Hey guys so just a quick little update We’re here uh tracking And um we are going to be trialing For our igp one in a few days So To be honest i’m not sure if we’re ready There’s some issues on the track to Resolve there’s some dumbbell issues to Resolve And um there are some send out issues to Resolve so that’s a lot of issues for a Few days before trial But we’re really pushing where we’re Training literally every day we’re at This five six hours a day um just going From place to place and training so We’ll see if we can make it happen um You know He’s a young dog he just turned two so We might be pushing a little too hard We’re going to find out soon though i’ll Have more on this later so we’re just Going to get started tracking so i’ll Catch some of that [Music] I sent him the wrong way on purpose Ah good That’s the right way Do little tricks like this easy boy Good I want to make sure he really knows his Job Good boy So with igp
It’s a balance Power and precision how much power can You get Without losing too much precision And how much precision can you get Without losing too much power and that Is the ultimate struggle of igp Right again this is for if you want to Do more than just get the title And the problem is in that pursuit Sometimes you fly as i like to say a Little too close to the sun and you get Your wings burned off Because you’re looking for too much Power or too much precision and you Cause a confidence issue in the dog or You cause a lack of clarity in the dog Or the dog goes a little bit too out of Control In the trial setting so This is the challenge right now i’m Getting good power on the track And i’m losing a little precision but i Have to balance that because if i put Too much pressure on this young dog i Don’t know if he’ll want to track for me That day so i have to be very careful That’s the that’s the challenge that we All face and every dog’s a little Different Good boy gage yeah Yeah the way i put pressure on him is Different than i would put on some other Dogs i like to put pressure in a very
Kind of active way and if it’s active Pressure He stays active and if it’s more like You screwed up and you’re a bad boy kind Of pressure for him he becomes Suppressed so i need to make sure my Pressure is always functional and Productive and sometimes that’s easier Said than done if anybody who’s trained For this Sport knows this is much more Complicated really than you know i’ve Done a lot of other kinds of training And for me this was the most complicated Form and also subsequently the most Interesting form Of dog training i’m going to pause this Video now so that i can you know what I’ll let you guys watch this corner And then uh We’ll uh We’ll go on so you can see you know There’s there’s some food in this track Because i have to build the confidence If i push too hard Then he might not want to oh oh Oh good boy good boy So he went off a little bit there but he Figured it out Where’s my flag i’m letting him actually Free track right now because i’m looking For my damn flag i hate walking back Through the field You’re finding the flag there it is
I got that line easy Hey Good job man Good job Yes way good job buddy That was good first time downing on a Wood article i’ve been using tiny pieces Of fabric For the most part All right guys i’m gonna check back in With you later Okay guys so like i mentioned earlier I’m i’m on i’m all done training today And uh you know soaked through mud all Over me dogs exhausted from like the six Seven rounds of training he’s had But this is this is the grind this is The difference between going out there And you know crossing your fingers and Hoping it’s a good day and being pretty Sure it’s going to be a good day now for Me A lot of my grind instead of proofing Things a lot of my grind is actually Being spent training things so i am Behind the eight ball in that sense Right you never really want to be Training new behaviors be uh a few days Before the trial because that puts you At great risk but you know like i said Before i kind of knew that that was Gonna happen and i still chose to do it That being said i’ve kind of been Reflecting
And i’m thinking that this is going to Be my last uh trial of the spring i was Kind of hoping to go and do a two at the Regionals if my one went fine But i think now just from how much work I’ve put on the dog and how much Pressure i’ve put on the dog It’s time to take a break and go back And refine things so My mindset going into this trial is Power over precision Because if i make too much precision i’m Going to lose power and it’s always Easier in my opinion to make precision Over power and if you go precision Precision precision then you’re going Back and kind of being like no no be Powerful here and he’s like i don’t know You put a lot of pressure on me here and That’s always kind of in the back of the Dog’s head depends on the dog in my Opinion gage is a dog that you know he Can get over that kind of stuff uh with A reasonable degree of of reliability But for sure you have to be careful even With him about stuff like that so Today was mostly about showing him Exercises my big concern retrieve over The wall the dog has shown me a couple Of times on new jumps that he might not Bring that dumbbell he might leave the Dumbbell there and then come back or he Might try to avoid the new jump so it Was important for me to get to that
Field get my dog jumping over that jump That’s the other thing i have a very Inexperienced dog he’s two years old he Hasn’t been on that many fields right And he certainly has only trial now on One field so It’s really important now to show my dog All the exercises in a variety of places In a variety of fields and that’s what This upcoming year is going to be Now i wanted to briefly address Some comments about vasco that um you Know crop cropped up on my last video Look you know people were saying oh you Know i’m so surprised that you would Admit that that you would you know show That the dog failed listen this is igp This is this is what separates the men From the boys and the women from the Girls right this is this is the arena Where a trainer can talk but you better You better show up and you better put Put put you know your money where your Mouth is so to speak and sometimes even If you do it’s probably not going to Work out for you now i like to have some People don’t some people say i’m cocky Or whatever i like to have an optimistic Outlook going into anything that i do if I’m like oh no i think i’m going to fail Well chances are higher then i’m going To fail so yeah no we’re going to go out There we’re going to kill it we’re going To be the best dog on the field he’s
