Ivan Balabanov

But that dog actually needs something different than that kind of work. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I know what you say.

But that dog actually needs something different than that kind of work. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I know what you say.

How soon with a dog that maybe it's not really solid in protection, but how soon do you start to add some obedience components in the protection?

How soon with a dog that maybe it's not really solid in protection, but how soon do you start to add some obedience components in the protection?

Understand that obedience brings. Yeah. brings good things instead of restricting, right?

Understand that obedience brings. Yeah. brings good things instead of restricting, right?

And it extends the duration of the session. Well, yeah. What do you feel about the training when now seems to be quite popular, a lot of the behaviors are trained by the trainer without a helper? Like almost every part of the routine can be trained without a helper versus with the helper. How do you think about that?

And it extends the duration of the session. Well, yeah. What do you feel about the training when now seems to be quite popular, a lot of the behaviors are trained by the trainer without a helper? Like almost every part of the routine can be trained without a helper versus with the helper. How do you think about that?

So I'll give you an example. You know how a lot of, let's say, let's pick exercise where you're going to put the ball on the ground, soccer ball or whatever, and then you're going to say helper and the dog switches from eye contact to the ball and then make some steps to back transfer, things like this. Do you think that has any value? Yes, I think so. Yeah, I think so.

So I'll give you an example. You know how a lot of, let's say, let's pick exercise where you're going to put the ball on the ground, soccer ball or whatever, and then you're going to say helper and the dog switches from eye contact to the ball and then make some steps to back transfer, things like this. Do you think that has any value? Yes, I think so. Yeah, I think so.

The concept of, okay, yeah, this is also, I can apply it here.

The concept of, okay, yeah, this is also, I can apply it here.

What are things that you wouldn't advise? to do without the helper. Is there something that comes to mind that you would say that's better to be done with the helper?

What are things that you wouldn't advise? to do without the helper. Is there something that comes to mind that you would say that's better to be done with the helper?

Yeah. So you would say the typical actual bite moments are better off to be done with a helper, right? Yes. what about the barking sometimes like some trainers try to make barking with their dogs and they get it and some cannot get a they get locked in this kind of play yuppie barking how do you feel about the owner doing bark and holds well i think um

Yeah. So you would say the typical actual bite moments are better off to be done with a helper, right? Yes. what about the barking sometimes like some trainers try to make barking with their dogs and they get it and some cannot get a they get locked in this kind of play yuppie barking how do you feel about the owner doing bark and holds well i think um

But the owner has to know. He has to be able to use the same knowledge as a helper, right? Yeah, sure. That's where... that's probably one of the big problems when the owner of the dog is like, well, that's good barking. That's a good way to start somewhere. And, and then the dog never gets to become more demanding and more dominant in the barking. Right. Yeah. Yeah.

But the owner has to know. He has to be able to use the same knowledge as a helper, right? Yeah, sure. That's where... that's probably one of the big problems when the owner of the dog is like, well, that's good barking. That's a good way to start somewhere. And, and then the dog never gets to become more demanding and more dominant in the barking. Right. Yeah. Yeah.

If you are to pick one of all the exercises in protection, And not necessarily exercises as far as like the competition scenario, but anything that we train about in protection. What would you say is like probably the most important to you?

If you are to pick one of all the exercises in protection, And not necessarily exercises as far as like the competition scenario, but anything that we train about in protection. What would you say is like probably the most important to you?