apparent occupational hole in the local services, he set about researching and formally purposing that a K-9 addition would be a self-supporting service the department needed.

He was told "that's a good idea, but there is NO budget to establish it. If you can raise the $35k, we'll do it" :faint:

PantyFanatic
08-20-2008, 11:05 PM
We have a pup. :D

(only those interested in the uniqueness of a police dog need read on)

Lord Snow
08-20-2008, 11:10 PM
Gorgeous specimen. Hopefully he'll be a loyal friend and partner for many years to come for whole family.

PantyFanatic
08-20-2008, 11:11 PM
"Onco" is an 8 month old male imported from Germany (http://www.salztalblick.de/), one month ago, to the
Von der haus Gill German Shepherds (http://www.gillsgermanshepherds.com/main.htm) Inc. kennels.

Last Thursday, No.1 son left for a small town near the Indiana border to first be interviewed/inspected all day Friday, then after passing, work with and select from 7 possible dogs, his to-be partner. Sunday night Onco came home.

He came from Germany with the name "Onco" (which no one seems to be able to find a translation or meaning of :confused: ) and while he could be renamed, it would only be confusion to relearn a new name. At this point we are only interested in 'learning' and not 'UNlearning', so he IS Onco. :)

Onco is acclimating to living in a house for the first time and has learned how steps work in the last two days. He has met his first little people and we are happy to say he does not think they are food. :D (He's working on that lesion with the 2 cats :banghead: They aren't too pleased with him either. :rolleyes2 )

Lord Snow
08-20-2008, 11:14 PM
Cats= the other white meat.
Cats were put on this earth for two reasons, targets and chili. lol

PantyFanatic
08-20-2008, 11:16 PM
Onco sleeps in his crate/cage in the dinning room for now and is being introduced to one or two new people at a time. The next week and a half will be spent 'bonding' with partner and learning to be part of a people pack. Then he and No1 return to Von der haus Gill for 6 weeks where they'll be cross trained together in three disciplines. They'll come home on the wekends and YES, ......... I will be there to see what they have learned. :D (especially the son :hair: )



I'll keep you posted as early developments happen. :)

Airy
08-20-2008, 11:30 PM
He looks beautiful! We have a German Sheppard mix (we rescued him at 8 months old) and still working hard to move more towards the learning aspect and away from the unlearning part! We have a pitbull/collie mix who actually just shakes her head and rolls her eyes at our fiesty pup (the pitbull is about 12).

Amazing pics and great additions to any family!

Lord Snow
08-20-2008, 11:38 PM
I agree, any animal is a wonderful addition to any family so long as it's the right animal for them. I wish you and your son's portion of the family good luck and congratulations.

Scarecrow
08-20-2008, 11:59 PM
Yes I can see the family resemblance? :thumbs:






:roflmao:

I hope all works out for your son, I know 3 officers who have K-9 partners and they all love their job. One officer actually has 2 dogs, the older one is now retired and is a family pet.

Lord Snow
08-21-2008, 12:26 AM
It's good to hear that one of the dogs got to the point of retirement and that the cops are doing well and still love their job.

Teddy Bear
08-21-2008, 02:32 AM
PF, beautiful dog! Good luck to son and family.

dicksbro
08-21-2008, 02:53 AM
Great looking dog, PF! :thumbs:

Lilith
08-21-2008, 04:38 AM
We have some excellent k-9 units here. Glad he was able to see his idea to fruition.

Fangtasia
08-21-2008, 04:55 AM
Awwww

I'll be sending a pillow slip i've slept on for him to learn my scent *L*...i want a poochie cuddle when i eventually get there..without teeth!

sodaklostsoul
08-21-2008, 07:58 AM
Very cool PF!!!!!


At the old job I used to let this gal bring in the service pups she was training. Its hard to train in public when the public wants to pet the puppy.

wyndhy
08-21-2008, 10:59 AM
aww. cute. good luck with him!

