PUPPY TRAIN BLOG

Well the Seiger is over and Candy made it though not being put at the very bottom.  Yeah!!  She actually got her SG rating which is the highest rating you can get for a dog with no SchH1 Title.  She wasn’t last either, she was second to last in line  hahaha however, she was right behind Wanda von Schneiden Fels, and I was told this judge happened to like large females.  So to get an idea of where Candy would be in the shows around our area, a good comparison would be Wanda.  That was really great news to me, and I don’t feel I have to show her any more to know that.  I was asked today about entering Candy in a show in Chicago, but I will pass, conformation is not my thing.  I will do only what is necessary for showing and I can’t get higher than the SG she was given.  It is more bothersome to me to have a 16 month old female that has no training.  That is where my time will go, now that this show is over.  I am glad I entered the biggest show in the US to get her SG, that alone says a lot for her first time ever to show.  Candy was jumping the tape fence I saw 4 times, circling the handler when they came to a stop, but did get through all the like 20 gun shots for this class… to me by all rights though she could have been put at the very very back with a G with the way she acted…but that was my opinion, the fact that she wasn’t, to me says her conformation stood out above anything else.  I am thankful to have reached my minimum goals with her at such a big event.  YEAH!!  WE DID IT!!

Even if you have top ranked dog, in the schutzhund arena for breeding, they aren’t worth much if you can’t title them, also for a female, they aren’t worth much if they can’t produce good litters and be good mothers.  Both factors still play into this with Candy, at least I have my Titled Stud to find out at no cost to me.  I have more known than unknowns about Candy though.  Now it will be training and titling if she is capable and I will get the verdict after she is finally tested by my trainer David Harris, that appointment is already scheduled for Tuesday and I feel I have waited a long time.   We knew from just seeing her she would easy go V if she can be titled.  She had good pre-limb x-rays so we knew she was good with hips and elbows, and we knew she had all her teeth, we knew she hadn’t been socialized very well, and we knew she had prey drive but no grip (she would bite and let go) at all.  Now we need to find out if she can be a working dog, before anything else showing is done.  If this dog has it in her at all, she will be titled.  Testing and time will tell, I am always hopeful and positive, and I feel I have the best trainer that there is to make it happen and happen fast if it can be done.  Will let you know how it goes and will get back to making some video once back at training.