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Originally Posted by Skip

Like I said, I'd like to know what individual clubs in your area train regularly in protection 5 times a week?

I never said there were any. I have only said that dogs can handle more than 2x per week in bitework and I believe I said something like 3-5. You are the one who chose to bring in to the conversation "I've never heard of such a thing of clubs training more than 2x..." "how could that possibly be?" "It just must be your area"... Great job, moving the discussion from how a dog can handle pressure to 'how many times a club trains'.

Originally Posted by Skip

I "get out" plenty, and MOST of us HAVE to "get out" to train for protection work since we don't live with our helpers.

Most of my hours & miles committed to my dog's accomplishments have been away from my house and not using my husband as a helper... and that is how I know that people do in fact train their dogs in bitework more than 2x per week... even when it's the least bit convenient.... most of my 10 minute bitework sessions have begun and ended with at least 60 minutes of driving... and many times more (when I lived in Los Angeles).

If you'd like to get back on your original topic of dog's handling pressure in bitework by training more than 2x per week... let me know.