BamaKyttn
08-21-2008, 11:31 AM
just remember my two fave commands "Geib lout" and "Ous/Fus" A large confident dog that is barking and looks ready to go has as much stopping power on the leash as off. And a dog that releases on command when the suspect has surrendered can prevent lawsuits.


Was watching a different style of training, they escorted the suspect with the dog walking between the suspects' legs, god i love watching good working dogs.


glad your #1 finally got a partner that won't hold you against him :console:
:coffee: here, luv ya!

jseal
08-21-2008, 12:15 PM
PantyFanatic,

Fine looking dog there. I'm the only dog lover in my family - so we have cats. :(

PantyFanatic
08-21-2008, 10:17 PM
...At the old job I used to let this gal bring in the service pups she was training. Its hard to train in public when the public wants to pet the puppy.
I guess that's why Von der haus (http://www.gillsgermanshepherds.com/kennel.htm) gets $1,000/wk for their facility and expertise. $6k for the pup, then another $6k for training what is suppose to already be an superior animal gave me sticker shock. After a little reflection, I can see they are reasonable for what it is. At $1k/wk, it breaks down to $200 per day for room and board and a full day of intense, highly specialized quantifiable training of a person and an animal. You couldn't take a philosophy course where it is just talk and thoughts for a person, that better have a lunch and a place to stay. :shrug:

Pita
08-21-2008, 10:54 PM
He is sooooo cute!!


Just like his owner. ;)

AZRedHot
08-21-2008, 11:28 PM
Ooooh, he's a good doggie. Is that you in the pix, PF? Handsome devil!

Lilith
08-22-2008, 08:07 AM
hahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahaahahahahhaahahhahahahahhahahahah!^^^^

PantyFanatic
08-22-2008, 10:37 AM
... Is that you in the pix, PF? Handsome devil!
It sure is! :D






............................................ one generation removed. :(

Lilith
08-22-2008, 10:39 AM
Take solace in the fact you made good looking kids. Although I'm sure their mother had something to do with it :p

PantyFanatic
08-22-2008, 10:43 AM
*Lil runs to edit ^^^ "......... had a LOT to do with it." *

AZRedHot
08-22-2008, 10:50 AM
*Lil runs to edit ^^^ "......... had a LOT to do with it." *

I know you had plenty to do with it, don't be shy.

BamaKyttn
08-22-2008, 09:05 PM
c'mon PF if I was another gargoyle I'd fuck you



giggle, joke love you know i think you're sexy

Lilith
08-22-2008, 09:56 PM
*snorts*

Fangtasia
08-22-2008, 09:59 PM
OMG i missed that dig...frelling funny too lmfao

Teddy Bear
08-25-2008, 10:14 AM
My brother was stationed in Germany for several years and married a German girl so I emailed him and asked if he knew what Onco meant.


His reply.....

"dunno what Onco could mean. It could have been an abbreviation of something else possibly. Which would be near impossible to find.
My German shepard, when i was working K-9 in Germany, was named Nikko. Nikko is a famous place in Japan where a Emperor's monument is.
Most likely it only means something to whoever named him."

**************************************************8
I did a quick google search ..... got alot of Onco's.......
Onco Sportfishing, Onco Stock Quote, Onco-Mouse and Onco Chat to name a few and tons of medical sites......

Two stand out as good possiblities for where he got his name though......

1 - Onco, Brazil
Google 'map' search for Onco turned that up.

And then this site....
2 - http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS207433+04-Feb-2008+MW20080204

Onco Petroleum Inc. Listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Mon Feb 4, 2008 2:58pm EST

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 04 (MARKET WIRE) --
Onco Petroleum Inc. (CNQ: ONCO)(FRANKFURT: 3HX)("Onco" or the "Company")
is pleased to announce that, in addition to being listed on the Canadian
Trading and Quotation System Inc. ("CNQ") in Toronto, it became listed on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB(R) Frankfurter Wertpapierborse) on
January 28, 2008, trading under the symbol 3HX.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange, owned and operated by Deutsche Borse, is
recognized as one of the largest and most efficient stock exchanges in
the world.

