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working on a pole is a good way to make a dog strong and make a strong dog stronger just because nathanial worked your dog once and says he is ready for the sleeve doesnt mean that he is your helper may see things on a regular basis that needs worked on you cant do too much drive work especially with a rott.

when the helper yells at the new helper to keep moving and lots of action what is your dog doing????

if someone you considerer to be knowledgable enough to be a training director tells you your dog isnt ready for a bh there is a reason for this because titles make td's and clubs look good . when your dog shut down that says volumes about your dog(including his ability to actually do the work) and the training

its not hard to believe that helpers dont sometimes know what they are doing there are many bad helpers in the sport and in your particular area you will be hard pressed to find a good one period.