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wow... how do you teach her all that? the bell thing sounds really cool, what an intelligent dog!

Lorenzo Manx Same situation here. I adopted a "German shepherd mix" 2 and a half months ago. Saw a clone of my dog standing next to the GSD at the AKC dog show on Thanksgiving. A few Google image searches later, I could confirm with certainty that I've now got myself a beautiful fawn Malinois. I thought his playfulness was due to his young age...he has way more energy than I was expecting in a GSD mix (obviously.) I'm doing my best to learn about the breed and give him the structure, exercise and training he requires. My arm feels like it's going to fall off from throwing the ball so much.

If I may….Let me first say I’m an amateur at training but participated in a patrol k9 apprenticeship where I trained the basic obedience commands in a puppy and prepped him for his advanced nose, tracking, and apprehension training. I then got to continue as a decoy/agitator & training aide handler when he continued his advanced with Alderhorst. In addition I adopt retired Military Working Dogs through the DOD. I have only adopted Mal’s up to this point and I continue (to a certain extent) working obedience and desirable behaviors with them in their sunset years as my pet and best buddy ha ha. That being said… using an E-Collar (not a shock collar) as an accessory for direction and/or acceleration of desired behaviors is 100% legitimate, humane, and strategically/tactically effective for military/LE K9 work. We have advanced patrol work to the point where some (not all) patrol K9’s can work off leash/out of line of sight/out of auditory hearing environment. Think clearing a building with a mounted camera and apprehension/domination of a man if found in aforementioned building. If I wanted the dog to disengage and return to me a stimulation with the e collar is the most effective way to do that. Now, that dog will have been conditioned and trained on the e collar to respond to minute stimulations when engaged in work. It will be very clearly trained and established that the collar is not for punishment but rather a non verbal cue or command to perform whatever desired behaviors is expected. Usually it’s only 2 behaviors anyways: an out and return to heel &/or a apprehend the man when a verbal command is not safe due to combat footing. That’s it. Period. There is no punishment. There is no “flanking” ( strapping it near his/her genital area and cranking it on because you disregarded establishing a relationship with your dog and didn’t teach a instantaneous out upon command). There is no cranking it up when he’s on the bite so he’ll bite harder. Those that do that and employ those methodologies are sadists and have no business working with k9’s or being in police/military ranks. I’m not challenging you here…what do you think to this alternative training/practice methodology?

@@GallowsPole805 The only people against using e-collars are those with zero experience with them, so they think we are electrocuting our dogs. I rate the e-collar as the 2d greatest tool for dog training, right behind the collar. I am referring to the modern day e-collars which give you 3 options: tone, vibrate, etc. You can condition your dog to respond to tone alone in one day.

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Dan I'm actually working on a book !! thank you

I've owned several of both, and other than the difference in color, I don't really see much difference when it comes to temperament in general and in training. Many of both are cross bred with the other, so most aren't 100% one breed or the other anyway. Others may disagree but that's how I feel about it. Thank you for watching and thank you for your question.

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C'mon... you might like living in Georgia

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Wow, I'm sorry to hear that you've had this bad experience.

NO

Thanks for the replies,i have decided against getting one, i would just ruin a dog with potential iam afraid

She sounds like a good girl and fun for everyone.