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Originally Posted by laurlitt  Larry said “2 times a week is plenty of bite work “ and “if for no other reason than muscle repair and rest i like to do no more that 2-3 times per week regardless of the dogs desire to work”
I’m sorry, but I fail to see where he claims that a dog can’t handle more than 2x per week MAX due to not being able to handle pressure.
Matt said “2 times a week for protection for a Rott is more than enough”
Again, no where do I see that Matt said that a Rott can NOT handle more than 2x per week b/c the dog can’t handle the pressure.
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for me its not a pressure thing personally if the dog cant stand the pressure(mentally) then it probably shouldnt be doing the bite work, although even when a dog is really driven to do the bite work there is a certain amount of pressure involved in it for any dog,and the problem lays with the handler not recognizing when enough is enough . but i do firmly believe that a dog is an athelete and bite work is very strenuos on the body and the body needs to recover so im a firm believer that 2 to three times a week is plenty and mix in the other training inbetween days to work differant muscles and let the others rest. i certainly disagree with the op's time schedule on getting his dog titled and i certainly disagree with working a young dog 5 days a week in protection also if you notice several of the newbies always refer to schutzhund as my trainers or schutzhund class instead of refering to it as a club enviorment which sets off an alarm for me with the possibilitie that the trainer/helper is charging them for sessions . if i were the op i would rethink my schedule on this dog and really think hard about a dog that would shut down completely over a correction.