******************************************************
Both are good possibles. OR it could be Onco simply stands for One New Cute Officer!! :D

IowaMan
08-26-2008, 02:45 PM
Oh what a gorgeous pup PF!


c'mon PF if I was another gargoyle I'd fuck you

And that ^^^ almost got me to shoot soda out of my nose. :roflmao:

Hey, I slept on top of PF for a couple of nights and we both survived. Probably a tad bit worse for wear but we both survived. :yikes:

PantyFanatic
08-26-2008, 08:54 PM
We have a pup that is learning lesions even before school starts. :D

He now knows a mix of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda is better than tomato juice. :eew:


... And that everything he chases doesn't run/fly away or just hiss at him. :rofl:

After a late night bath he got to sleep in his crate on the porch. We'll see if he has learned the lesson. LOL

Salacious
08-26-2008, 09:18 PM
He's beautiful... makes me miss our Buddy. (Our German Sheppard, that is deeply missed by the entire family.)...and sounds eager to learn too!

IowaMan
08-28-2008, 05:30 PM
Did he actually catch Pepe Le Pew or did did Pepe live to see another day?

PantyFanatic
09-01-2008, 10:35 AM
just remember my two fave commands "Geib lout" and "Ous/Fus" A large confident dog that is barking and looks ready to go has as much stopping power on the leash as off. And a dog that releases on command when the suspect has surrendered can prevent lawsuits.....
BK is spot on about all of this, as usual. :) Years ago, our family dog was trained with commands different than normal doggie words ("sit, stay...etc.") which always worked very well. The dog learns to respond to a given sound which has a clear message for a specific action. So "at ease", and "attention" produced the same result and only confused or intimidated the stranger she was meeting. We found that to be a good thing. ;)

Onco is going to be trained with German commands. It will make for less likely counter-commands in an 'excited situation' as well the benefits mentioned before.

PantyFanatic
09-01-2008, 11:22 AM
The bonding with son and acclimation to a family setting has gone super well (except for the meeting with Pepe :eew: ) for Onco. It has been interesting to see the non-doggie daughter-in-law and three grandkids becoming attached in just this couple weeks. Now the two students head out today to begin classes tomorrow morning. I hope they'll be able to teach my son something. :hair:





;)

IowaMan
09-12-2008, 01:04 PM
Any Onco updates?

PantyFanatic
09-13-2008, 12:21 AM
Lesson 1. An enthusiastic student is not the same as a ready student.


Updates indeed. :faint:

As you know, Onco took to both the family environment and bonded with his working partner almost immediately from his first short patrol ride right to the full shift at the end of that week before school started. :)

When they came home on the weekend, No.1 son was working him furiously ....................... but not for any reinforcement of what the week was about. The basic discipline to get him on task was just not there. He was superior with the scent detection but was far from the head of the group in responding to commands. They returned for the second week of training hoping that the trainers encouragement of "he'll catch up" was going to happen.

Monday proved to be another day of great enthusiasm that just could not be directed. The trainers spent the last few hours of the day working with him to frankly see if it was the handler that was lacking. Their recommendation was that he was just not ready at 9 months for the training necessary and that he take another dog. Unfortunately this is an expensive business proposition involving other peoples money and HAS to produce the working results on a time schedule, not just a family pet. :( The news brought tears at home from just the short time the family had been focused on Onco.

"Erok" is the name of the 20 month old 'certified' dog that actually came from Germany the previous week. An additional $1,000 went away for the discipline certification, but it is essential for the cross training of the four specialties he will have. Particularly between 'track' and 'apprehend'.

Son has been overwhelmed with the responsiveness of Erok. The basic commands of 'stop', 'stay', 'release', 'wait', 'heel', 'come' etc. ....... only have to be given ONCE (in Germany) to get immediate reaction. This is an animal that can be trained for duty required. I will get to meet him tomorrow after his first night in what we hope will be his new home for a long time.

