[Daryl Ehret]

These vids are of a 5&half week female from my last litter. She's a prospect for ringsport and as one of my favorites, I'm looking foreward to many regular updates from her new owner.

http://www.ehretgsd.com/E-Pup2783.wmv
http://www.ehretgsd.com/E-Pup2788.wmv
http://www.ehretgsd.com/ElecPup2801.wmv
http://www.ehretgsd.com/ElecPup2802.wmv

 

[Hil Harrison]

Nice vids....shes a sturdy looking pup


I was always told tho when playing tug with pups its better to keep their front feet on the ground.....not sure if anyone else goes along with this idea.

 

[Daryl Ehret]

Thanks I like the work I've seen of this fellow's other dogs.
What's the reasoning for not elevating the feet off the ground?

 

[Lyn Chen]

Safety reasons for some I think...if the dog loses grip.

 

[Mike Schoonbrood]

I've only ever heard not to jerk the tug because their teeth can break, never anything about not lifting them off the ground though. Even one of the videos from Tiekerhook shows him lifting a 5 week old pup off the ground by a tug... so I guess not everyones heard of that

Nice videos, cool pup

 

[Lyn Chen]

I also heard it could teach the dog potentially to hold on and not to counter, but I guess the training is the real issue in the end. :wink:

 

[Jeff Oehlsen]

I can see it if you are testing a puppy, although I don't do it. Other than that it is something that is not necessary.

 

[Daryl Ehret]

There were only the two occasions these excercises were performed, it wasn't any kind of 'routine' training, more or less just a way to show the buyer what we see in our evaluation. Some subtler qualities are difficult to reveal on video without creating a purposeful activitity such as this, to help emphasize a point for the buyer's benefit. Those who only wanted 'pets' were presented with videos of the pups we recommended, while they were simply playing or interacting with each other in ways that helped reveal their personalities. Those who wanted working dogs saw vids of the best candidates tugging, chasing, competing for raw chicken, subjected to startling sounds.

 

[Liz Monty]

I think she shows a lot of tenacity(didn't let go and re-bite, but held on no matter what) and prey instinct, nice little puppy.

 

[Daryl Ehret]

He's owned mostly mals, I believe. This is his first GSD, and he's very pleased. I'm glad she's getting the attention and training she deserves.