TRAINING/BEHAVIOUR of my DOGOS ARGENTINOS

BEHAVIOUR OF THE DOG (AND THEREBY DOGTRAINING) IS IN TODAYS OVERCROWDED SOCIETY VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A DOG THAT IS AGGRESSIVE AGAINST HUMANS OR ANTI-SOCIAL IN ANY WAY , WE SOCIALIZE OUR PUPPYS AT AN EARLY AGE AND EVEN START THE BASIC TRAINING AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. TRAINING AND TEACHING "DOGOS ARGENTINOS" THE "WAY OF LIFE" TAKES AS ANY BREED A LOT OF TIME MAYBE A BIT MORE OF YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE THEN OTHER BREEDS BUT YOU CAN TEACH A DOGO ANYTHING YOU WANT, BELIEVE ME. I MYSELF GET A LOT OF PRAISE FROM MANY PEOPLE WHEN I WALK DOWN THE STREET OR IN THE WOODS WITH MY 3 "DOGOS ARGENTINOS" BECAUSE THEY LISTEN SO GOOD AND BEHAVE SO WELL, ESPECIALLY WHEN I GO SHOPPING OR DO MY GROCERIES ,I LET THEM LAY DOWN AND STAY AND THEY WILL WAIT AND STAY UNTILL I AM BACK AND ASKED THEM TO STAND UP , DOING THIS WITH 3 "DOGOS ARGENTINOS" AT THE BUTCHERS GETS US A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM THE PEOPLE .THE TRAININGS METHOD WE ARE USING IS ALSO USED TO TRAIN DOLPHINS AND CAN BE USED TO TRAIN ALLMOST ANY ANIMAL . IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT THEN YOU MUST READ THE BOOK "A DOLPHIN AND A DOG" BY "KAREN PRYOR". THIS TRAINING METHOD FOR DOGS IS CALLED "THE CLICKER METHOD" AND IS QWITE SIMPLE ; YOU HAVE TO USE A SOUND OR WORD AND GIVE YOUR DOG ALLWAYS AFTER THIS SOUND A TREAT (FOOD, ATTENTION WHAT IS BEST FOR YOUR DOG) . THE SOUND IS ONLY GIVEN WHEN YOUR DOG DOES WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO DO OR YOU SHAPE CERTAIN BEHAVIOUR IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION . THE SOUND TELLS THE DOG THE EXACT MOMENT THAT HE IS DOING GOOD OR GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND HIS TREAT WILL ALLWAYS FOLLOW A LITTLE BIT LATER, FOR EXAMPLE; WHEN YOU WANT YOUR DOG TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS (AND HE KNOWS THE CLICKERMETHOD) YOU CLICK AND TREAT HIM WHEN HE LOOKS AT THE LIGHTSWITCH THE NEXT TIME IT IS A STEP FURTHER, NOW YOU CLICK WHEN HE WALKS TO THE WALL WHERE THE SWITCH IS LOCATED AND CLICK AND TREAT, NEXT CLICK IS WHEN HE JUMPS AGAINST THE WALL, WHEN HE HAS DONE THAT A FEW TIMES YOU WILL ONLY CLICK WHEN HE HITS THE SWITCH WITH HIS PAW AND SWITCHES THE LICHTS ON OR OFF. YOUR DOG WILL DO ANYTHING TO HEAR THAT CLICK AND THEN COLLECT HIS TREAT REMEMBER THAT DOGS WILL WORK TO GET FOOD IT IS THE WAY OF SURVIVAL BUT THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON THE DOG , HE WILL LEARN EASY BECAUSE IT IS FUN AND HE WILL HAVE TO USE HIS BRAINS A LITTLE.THE LAST STEP IS TO LEARN HIM A COMMAND LIKE "LIGHTS ON" WHEN HE DOES WHAT HE HAS LEARNED> THIS METHOD IS WITHOUT PUNISHMENT AND THIS MAKES HIS LEARNING ABILLITY MUCH BIGGER, HE WILL BE A HAPPY DOGO, BELIEVE ME. YOU CAN USE THIS METHOD OFFCOURSE ALSO FOR SIMPLER COMMANDS. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE MOMENT OF CLICKING IS DONE AT THAT EXACT MOMENT WHEN THE DOG DOES HIS TRICK OR COMMAND , NOT SECONDS OR MINUTES LATER !

I HAVE TRAINED DOGS WITH DIFFERENT METHODS BUT THIS ONE IS THE BEST BECAUSE THE DOGS WANTS TO WORK AND DOES NOT WANTS TO BE THINKING ABOUT EVADING A PUNISHMENT.

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TRAINING/TESTING A "DOGO ARGENTINO" FOR HUNTING

IN ITS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN "ARGENTINA" HUNTINGTESTS (PRUEBAS DE CAMPO) ARE HELD. THE TESTS ARE HELD FOR BREEDING SELECTION AND AS A PREPARATION FOR THE BIGGAME HUNT, AS TO FIND OUT IF THE "DOGO" HAS ENOUGH COURAGE AND HARDNESS FOR THE DANGEROUS HUNT. THE TEST TAKES PLACE IN A 4 X 5 METRES CAGE. THE DOGO HAS TO ATTACK AND HOLD THE WILDPIG OR PUMA WITH A TOUGH BITE/GRIP. THEY WILL BE SEPARATED AT ONCE TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. THE RINGMASTER OR JUDGE WILL GIVE A "SUCCEEDED" OR "NOT SUCCEEDED". THE PUMAS OR WILDPIGS WHICH HAD MANY CONTACTS WITH "DOGOS" CAN MAKE THE LIFE OF A "DOGO" VERY DIFFICULT!! A TOPFIT CONDITION AND OFFCOURSE HUNTINGSKILLS NEED TO BE FOUND IN A GOOD "DOGO ARGENTINO".

THE ACTUAL HUNT, WHICH CAN LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THE "DOGO ARGENTINO" IS COMING IN ACTION WHEN A PACK OR COPPLE OF TRACKDOGS HAVE LOCATED THE WILDPIGS OR PUMAS. THE TRACKDOGS ARE MOSTLY CROSSINGS BETWEEN "DOGO ARGENTINO" AND "GALGO ESPANYOLS" ,THE CROSSINGS ARE A BIT FASTER AND THEY SLOW THE PREY DOWN, BUT DO NOT HAVE THE PERSISTENCE AND BITESTRENGHT TO HOLD THE PREY LIKE A "DOGO ARGENTINO". WHEN THE "DOGOS ARGENTINOS" HAVE A SECURE HOLD ON THE PREY , THE HUNTER KILLS THE PREY WITH A SINGLE KNIFE TRUST TO THE HART.

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