As for Onco, ............... To answer the question everybody had at the news, yes you can have him :D ................... for the $6,000 price. There is NO question that in time he will become an OUTSTANDING dog with a loyalty like you read about in stories, but that can't be done now. Onco is now scheduled for bomb detection with his superior scent performance, and go to Pittsburg to be the third partner of a experienced handler who plans on working with him into his retirement.

PantyFanatic
09-15-2008, 02:13 AM
Erok spent his first two days and nights at his new home and brought the difference of a puppy and a fully developed dog. He is back at the training camp tonight and if what I saw today is an indicator, will excel during the next four weeks.

Here are a couple pics of what I hope you will be bombarded with in the near feature. ;)

Teddy Bear
09-15-2008, 02:51 AM
Do they respond only to the owners voice? (your son) Or do they respond to anybody who knows the commands? I know the commands are in German, but is it voice recognition too?

scotzoidman
09-15-2008, 07:54 AM
I'm not a big fan of German Shepherds, but Erok is one handsome dog...& it looks like he knows it too ;)

IowaMan
09-15-2008, 08:26 AM
Oh man, Erok is a handsome dog!

PantyFanatic
09-15-2008, 10:20 AM
He is a beautiful specimen. Because of the circumstances, I think there is a slight reluctance on everyone's part to embrace the beauty of the dog after just having to abandon one that brought such total love. Son said he would go to Onco's kennel each night just to say hi. ;) He won't be doing that after this weekend away and the bonding gap is closing fast for both dog and handler.

Teddy- It is very much voice recognition........along with hand signals and that they try to separate the basic discipline commands (which is what Onco was lacking) and 'working' commands. He needs to respond to other people for daily life but has to have one ultimate master just as your family pet has one person they go to when two are calling. His tasks will often be under excited conditions, so anything that lessens confusion is done. German is only used because that is where he was born and any unique sounds help separate any counter commands that would have no meaning.

At least that is my understanding of it all from afar and as a non-professional handler. :shrug:

BamaKyttn
10-26-2008, 09:04 PM
I've just started training one of my dogs for HRD, and was wondering how life with the new partner is going for #1son?

Its hard to keep an objective eye when it comes to working dogs. But if the dog can't do the job that it was purchased for then you need to be able to admt it's not working and make sure you achieve the goal.

Kyttn

Lord Snow
10-26-2008, 10:21 PM
Course if you end up placing the dog yourself, you should express that you're not doing so because there is something wrong with the animal. Be a shame for someone to want the animal and pass it up because you said it wasn't working out and didn't tell them how or why. Especially if it's a sweetheart of a animal.

BamaKyttn
10-26-2008, 10:29 PM
I believe that Onco went back to the kennel where he was purchased.

citrus
10-27-2008, 12:58 AM
We have a pup. :Dhttp://www.pixies-place.com:81/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=66171(only those interested in the uniqueness of a police dog need read on)He's a fine handsome fella! Made cry in remembrance of my twin brother when we were in the academy back in '73.

IowaMan
10-29-2008, 06:34 PM
Any new developments with Erok?

Mae
12-13-2008, 09:02 PM
PF...that is a gorgeous dog. He is a wonderful specimen. The pictures of you and your dog are very nice, too.

Our remaining 3 dogs are doing well. The chi is past 20, almost totally blind, a little hard of hearing, but will chase after the wolf mix when stomped on. Wolf mix is almost 9, now. Lab/Greyhound is almost 17, we think. He's a little bit slow getting up in the mornings and his arthritis kicks in a bit.

scotzoidman
12-13-2008, 10:34 PM
Mae, all we lack is the wolf in mix in our controlled chaos. Lucky the pom-X is (est.)16, blind, deaf, & too dumb to get out from under my feet, but he still lets Riley the Lab/Blue Heeler know when she's intruding on his space. Riley looks very like your lab/grey, with tiny little feet & legs supporting the big bulky lab body. Fortunately she's still young & strong, but very touchy about her feet.

