Butch Cappel

Ok I put the $100 dollars up to get your attention, and the “PP vs Sport” to warn away all those that are sick to death of this argument on the internet. So if you are still reading I will assume you’d like to make that $100 and you are not fed up with that argument.

The purpose of this post is to finally put an end to this silly stuff. I know, I know, if we decide it you’ll lose about thirty-nine hours of reading time, per week at work, but I have great faith in the Internet Experts and they will be back with something else in no time.

First let’s get our terms clear; “Sports dog trainers” will refer to anyone advocating SchutzHund or Ring sports. “PP trainers” will refer to every body else, except for those doing K9 PRO SPORTS (you’ll see why in a minute)

Sports dog trainers keep saying PP dogs are nerve bags trained with all defense drive.
PP trainers say Sports dogs are Prey monsters that in real life wont bite a biscuit unless you soak it in gravy, or wrap it in jute.

Sports trainers think PP trainers can’t train at the skill level required for recognized sports.
PP trainers say Sport trainers only train patterns for themselves and dogs to memorize.

In all the years no one has stuck their head above the mudslinging, wiped the mud from their eyes, looked around and thought “WHY!” Why is PP different than Sport work.
Why do you just use defense drive to train, If that is even true why, Why, WHY?

The first and possibly still the only Written standard for qualifications and judging a PP dog were written for K9 PRO SPORTS in 1992. And even though, today, there are almost as many PP trainers as there are Obama television speeches, few of them seem interested in the only written standard for the discipline they are training for.

So why are we not getting the WHY from the PP trainers?

Then we could understand what they really do, even without written rules and standards as in the recognized dog bite sports (Or dog grip sports if your into arm wrestling or SchH.)

I can think of only two reasons no PP trainer has properly explained what they do to the sport dog crowd;
1. They don’t really understand what they are doing, as the Sport dog folks believe. Or
2. They don’t know enough about the English language!

We know, they know, what they know, cause they are all over the internet telling every one how much they know! So I figured it must be because they don’t know how to write about what they do. The bickering, snickering and food fights will continue until someone steps up and defines what the PP trainers are doing. Give it a face, some substance. Now is your chance to step up and be that hero, AND win a hundred bucks!

This AIN’T no internet nonsense challenge, which is why I am using the old fashioned “Put your money where your mouth is” system! It works like this, in one week I will post three questions, which when answered will clearly define PP trained dogs and show the difference in PP and Sport.

To be fair to our international members and posters I will post the questions this Friday the 12, at 3m central time zone. This seems to be the most likely time for people in North America, Europe, & Australia to access it.

This is how the topic and the questions will be formatted to get the most accurate answers possible, without all the “Prey Monster, Nerve Bag” back and forth nonsense. All sports have basics that must be mastered before you can advance. If you are into, oh say, skating, you might compete in figure skating or speed skating.

One requires more balance and gymnastic type skills, the other more power and endurance, but the one common basic is you gotta know how to stand up on two little blades and go fast like heck without consistently bouncing your tushy off the ice.

Jut as in skating or racket sports or a host of other things there is a consistent foundation skill for all dog disciplines requiring bites/grips. I will post the three foundation basics, then how that basic is applied in SchH and Ring sports and the winner will be the one who posts correctly the same applications for PP work. The winner will be the first person to answer all three basics correctly, plus this question “What drives, if any need to be monitored or used in creating an efficient PP Dog?”

The judges will be myself and a twenty one year Police veteran currently PSD handler, who is glad to help judge, but refuses to have his name appear on a Message board. If any one else would like to help judge the final answer please contact me and give me an idea of your street experience and I would love to have two more judges, street experience is a must.

You must answer on the K9 PRO SPORTS message board or by emailing me, if you also don’t do message boards, email- k9ps@att.net. this is necessary in order to keep consistent records on the time each answer is submitted, only answers on the K9PS board or e-mailed to me will be counted.
Feel free to crosspost, the more the merrier.

So there you have it, if you are still a little confused just stay tuned and you will see when I post the fundamentals it is all very simple, after all I am a dog trainer!

Listen Well, Bite Hard
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