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Originally Posted by laurlitt

I would hardly say that twice a week (MAX) is a hard fast rule for bite work... Many a dog (including young green dogs) can handle 3-5 times per week... In fact, I believe the best learning comes from well thought out training and repetition (assuming it's the right training for that dog). On a good training day our dogs get two sessions in bite work to build on what they hopefully learned in the first session. That is not to say that a young dog can't sit back and have just 2 sessions per week while they are maturing... I agree with that...

Schutzhund training is a lot about finessing, which is adjusting to what the dog needs and can do...

Maybe it's different in your area. I've never seen or heard of a training club that regularly trains more than twice a week. Everybody can do obedience and tracking on their own away from the club. Also, most people I know travel quite a ways to club, and also have family commitments. Still, I haven't seen any club that does training (there at the club) more than twice a week. I go to a top-notch club that has been training for more than 30 years. I've only been there about 5, and only seriously for the last 4. What clubs in your area train regularly 5 times a week.