Quote Originally Posted by No Quarter Kennel View Post
I agree with the general time line and approach. Very sound information.
However, few, very few, not many at all, have the patients to do anything close to this. It is what's ruining the breed.
I'm looking to hijack the thread, but rather, just point the obvious out.
Wish more would take this approach.

You're not hijacking the thread, you're pointing out the dismay many experienced dogmen have.

In our right-click, fast-paced, "instant" society, everybody wants the best damned dog alive "instantly" and doesn't want to put in the time to make one.

The harder and more unreasonable a guy is in his demands, the "better" most dogmen think they are. Which, of course, is the exact opposite of the truth.

Most schooling sessions should be between :10 and :15 minutes ... same as most boxing sparring sessions are 3-5 rounds. Boxers do not go toe-to-toe for 12 to 15 rounds every time they spar, they just get in a little work and then go on to other exercises. And because dogs get holes put in their muscles, this is even more relevant. A dogman should NOT be rolling his dogs all the way out to the finish in school!

Too many people want to "stop something" every time they do a roll, but this is retarded. You're not trying to "stop each other" every time you set two dogs down, you're just sparring. That would be like fighting your friends to total exhaustion and quitting every time you lace on a pair of gloves. No one does this in boxing! You're just sparring, not competing. You're just staying sharp, not betting your entire life and career on each sparring session.

And the same mentality should exist for dogmen in schooling sessions, but too many retards want to turn rolls into "off the chain matches," which is a waste of time and holes on your dogs, resulting in more harm than good. These dogs can only go to the well so many times, and they should never really have to, EVER, unless it's their one (and only) game test ... or if it happens in a match.

Jack