Ivan Balabanov

So in a lot of ways, some of the more insecure dogs to start with, if the helper is able to make them believe, they offer much more, right? Yes. It's an interesting side, the way to look at it. Yeah.

So in a lot of ways, some of the more insecure dogs to start with, if the helper is able to make them believe, they offer much more, right? Yes. It's an interesting side, the way to look at it. Yeah.

Because they really, every session really matters for them. Yes. They're not like, oh, I'm just so confident.

Because they really, every session really matters for them. Yes. They're not like, oh, I'm just so confident.

When you, how, what do you feel, what do you typically, how often protection training with a young dog? What do you think is too much and what do you think it's not enough on an average? Wow.

When you, how, what do you feel, what do you typically, how often protection training with a young dog? What do you think is too much and what do you think it's not enough on an average? Wow.

And it's also the physical and the mental conditioning, the endurance to... But what about the danger of burning out, maybe not becoming so interesting, or maybe pushing too quickly if you go so many sessions?

And it's also the physical and the mental conditioning, the endurance to... But what about the danger of burning out, maybe not becoming so interesting, or maybe pushing too quickly if you go so many sessions?

What are the differences? what do you feel is different between mullies and shepherds? Like when you have a good mullino and a good shepherd, typically you say a good dog is a good dog, so let's leave that alone, but they're still different in some ways, right?

What are the differences? what do you feel is different between mullies and shepherds? Like when you have a good mullino and a good shepherd, typically you say a good dog is a good dog, so let's leave that alone, but they're still different in some ways, right?

What are, like if we break down the favorite parts of a shepherd versus the high qualities of a mullino, which are the qualities that you like in both dogs? Um, also a difficult question because of course they're all very tricky and they are, there is no one, I don't think there is one answer in any of them.

What are, like if we break down the favorite parts of a shepherd versus the high qualities of a mullino, which are the qualities that you like in both dogs? Um, also a difficult question because of course they're all very tricky and they are, there is no one, I don't think there is one answer in any of them.

Getting ready a little too soon.

Getting ready a little too soon.

What about during training? Would you say, well, this is a shepherd, so I kind of know what I'm doing here, and this is a Malinois. I'm going to do it a little bit different. Or you stay with whatever the dog does normally, but you have to have some...

What about during training? Would you say, well, this is a shepherd, so I kind of know what I'm doing here, and this is a Malinois. I'm going to do it a little bit different. Or you stay with whatever the dog does normally, but you have to have some...

guesses or expectations kind of predicting well because of the breed this can be handled better this way versus this way yeah true um with with Malinois um I'll take um

guesses or expectations kind of predicting well because of the breed this can be handled better this way versus this way yeah true um with with Malinois um I'll take um

Because the Mali, they always want to kind of take you up there and you have to keep them where they need to be.

Because the Mali, they always want to kind of take you up there and you have to keep them where they need to be.