Jan Van Maren

So the pressure is going away.

So the pressure is going away.

Well, sometimes you try to introduce it with the helpers because getting their form back, for realizing that you still need to bring a fight, not going, picking up, run to the other side and stop. That's not the point of doing protection work. Right. Protection work, it's going to be a gladiator with a dog. Well, one is going off the field.

Well, sometimes you try to introduce it with the helpers because getting their form back, for realizing that you still need to bring a fight, not going, picking up, run to the other side and stop. That's not the point of doing protection work. Right. Protection work, it's going to be a gladiator with a dog. Well, one is going off the field.

and and it's still contact sport so giving a fight brings giving a fight brings all different kind of situations um even i believe that even to keep the interest in a igp dog to do it

and and it's still contact sport so giving a fight brings giving a fight brings all different kind of situations um even i believe that even to keep the interest in a igp dog to do it

Well, it brings something, of course. So it brings extra energy in the fight.

Well, it brings something, of course. So it brings extra energy in the fight.

Well, we believe that to create good helpers, to create the best helpers, you need to monitor them, to educate them, to evaluate them. We're busy to write stuff down from what do we want to see? How are we getting there and how can we keep that kind of level?

Well, we believe that to create good helpers, to create the best helpers, you need to monitor them, to educate them, to evaluate them. We're busy to write stuff down from what do we want to see? How are we getting there and how can we keep that kind of level?

First to the competition stuff, because you have to start somewhere and competition stuff that are They have certain exercises that are always the same. From there on, we're going to work backwards. What kind of exercises do we need to teach the helpers to make the movements better, the eye-hand coordination, the footwork, etc.

First to the competition stuff, because you have to start somewhere and competition stuff that are They have certain exercises that are always the same. From there on, we're going to work backwards. What kind of exercises do we need to teach the helpers to make the movements better, the eye-hand coordination, the footwork, etc.

Well, it was a little bit of the focus. But now we're refocusing back on that kind of stuff. So we selected now two helpers to do the Dutch championships. The guys who are not working from this point to that point, but because they are in a fight.

Well, it was a little bit of the focus. But now we're refocusing back on that kind of stuff. So we selected now two helpers to do the Dutch championships. The guys who are not working from this point to that point, but because they are in a fight.

Yes, of course. Because we need that. They took away the tickets, so what's left? So, and that must be a motivation for other guys to work Well, that need to be a motivation for the other ones to be there in the Dutch championships as well. Because how the selection in the Netherlands goes is there are one day a year that they all have to come together.

Yes, of course. Because we need that. They took away the tickets, so what's left? So, and that must be a motivation for other guys to work Well, that need to be a motivation for the other ones to be there in the Dutch championships as well. Because how the selection in the Netherlands goes is there are one day a year that they all have to come together.

We're going to train with a few instructors and we give them advice. Of course, they don't have to take it with them, but Well, that's of course free of choice.

We're going to train with a few instructors and we give them advice. Of course, they don't have to take it with them, but Well, that's of course free of choice.

And we have one selection day. So at that day, they have to bring four dogs. They have to work four short programs, four long programs.

And we have one selection day. So at that day, they have to bring four dogs. They have to work four short programs, four long programs.