katiek0417 wrote:I have heard that with both MR and FR, the decoy is more of a "sparring partner" as compared to PSA where they're more of an adversary/bad buy...
furever_pit wrote:katiek0417 wrote:I have heard that with both MR and FR, the decoy is more of a "sparring partner" as compared to PSA where they're more of an adversary/bad buy...
Can you explain why though? Is it a difference in the training? In PSA, does the decoy correct the dog to help it learn the exercise?
katiek0417 wrote:In FR, the decoy is told to esquive...there are many people that believe this is more of a prey action than it is a direct threat (as in a fully forward motion)...
furever_pit wrote:I understand that many people do this as a way to slow down the dog on entry so that the contact is not as brutal when it is made.
mnp13 wrote:After a few esquives and some pressure, some dogs just give up.furever_pit wrote:I understand that many people do this as a way to slow down the dog on entry so that the contact is not as brutal when it is made.
I don't think the contact is the point here, the esquive ends up making the dog think on the entry. If they just go flying down field and launch, then the decoy moves and the dog moves. I've seen dogs launch from 10 feet out (including Connor) and after one or two misses the dog pays a lot more attention to where it is going. That does not necessarily mean they go slower or that the impact is less - they just are more alert to what they are doing and where the decoy is.
Katrina - I don't think PSA decoys are allowed to esquive, correct? Why not?
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