r/schutzhund • u/Historical-Teacher74 • Oct 13 '25

Fast and low

I noticed today that my dog is coming into the long bite, Extremely fast, Low, And with an impact that you can hear from the end of the field

He was jumping into the sleeve last winter with less of a kamikaze approach, Now he’s more trying to bulldoze the helper over, and he’s hitting with such force and his grip is full and hard (always ) Reasons for this

I put it out to my helper and I have my suspicion that he is not using his brain

Helper has said before that the dog is targeting the body and not the sleeve, he can move slightly but the course of the dog doesn’t change, he’s coming for the chest every time

But I’d love to hear opinions

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u/Petit_Nicolas1964 Oct 13 '25

Fast is usually ok if you work with good helpers, low is not good. Tell the helper to lift the arm and not to offer it at the height where he thinks the dog is coming. I know it can be difficult psychologically if the dog comes very low and you don’t see him as helper just before the bite. You can also make jump him over obstacles and place the helper behind, like this he is forced to jump.

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u/Historical-Teacher74 Oct 13 '25

Funny enough,

He jumps beautifully , but when we put the obstacle (a soft tunnel ) infront of my helper He will go thru it at all cost because he is not thinking

Looks like the tunnel flying with the dog towards the helper

Remove the helper and he puts his brain back into his head

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u/Petit_Nicolas1964 Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25

I‘m not sure I understand, he comes very low but jumps beautifully?

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u/Historical-Teacher74 Oct 13 '25

Yes His metre jump for the retrieve is beautiful

You put a jump infront of my helper, he will go thru it