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Originally Posted by laurlitt

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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.

Letting you know. Well so far, it seems like a lot of working people have agreed with me, so there's some high percentage agreement in what I said. Since you seem to be in the lowest minority, I was going to ask you to back up YOUR logic, but I won't do that. With so damn few people working rotts in schutzhund in the US, I'm glad to see any successes. Alright, let's get past the pressure angle for a moment, but I'll get back to it. I'm sure you've seen MANY flash-in-the-pans new people show up for the first time with a rott at club, and just want to start into bitework. It's a commitment that can't be rushed for the vast majority of owners. Do I know rotts that could probably handle 3 bite sessions a week, sure. But I don't want to mislead owners and tell them you can go find 2 or 3 different clubs, TD's, and training helpers so that they can do bitework 5 times a week. There are 3 parts to schutzhund, and I'll stand by my statement that for 99.9% it is safer for the dog, more consistent improvment for the dog AND handler to find a good club with a good TD and helpers and keep the bitework to no more than twice a week. This is not a race for me or the dog. Also, I know my TD would be offended if I also went to other TD's for bitework every week, and I would not blame him. A good TD can do an awful lot of good bitework training on any good prospect if you are consistent at twice a week, and a bad one can ruin the bitework. As far as the pressure angle, with so few rotts doing well in schutzhund, I think it is just good logic to go slow and be careful. I've only been in the sport a few years, and I've only titled a couple dogs, but I've kept my eyes and ears open.