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When he enters the program, he is perfectly
focused on me and does everything I ask of him,
so it is easy to work with him.

He is still a very young dog and many times his
behaviour is like that of a puppy.

Jagger has given me a lot of joy at shows. I have
already used him for breeding and he is giving me
many things which is the most important thing for
me, he is not only a winning dog but also a great
reproducer.

I have seen you show your dogs yourself. What
is your training philosophy for handling? And
how often do you train your dogs – for example
Jagger?
My philosophy of work is when I decide to
keep one puppy, it is not important if it will be
showing or not, is the socialisation since this
will determine their way of facing life and the
show. The puppy must be exposed to different
environments, situations, noises, and coexistence
not only with humans but also with dogs, or other
animals, in short, to any situation that it may face
in the future.

I also try to take the puppy to the nearest show,
not with the intention of showing it, but with
the intention of working on aspects within the
environment, since it is difficult to recreate them character is always wanting to please us, hence
in the city, people, speakers, music, number and the importance of the bond and trust with the
variety of dogs, and I take the opportunity to play puppy from the beginning.
with him. Usually, I will only dedicate 5 minutes
to show training as long as the puppy’s character This is one of the reasons why I like to show my
allows me after I see his behaviour. If the puppy own dogs; there are great handlers who do a
shows insecurities, my work will always focus on wonderful job at the shows, but I think the bond
improving those insecurities through play. We you have with your own dog when you live with
have to leave the Show with a good experience them is unmatched.
and never end that visit with a moment that could
be traumatic for the puppy. The frequency of my training is two days a week,
and it does not go beyond 5 minutes per dog.
We introduce show training little by little since When it comes to working, it is very important for
I think that a well--socialised dog allows you to me to have good energy and if we have had a bad
do this work at any age, in reverse would be very day, it is better to leave the training for another
difficult or impossible. time.

Each age has its stages and the most important Jagger currently only trains prior to a show but
stage for a puppy is socialisation. with the same training schedule as if he were a
We have a breed with the advantage that its puppy.

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