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Posted by E-Dog on 4/15/2008, 10:07 pm, in reply to "small-kine speech ;)"
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I love the ideas of regional clubs, club and regional trials that qualify us for the nationals...
I like the idea of decoy / helper certification
I also really like the registry just for our type of working Pit...
I am ready to get a club going in my area I have a place to train in Acton and think that the events in the hand book are on the right track.
So what will it take to get a club started in my area?
E
--Previous Message--
:
: However, once the registry is in active
: operation I would think offering awarded
: "titles" to dogs who have
: completed the requirements would be a
: priority as an incentive to continue to
: train beyond the "backyard".
:
: YES! To keep interest and have some stepping
: stones would be appropriate.
:
:
: But
: this is only my opinion.
:
: Mine also.
:
:
:
: It would be difficult right now to offer
: titles since our "main event" is
: only once a year. Once we have sister
: "clubs" offering events, with
: qualified judges/decoys things might be
: different.
:
: Howbout a "Bradda's n' Sista's"
: club??
:
:
: Heck, even at this point I'd
: like to see Regional Championships, but we
: need CLUBS with likemind goals to make that
: happen.
:
: I think we share the same goals a'ready!
: Me and you can be in one region. Western
: region perhaps.
: WABA has certified(classified) Helpers why
: don't we?
:
: Classify Helpers at the next National's!!!
: At the least I could make it over again
: within two years of that to renew.
:
: Really, the sky's the limit on what we CAN
: do, if we have the right people with us ;-)
:
: I've been looking at the Handbook and I'd
: like to break up the phases into titles.
:
: I can have Trials at least once a year here.
:
: There could be an achievable title for
: weight pulling, OB, athletix, confirmation,
: tracking and protection.
:
: For an authentic Title awarded by the WPBTCA
: and a place on the list of titles displayed
: on the WPBTCA website, I think nuff folks
: here would try to title their dogs under us.
:
: I can be a judge here and not compete. I'll
: save that for over there
:
:
: Hopefully Ron and Aja will chime in here
: with their thoughts/plans as well.
:
: Perhaps HowardB as well and E.
:
: No chance you can make it this year Mati??
:
: I'm gonna try my hardest.
: Howbout a Helper Seminar @ the trial and a
: Classification for WPBTCA Helpers?
:
: We could educate in terms of the
: responsibility and approach to maintain the
: legacy of the working APBT.
: Perhaps we could tape it and use it for
: publicizing our goals/expectations.
:
: It'd be great to invite the public(small
: fee) to the seminar, and after Classify a
: number of WPBTCA club Helpers to show what
: is necessary to catch/work these dogs
: safely.
:
:
: Considering the growing number of APBT folks
: looking to train/work their dogs..Education
: is always best!!
:
: If I can make it, you can use me for whateva
: you like. I'd like to bring a dog but I
: think that'll have to wait . . we'll see.
:
: We've prolly got about 20+ APBT entering the
: pulling competition next weekend.
: I expect up to sixty dogs. Twenty that are
: actually working right now.
:
: The folks here have seen how I handle my
: dogs at our get-together's, and it seems
: that a number of them have found value in
: it. More folks are trying to approach
: training/working their dogs WITH control and
: obedience as part of it.
:
: For me I've been able to say little and jus
: show how my dogs are well behaved..manners.
: It seems to me that now some folks who
: before thought it was so cool to have their
: pit dragging them around, now like it better
: to have the dog sitting by their side
: cruising and saving the pulling for the
: track.
:
: Our club is fully Ohana(family) vibe. We've
: never had a dogfight and I doubt it'll
: happen anytime soon.
: The clubs dogs and members are growing.
: It's simply a pulling club. Non-breed
: specific.
:
: Every sesh somebody new inquires about ob
: training or gripwork basically interested in
: something like Irondog.
:
: Lots of PitBull owners have buku pride and
: often status via their bloodline/lineage.
: Now they realize working the dog increases
: the status, marketability and value.
:
: If we incorporate the Image(I hate to say
: it) slash Hype of the Working dog into our
: website, titles,kennel recognition....
: this may happen.
:
: We could have the kennels with titled dogs
: linked to the site.
: There's so many ways to tie it together.
:
: If one guy will pay three-5 G's for a 120 lb
: Blue, anotha guy will train his 65kb APBT to
: smoke the mutant in the competition.
: Some big blue breeders want to show their
: dogs can work. More power to em.
:
: I'm not prejudice by breed, color, size
: ANYTHING.
:
: I jus want to see the dogs work.
:
: I criticise the big blue programs to the
: breeders here themselves who spend big money
: on "breeding stock".
: I tell them straight up "..people are
: gonna do what they want and I cannot stop
: them."
: "All I can do is educate to the best of
: my ability."
:
: Each individuals value to their
: owner/handler is site specific and I cannot
: tell anyone who genuinely loves their animal
: that their dog is a shitter.
: I won't.
: It's not about cutting down. It's about
: keeping the tools sharp, and available.
:
: There's a couple few serious guys training
: with me on da side that have dogs from legit
: kennels. These guys have serious potential
: in the game
: as handlers they and have their sights set
: on pulling, Ob, Irondog. They want to put a
: title on their dogs.
:
: A WABA title is cool. A WPBTCA title would
: be proppa.
:
: IronDog is GREAT because,
:
: other than a GDT and perhaps BST by flying a
: judge out here$$. . there's no real working
: titles for all the pits comin out to work.
:
: WE need an IronDog for the APBT.
: The WABA guys had the right idea.
:
: I feel our breed is more intellectually
: diverse AND more
: multitasking/cross-trainable to last more
: events with consistent success in
: training/titling.
:
: We need a Path.
:
: SCH has a fairly simple regimented,laid out
: path.
:
: The investment is there. Mos cannot invest
: that much time n'$$.
:
: In terms of a Schutzhund BH
: title..Schutzhund USA WANTS you to pass!
:
: It's pass or fail.
: That's what we need.
: Your routine doesn't have to be perfect.
: It's the entrance after all.
:
: We want folks to walk into the room. To come
: play with us!!
: Who understands the working APBT better?.
:
:
: We can post results here and make it legit.
: If folks here had something to truly work
: for that was just not so invested as Sch,
: Ring etc...
:
: I Guarantee I can bring in more and more
: members.
: ESPECIALLY if the AmStaffs will not be
: prejudice against.
:
: food4thought.
:
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