by Kris | Dec 16, 2019 | Breeding, Nutrition, Obedience, Tracking
An interview with Dr. Michael Kern about his experience in the Dog World with his Dobermann and Training. Q: Good Morning Michael, thank you for this interview.A: My pleasure. Q: Tell us about yourself? A: My wife Susanne and I immigrated to Australia from Germany...
by Kris | Sep 6, 2019 | Tracking
First Principle A ‘tracking article’ itself should have potentially no meaning to a dog. It is nothing more than a piece of material. What should have meaning to the dog is the odour of human scent on that piece of material. Tracking is nose work. That...
by Kris | Sep 1, 2019 | Character Assessment, Obedience, Tracking
The Reward Many times, rewards are taken for granted, and the assumption is that the reward we offer to our dog is rewarding solely because the trainer says it is with little consideration for what the dog feels and exhibits in its behaviour. A reward is only as good...