| Re: Schutzhund... is it a good idea with a child in the house?
My problem with having people over is that my boyfriend's 3yr old son is very unruley and very much a problem child and they don't want to be around him (very sad, even though we work with him in calming him down and trying to get him to listen. at this point, Janus listens more than the child).
Janus always wants to play and because of the child not wanting to listen he's always getting scratched by Janus. I just don't know how to get the boy to listen. I tell him not to run, so he keeps running. I tell him not to keep Janus's toys away from him (running from Janus with his toy in hands) and he does it anyway. I want them to be able to play together (while supervised) but every time they do, I end up having to put Janus outside with me to let him run out his energy while the boyfriend keeps the boy in his room cause he's not listening to us.
As far as the Sch training. The one of the reasons why I want him to go to these classes for tracking and protection (not to forget the Basic Obedience) is to work with him on some behaviors he already does. Like the tug 'o war, and he likes to use his nose when we go somewhere new, or when something new comes into the house. I want to give him a job to wrap his mind around so he doesn't become a destructive dog or nerotic cause he's bored. The other reason is because it is a sport that I'm interested in learning and participating in with Janus.
As far as his tempermant, as far as I can tell, he seems to be of sound mind.  |