Yes Rona. I personally think that that which we call "work" the dogs regard as game. And so it is hard to persuade the dog to do something if it is not fun for him. At least not CsW. They learn well because of their intelligence, but the intelligence is a two-way gun as we call it in slovak. You can also see it in the long-distance run - the dogs don't want to go the same lap again - not because they are tired (if you want to play and fight with other dogs you are not tired) but because they know they have been there and don't see the reason to go again. That's why I consider also a long-distane run as a work exam - because to make the dog run the second lap you have to work with it, it is necessary for you to train and for the dog to consider it as kind of work - so that it obeys you. Otherwise it is very easy to injure its pads or make a bad time. I have seen it just this saturday - the dogs which I know are fit and with handlers which are fit - most of them made it very good or good, not excellent - because of the hot weather and because the dogs hesitated in running the second lap. On the other hand, Akim Slnecny dvor made it excellent - because he is used to working like this (and he went the 70 km - actually 3.5 laps).
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03-05-2005, 10:27
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