Hi Becky,
Just an update on how "Acer" is doing.
First, I'll tell you what everyone starts out with. He's a great dog. He's very driven with prey, food, and play. His defense hasn't shown yet and we don't look for it. I'm sure it will at some point, but we just want to have fun right now. He's got good structure, good markings, and seems to be very healthy. We've been training for French ringsport since he was 10 weeks. Mostly motivational obedience, positioning for small jumps, and confidence building fun stuff like climbing and going through tubes etc. He never hesitated and still never refuses a jump. He presently does good heel, good heal with muzzle, good retrieve, great broad jump at 3 meters, and good hurdle at 1 meter. He's also done the vertical wall. His change of positions is good also. We do lots of bite tecnique and placement and he is on the bite suit. From what my decoy tells me, he has a very hard bite. His outs are very good and we're working on the search and escort. He's also doing well with the defense of handler. We work on the backward heel alot.
Most importantly, he is so happy. He gets along with other dogs, and all people. He's also very forgiving with corrections. He's very fair. He's definately a one person dog.
Thank you for such a nice dog.
Sincerely,
Leslie Maples
Northwest Suitmen Ring Club