Mae
12-13-2008, 11:01 PM
scotzoid...sounds like the controlled insanity around here. :) Smaller dogs usually seem to be a bit more gutsy than the big ones.

PantyFanatic
03-24-2009, 12:24 AM
It seems the insanity of reality can create a gap in a black hole.:sad: Sorry to have left this wither away when craziness camped out with me for a while and this thread merited more than quick quips as a posts. Too soon the purpose disappeared but a recent post from a Pixie in another thread sparked new life, so here goes.

To nut-shell, the next four weeks of residence training went in textbook fashion. Both the handler and partner seemed to sense the need to capitalize on the time in the training program together. They ended in the middle of the class with the two disciplines of "aport" [search] and "zoos" [track] and at the top in bite training 'pocken" [attack] (which includes speed, determination and most import, quickness to "plotz" [down]).

PantyFanatic
03-24-2009, 12:58 AM
Erok received his formal commission on October 25th in a little ceremony the local politicians used to their advantage. :hair: You can see that his sense of smell includes recognizing bullshit.;)

He has now become a very much loved member of the family during off hours and you can see that the 'bonding' is complete between handler and partner.

It is amazing how he is reacts when it is 'work time' and the harness goes on as 'Dad' puts on his uniform each day. He truly goes from a playful family pet to a serious working dog.

dicksbro
03-24-2009, 03:35 AM
In the picture "LapDog," was he laying there or finishing lunch. :D

PantyFanatic
03-24-2009, 09:52 AM
:roflmao:

I was told that candid cell phone pic was taken while they were watching TV.

scotzoidman
03-24-2009, 10:18 AM
Dum-de-dump dump.

Erok's the name. I carry a badge.

Dum-de-dump-dump-dummmmmm...

Lord Snow
03-24-2009, 11:42 AM
It's good to hear (read?) that all is going well and that the training was successful. Definitely seems that they have the right dog with right person. Tell them I said good luck and I hope they do well for long years to come.

BIBI
03-25-2009, 06:44 AM
Great pics PF....love the lap dog pic and especially the pic with his badge!

pinkFlames
03-25-2009, 08:18 AM
Gorgeous pics, PF.

Mae
03-28-2009, 09:57 PM
Wonderful pics, PF. He looks very happy and proud. And, enjoys using his "dad" as a lap quilt. :)

Bebi Dempster
04-01-2009, 09:30 PM
Wonderful pics, PF. He looks very happy and proud. And, enjoys using his "dad" as a lap quilt. :)
PF Thank you for the link to this thread and WOW what gorgeous dogs you had!
But i have to say you are a hottie matie.... phew i had to come back to this thread a few times after cooling myself off! You can put your shoes under my bed anytime... hehe!! so can Erok rofl... well ok he can keep my Abby company lol

Do you still have Erok? can i ask who is sire and Dam were? he is a very lovely build dog with a ourstanding top line, head and structure!

I love the really Black Black sables i think they are beautiful he really reminds me of my darling Abby who is my trained patrol girl and been dying for a bite... hehe!!

Have you got any more photos of Erok he's truly stunning!

Here are some of my Abby having a go... but no bite as noone was game at that stage lol
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/Vonalt%20Abby/abs10.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/Vonalt%20Abby/abs11.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/Vonalt%20Abby/abbybark21.jpg

Bebi Dempster
04-01-2009, 09:32 PM
but here is me working my old girl Dusty who was amongst one of the hardest bitches i've ever worked... well apart from Abby, Dusty comes pretty close. She would send shivers down your spine when she would eye ball you.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/Vondasher%20Anny/dustyaction1.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/Vondasher%20Anny/dustya101.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/Vondasher%20Anny/dustya1a.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/Vondasher%20Anny/dustya1.jpg

Not the best quality as they are from a video but certainly shows you how she would throw herself into someone.. every agitator has to be careful with her and Abby as they go straight for the legs...