Going to be a fire breather right that’s My outlook that’s what i’m shooting for That’s what i want will that always Happen maybe not maybe it will we’ll Find out right but that’s my outlook so It’s not about you know thinking i’m Better than anybody else or anything Like this it’s just about believing in Our process and in our preparation right And and really kind of i have something In my mind about how i want to train and So on and so forth and you know carson Like i said he trains with me and we had That thought going in with vasco we said You know We said you know look If if if if he outs he’s gonna be you Know for sure one of the best if not the Best dogs on the field um and you know It didn’t pan out but that’s part of it Right and look a lot of trainers just Talk online and they never show anything We show our work not only with the pet Dogs but with the competition docks and We go and compete against other trainers I don’t think anything makes you better Than competition right because when You’re competing Now you you don’t just talk you don’t Live in your little bubble and train in Your little isolated spot now you see Somebody else’s training you see Somebody else’s dog and you get humbled Right
You get humbled or you get that itch Like oh my god You know that guy is like he’s his dog And the training is looking way better Than mine i need to up my game right That’s that’s the effect it should have On you and that’s why i think many Trainers they they stick to their Youtube channel or their instagram and Their facebook and they just talk on There and they never really go out there And put their money where their mouth is And that’s what i love about the sport Is it’s a great venue to do that is it The be-all and end all absolutely not But in my opinion it’s a fantastic um It’s a fantastic opportunity for for any Professional trainer or just you know Hobbyist To improve their their skill and ability Now Let’s talk a little bit about vasco Before i check out now vasco like i said People were surprised that we should I’m gonna fail I shouldn’t say that i don’t know i Don’t like to ever say that but You know chances are that at some point I’m going to go out there on a trial Field and i’m going to get embarrassed Things aren’t going to go the way i want Them to go that being said carson Certainly didn’t get embarrassed the Most honorable way to be disqualified in
A trial is to no out and with vasco it’s No surprise that this happened you know Like i said i’ve been part of a number Of reclamation projects with dogs Especially with you know kind of Stronger dogs with a bit of a history And and It’s no great surprise this is what Happens with these kinds of dogs right Um but you you learn from it and you Move forward some people are saying oh Just try playing with it listen guys Playing with the dog isn’t going to amp The obedience up that’s kind of the Problem he’s been having it too easy i Think um you know he’s been he’s been Chilling he’s been relaxing when he’s a Dog i think that likes to fight he likes To be frustrated the whole listen These dogs he’s not like a happy let’s Play and just have fun kind of dog he’s A dog that’s extremely possessive um he Wants what he wants and he likes to Fight to get it and he likes to feel Like he won the fight to get it and i Think what actually happened was there Was too much playing and the dog just Got super comfortable and yeah i get my Ball and you know yeah i let go of it But i always get it back and i do some Stuff and i get it before he had in his Mind a real urgency like a real urgency Like oh they took my ball i might Not get it back and that was just that
Wasn’t because of any training that Happened that was actually because of um The uh the mentality of the dog and i Think with all the good training that we Put on the dog and then you know getting Him calmed down in the protection work Over winter and all that type of stuff i Say calm down the dog didn’t out but Believe me he was looking really good Before the trial Anyways Um Like i was saying yeah so i think the Dog kind of calmed down like carson was Saying the dog was like way better in The house than he normally was whereas He used to be kind of an a-hole And these are the things that that tell You so we have a plan and we’re going to Be following that plan and we’re going To make vasco fight again and we’re Going to see if that kind of brings the Power that we had in his bh in december 2022 and like i already mentioned we’re Going to be going in and maybe doing Some health investigations as well to See if there’s any kind of Subtle health issue that might be uh Taking some gas out of the uh the tank But you know i always say this if the Dog looks good in protection Then you probably didn’t now if vasco Didn’t look good in protection i’d be Like oh something’s wrong with him
But He was real strong in protection Um So that’s what leads me to believe that There really is no physical issue it’s More of a mental issue there so it’s not An issue by the way some people are Suggesting handlers listen i know you Guys probably haven’t watched that video That we did on vasco uh i think i’ll Link it above where i talked about uh Where we show his bh and then we talk About the the dog’s history dog’s been Through three four handlers already Carson’s uh he’s either number four or Number five and he’s the only one that Has taken this dog to trial and that has Had success with this dog and has gotten The place that he’s got so it’s not Definitely not a handling issue um you Know uh i know for a fact you know Carson is is absolutely the best dog This handler could have and he’s proven It he’s proven it you know there was Guys that that trained that dog with a Lot more experience than him and they Didn’t have half half the success that Uh carson and vasco has had there and You know it’s uh they’ve been they’ve Been uh they’ve been really putting in The reps with the training and um you Know we had a plan with vasco it wasn’t Just oh you know people people always Ask carson you know like oh
What is it what you know what did you do Like like he did some kind of magic look We had a training plan there’s a certain Training system that i use for Reclamation project dogs whether they Have a bad foundation in obedience Handler regression all that type of Stuff and it works it’s worked for me Like two other times with with pretty Strong dogs so i knew it would work for Vasco And it did now obviously we haven’t got The dog to a three yet but we will so Let’s suffice to say we have a plan We’re just sharing all the hiccups and Bumps along the way because this is dog Training believe me you’re going to have Hiccups and bumps you’re going to have Issues right you’re going to have stuff Like there’s no dog that just it’s Smooth sailing we’re training from point A to point b and oh look he’s got his Igp3 and there was no challenges along The way there was no problems to figure Out especially with the dog with his Kind of history so anyways guys that’s That’s that’s my little spiel Uh it’s a couple days now until my um a Few days now to the trial and um you Know i’ve got a lot of work to do got to Make sure i have a send out got to make Sure um you know do the best i can to Make sure my dog brings that dumbbell Back over the wall my dog probably will
Hit me with the dumbbell when he gets You know hit me in the front but he Brings the dumbbell i’m focusing like i Said more on power in this trial so i’m Gonna take power over precision in this Trial i just want my dog to be powerful And active and to to to show his quality And and to show the good good training That we did i hope and um yeah that’s The plan like subscribe comment below um You know i do read the comments from Time to time and uh i appreciate all the Feedback guys hope you enjoy