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nice

i liked the video reatly ... hope people who read  the other forum  posts see the very very nice foot work i alluded to 1&2&3&4 , 1&2&3&4 1&2&3&4 rhythym patternof a notural walk ..  , also take note very very carefully attention in the about turn to the the placement of the feet .. it is not a walk about turn , it is a precision turn .. it is plant foot slide the other foot and trun .. a slight hestiation of sorts to allow the dog to turn it's body !! the handler cues the dog very nicely with his body !! notice the attitude of the dog !! you can HOW see this dog was trained ...it seems this dog is just not moving and looking around for a ball to appear.. the expression of the dog is utterly one of joy & happiness.  look at the carraige and expression !! this goes beyond merely teaching the of .. simply to execute a so called command . a great synergy , relationship , communication is projected between dog & handler .. again .. a wonderful illustration ..

I disagree on the about turn.  That type of turn has been done for several years in the IPO community and must be done on the handler's path, you must stay on your centerline.  Although the overall picture was nice, there was a little bit of trouble in the group and with the running stand.  Retrieves were quite nice and actually showed increased drive versus the group.  The about turn however was a little off course.  The handler kind of turns around the dog instead of having the dog turn around him.  The dog never really backs into proper position and the handler has to almost catch up.  This type of turn is much easier for a dog of square structure and much more difficult for a dog of exaggerated angulation.  To execute this type of turn correctly the dog must almost back up to the momentarily stationary handler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6w_o5OTvQQ     If you notice the dogs at 1:36 and 4:32, they are executing the IPO about turn more correctly.

Duderino
Nice video!

duderino .. you make valid comments.. but i think this is a nice video for novices to start to get a handle on their attention heel & how to pace in heeling , which i addressed from other threads  , my intention was not to critique the whole video as a representative SCH performance. i was at fault for not clarifying. . .. and besides .. not all heeling & turns in sports have to be a Schheel &  turn with the dog going behind you .. as a matter of fact IMO that turn is much easier because there is no banging into the dog / crwoding in the turn compared to when both turn in unision on the same side.  .. remember foot work in different sports can be a little different and variable.again my purpose was to accent how important foot work is.  in Ring the dog doesn't even have to look at you [ not the drive in attention at all ].. and  the heel is  expected by the judge to be as /just like everyday .walk , stop , turn  etc... No quickness to pump up the dog , just a normal walk ..  So i consider your commentary , but lets remember , this is not a site dedicated soley to schutzhund style and perfromance or IPO . 

Both are nice videos. I love the dogs enthusiasm to do exactly what they are told. A lot of every day dogs you see are reluctant or bored seeming with their owners commands, but not these guys.

Those Mali's.... talk about hitting the ground running....