My new girl who is coming home Easter time is a fully trained patrol Police bitch also..
Some photos of Rouge... cant wait to give her and abby both a nice work out on the bite suit!

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/BlackViper%20Rouge/YES-2_edited.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg292/vomblaksta/MyDogs/BlackViper%20Rouge/Yes-9.jpg

apart from sex nothing gets my heart more pumping but when i watch one of my doggies flying to bite someone on the suit.. the feeling is just amazing.. the adrenalin.. phew!

pinkFlames
04-01-2009, 10:32 PM
Great action shots, Bebi. Love the teeth.

dicksbro
04-02-2009, 02:50 AM
Looked at Abby's picture and thought of Little Red Riding Hood saying, "Grandma, what big teeth you have." :D

Great pictures Bebi!!

Bebi Dempster
04-02-2009, 05:59 PM
Thanks PF sadly i was on the end of the leash for Dusty's shots.. it was dad doing the video.

I took Abby's ones hehe!! she barks on command too!

Rouge was done by her current owner soon to be old one


Looked at Abby's picture and thought of Little Red Riding Hood saying, "Grandma, what big teeth you have." :D

Great pictures Bebi!!

lol yep she reminds me of that too and she has pearly white teeth too lol!!

BamaKyttn
05-12-2010, 09:06 PM
Well PF I've had a similar problem #1 did I had a Belgian Malinois bitch donated to me about a year ago. She was about nine months old but had been raised in a concrete kennel run within a privacy fence, from eight weeks until nine months she met all of 4 people. The woman who owned the (working dog importing) kennel the woman who worked in the kennel, the vet (at 8 weeks for ALL shots! OMG!), and me the day I came to get her. She had never been on leash, never bonded to humans, and never been out of the run.

The woman I got her from is a knowledgeable importer of dogs for officers and civilians alike but she always gets dogs over the age of 2 that are already trained all she does is brush up their commands before selling them to someone else. Usual turnaround is less than two months. She decided to breed one litter and this was the last pup. She had never had a litter and had no idea what to do with her.

I have held onto her for almost a year. She has learned to bond to humans, walk on leash, to fus, platz, here, and touch it among other things. Unfortunately her search leaves MUCH to be desired. She was so retarded in development by not being allowed to be a dog that unless she is on leash her commitment to searching for what we are looking for is pretty much zero.

Now I will have to not only go to square one and find and purchase a new dog but I must find a good pet home for my Abby. She will run fast and hard close to her handler with a single spoken "here" command to bring her skidding back to see what the handler needs, in the house she goes to her rug and parks it until its time to go out, and LOVES to ride in the car.... She will make someone a great pet but as for a search dog...... the bloodlines were there I credit them for my being able to bring her as far as I did but she will never have the determination, dedication, or drive for human remains detection. I have enough pets, I need a dog that will work. It still hurts.

PantyFanatic
09-23-2010, 10:26 PM
ROAD TRIP! :car:
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It's been a busy week.
At 05:00 Erok, his partner AND ME :D head to Wapakoneta Ohio, about 2-1/12 hours east, for his recertification at the training camp where he schooled. My camera and I are READY. :thumbs:

PantyFanatic
09-23-2010, 10:33 PM
PS

I hope we do better this time with the out of town cruiser. :eek:

dicksbro
09-24-2010, 05:24 AM
We'll keep our fingers crossed that you'll have a safe trip and successful recertification. :thumbs:

Oldfart
09-24-2010, 07:31 PM
And the dog does also.

PantyFanatic
09-25-2010, 03:09 PM
Yesterday was a diary day for sure. :D An experience I'll recall for a long time. Even with the insight of being close to my son and this 'working' dog, I was nothing short of amazed watching the eight handlers and their dogs go through the qualifications. :yikes: The training camp facilities and the Master Trainer accomplish unbelievable control with these exceptional animals.


