ME-

Serious dog, nice work. I really appreciate how a) You guys are really trying to have a look at what this dog is 'all about', rather than just going through basic routines to make sure the dog looks good. b) You're putting it out there for people to see, learn from and (maybe!) even contribute something constructive. The mainstream dog sports are great, and test many things (for dog, handler and trainers), but let's be honest- nowadays no real physical pressure is used. I'm not into all the 'sport vs real' bullshit, as I think a really good dog/line could do either, but I'm very aware that for dogs that might have to protect us in the real world, or that are being evaluated for breeding, putting the dogs through different situations, in different environments, with different pressures and with different decoys is key. Bottom line, the sports are all about making the dog look as good as possible, through continuous training. Pressure testing dogs is (in my view and experience) about seeing (within reason) if we can make the dogs look BAD. If a dog or its offspring might be called on one day to save the handlers' lives, then I'd rather see what issues or weaknesses are there in a training scenario, than in a live situation. Great stuff, I hope things go well and you'll produce stuff from this dog that'll be catching criminals, protecting LEOs and civilians, and maybe even representing on some sports fields, too!