Akita and competition obedience

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• TeamLaika

  October 2009 edited November -1

  Hi Martin. You're not getting much response here, but I would just suggest putting in some discussion topics. There are folks out there training in obedience with other nihonken breeds (or other breeds, as well). I don't know that you necessarily have to limit it to the Akita.
  
  I have not done formal obedience competition, but I have attended novice obedience and rally classes.
  
  We have worked on the following:
  heeling, figure 8s, sits, downs, recall over a jump, fronts and finishes (left and right), pivots, stays out of sight, introduction to dumbell, send-outs, etc.
• MnV

  October 2009 edited November -1

  You can always update us with the progress.
  
  I'm curious to find out too how Akita would do in competition obedience.
  
  Our "basic" obedience with Aki starts in Nov. So far, I find Akita to be moderately obedient and circumstantial too according to my own personal expectation.
• Leonberger

  October 2009 edited November -1

  I have only tried one thing that our trainer mentioned they do in training for advanced/competition obedience. That his to just drop a command like "sit" in the middle of a normal conversation with someone. Kuma sat instantly although it was said in the same tone as he were talking (me and the trainer). I don't think I'd be as successful now, since we don't train as often as we used to at the time.
• Migoo

  October 2009 edited November -1

  At the moment we are working on almost the same things that Sarah wrote about. With some difference it's the same as what's in the obedience class 1 here in Sweden.
  The reason for asking just for akitas is that it's pretty special to train an akita. I have no idea about how it is to train any other nihon ken.
  
  Yes I'll keep you updated with the progress. I can tell that much that Viggo is really good at this. I've heard that the akitas are soooo hard to train, almost impossible. But a couldn't agree less with that. Actually there are two akitas at the course. One can easily see that Viggo has been doing this before, I practiced some this summer, compared to the other akita. But the other one is a quick learner
  
  Tomorrow it's time for the third session. It shall be interesting...
• Migoo

  November 2009 edited November 2009

  You who are interested can read more about the progress in my blog:
  
  http://migoo.net/
  
  ...yes it's in english
• TeamLaika

  November 2009 edited November -1

  Here's a fun exercise to work on stays, send-outs, and recalls.
  
  http://cynography.blogspot.com/2009/10/paper-plate-recall-basics.html
• MnV

  November 2009 edited November -1

  Keep up the good work, Martin.
  
  I'm glad to see that your dog and you are progressing and bonding closer together.
• Migoo

  November 2009 edited November -1

  We had a new training session today. I must say that I'm really proud of Viggo and how well he does after only a few sessions. Yes I do train with him other times than just Saturdays but not that focused as we are on the Saturday sessions. Nice too to see him play with one of the other dogs after we finished the training. He is learning more and more about how to behave with other dogs.
  
  He is the best!