My photo record is far short of what I was hoping to get. :( Having the privilege of being an interloper was great and I could most definitely had gotten better pics, knowing now what I would be photographing. These exercises were not being done for photos and while being welcome, I had to stay far back from the action. So my pics will take some editing and a lot of boring explanation for those that have interest. Unlike SOME OldFart world travelers OldFart in our groupOldFart that goes to the most interesting places OldFart and does the most interesting things OldFart:rolleyes2, I will share what I consider interesting and unique with my Pixie family.



4533- An early morning walk around the facility at 07:30 after a 3 hour drive.

4598- Introduction and thank you to the camp operator and Master Trainer that allowed me to observe.

4544- Selection of some equipment for the upcoming test.

More to come for our dog people:D

Fangtasia
09-25-2010, 06:06 PM
Is waiting for more! And being on dialup let me tell ya seeing the pics is time consuming *L* But i really wanna see!!!!!

sodaklostsoul
09-25-2010, 07:39 PM
Are you sure the stuff in the trunk is for dog training and not some OTHER kind of training? :brows:

angelababy
09-27-2010, 03:47 AM
Gorgeous!He looks beautiful! I wish you and your son's portion of the family good luck and congratulations.

PantyFanatic
09-29-2010, 02:57 AM
Sorry about your dial-up Sharni, but I'm going to set the hook with one of the amazing and most difficult parts of the testing I was able to witness. ;)

Remember, the objective and demand for these working animals is not merely to produce a vicious dog but to have command and control of the formidable power that the best of the species has. There are other canines that each have a greater single characteristic than this breed, but none possess the combination of mass, speed, tenacity, intelligence and most important, the ability to perform exactly at the command of it's bonded human partner.

As mentioned above, these still pics require some explanation to understand the tenseness and yet self control of the moment. First keep in mind that when these animals are 'on task', every molecule of it’s being is focused on the moment. We've all seen a cat at that second in the stalk just before the spring pounces. This is how it is for whatever command will follow and so different from my family pet when I ask for a 'trick' that has been learned to be performed. These dogs are poised for the 'trigger' rather than a request or instruction that I hope will be recalled. The "recall" or "call-back" has to be the epitome of control and response.


The handler places the dog in the heel position and down at his side. This is when the dog knows he is "on task". At this point the suspect (with bite arm in place) approaches the handler and talks to him for a few seconds, casually walks around both of them while the dogs eyes follows like the little girl's head in The Exorcist. When he is back in front, he speaks to the handler again, then leans down to swipe at the dog WITHOUT touching him, ………….. and the dog STAYS DOWN. Suspect turn and walks about 30 ft. (10 m) away, then begins to run. When he is about 50 ft (16 m) away the command is given. The dog is in full stride before it is fully up and launched as if from the barrel of a cannon.

As the streak is about half way to the running suspect the "halt, down" command is shouted in German and the dog must IMMEDIATELY stop and go down. Do not miss-conceive that the dog was moving with the possibility for this recall command, yet he skids to a stop and is down with the same attention on the suspect as from the start.

PantyFanatic
09-29-2010, 02:58 AM
At this point the handler goes to the dog, gives the stay command and walks to the suspect. He frisks the suspect and pulls him by the arm and pushes him a few feet. Then the suspect pushes the handler and begins to run and the cannon instantaneously again explodes and the dog attack the bite arm and holds on until given the command to release. This is the ONLY time the dog can EVER initiate an attack. …..Lesson~ Do NOT take a poke at a K-9 cop. :rofl:

To me it was absolutely amazing the see these controlled responses with the tenacity that can't be captured in my pictures.

Bebi Dempster
09-29-2010, 03:12 AM
GREAT PHOTOS!!!
WOW love working dogs!!!

Gorgeous dog!
Hey PF who is the hot handler.. he's a cutie... can i have his number lol

Noah
09-29-2010, 04:27 AM
Need more pics PF *L*

Looks like an awesome thing to go to, thanx for sharing.