Čihalov memorial / Čihal Memorial

Po dobrih petih mesecih treningov smo končno tudi pokazali, da se nismo samo slikali, ampak tudi dobro trenirali. Na Čihalovem memorialu na Ptuju je Stanko z Ortosom osvojil 3. mesto po programu IPO 3 in pokala za najboljšo obrambo in poslušnost na tekmi, Tatjana z Endži pa 1. mesto po programu IPO 2. Čestitke vsem, ki so garali za te rezultate. Čakamo pa še na podmladek in se veselimo novih rezultatov.

After more than five months of training, we finally proved that we haven't been just taking photos, but have also trained well. On Čihal memorial in Ptuj Stanko with Ortos won 3rd place in IPO 3 and trophies for best defence and obedience in the competition, while Tatjana with Endži won 1st place in IPO 2. Congratulations to all who have worked hard for these results. We are now waiting for our noobies and looking forward to seeing new results.

Odštevanje / The Countdown

Odštevamo dneve do izpitov, na katerih bo ekipa postavila na preizkus svoje znanje po programih B-BH in IPO 2. V duhu intenzivnih priprav smo na trening povabili markerja Tomaža Režonjo. Po tem, ko so se naši trije pasji kandidati za IPO 2 s svojimi vodniki dobro odrezali, smo z gostom potrenirali še ostali.

Hvala Tomažu za trening in veliko uspeha ekipi na sobotnih izpitih!

Counting down the days till Saturday's exams, when our team will put their skills in B-BH and IPO 2 to the test. In the spirit of the intensive preparations we hosted a guest trial helper Tomaž Režonja in our training session this weekend. After our three canine IPO 2 candidates and their handlers did a good job, everyone else got a chanse to train with our guest.

Tomaž, thank you for the training! Team, every success on the exams!

Hiša strahov / The House of Fear

Tokrat hiša strahov, kakor jo v šali imenujem. Velikokrat se na treningih poslužujem različnih nepričakovanih situacij, ki pse spravljajo pod povečan pritisk in obremenitve v različnih objektih z motečimi rekviziti in ovirami, ki jih morajo psi premagati, da pridejo do markerja oz. do nagrade. Tako preizkusim njihov pogum, odziv na stresne situacije, jim dvigujem nagone, učim kako postati močnejši, hrabrejši, bolj drzni in jim s tem dvigujem samozavest. Obenem pse postavljam v večjo disciplino, vodnike pa v situacije, ki jih učijo voditi psa s tako močno željo, ga ohranjati vodljivega ne glede na okoliščine in tako poiskati ravnotežje med nagoni in disciplino. S takimi treningi pripravljam pse za različne preizkuse, ki jih organizirajo pasemske komisije, hkrati pa popestrim trening, da moji ekipi nikoli ni dolgčas.

This time it was all about the house of fear as I joke about it sometimes. For training purposes, in order to create unexpected and stressful situations for dogs, I often make use of various facilities with intrusive requisites and obstacles, that must be overcome in order to reach a trial helper or an award. This way I test the dog's courage and response to stress, teach it to become more powerful, persistent and courageous and thereby increase its self-esteem. At the same time I put dogs under greater discipline and handlers in situations, that will teach them how to handle a dog with such strong drives, how to keep it obedient regardless of the circumstances and thus finding the right balance between drives and discipline. With such trainings I keep handlers and their dogs prepared for various tests, organized by breed standard commissions and at the same time spice up our practice so my team never gets bored.

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Motivacija, trud in močna ekipa...

Le redki bodo razumeli zakaj je pes srečen, ko hodi ob vodniku željan izpolniti njegov sleherni ukaz. A samo tisti bodo razumeli tudi kaj pomeni voditi psa, ki hodi od tebi tako sproščeno in veselo, da preprosto čutiš kako njegova energija polni tudi tebe.

Only a few will understand why a dog can be happy when walking along his handler eager to fulfilll his every command. But only those will also understand the energy one gets from handling a dog so relaxed and so cheerful.

Tak odnos med vodnikom in psom je osnova kinologije in je plod pravilno nastavljenih temeljev sistema dela, ki ga je psu že kot mladičku potrebno razložiti. Najpomembnejši čas za pravilno vzgojo vašega ljubljenčka je torej že od rane mladosti do enega leta. Vse te osnove je potem potrebno samo nadgrajevati in tako izpiliti vsak delček poslušnosti. S takimi temelji se lahko vodnik in pes lotita športne kinologije.

In cynology an honest relationship between a handler and a dog is indispensable and is a result of correctly set bases of systematic approach to dog training. It is very important to teach this bases to a puppy from a very early age. After that one only needs to maintain,  upgrade and refine dog's obedience and for mentioned relationship. Only now the couple is ready to begin training for competing in canine sports.

A poleg pravega psa in vodnika potrebuješ za doseganje vrhunskih rezultatov v tem športu še dobrega trenerja, markerja - dobrega vodjo. Torej dobro povezano ekipo, ki te spodbuja in ti pomaga, ko zmanjka motivacije in ko gre kaj narobe. In potrebuješ cilj, ki te pelje naprej čez ovire. Delo, nešteto ur treninga, motivacija, trud in močna ekipa je tisto, kar krasi vrhunske športne kinologe in njihove nepogrešljive spremljevalce - pse.

But in addition to the right dog and the right handler, in order to achieve the best results, the couple needs an excellent coach, trial helper - a leader. One needs a coherent team that will encourage and help him. And he needs a goal that will lead him over all the obstacles in his way. Hard work, countless hours of training, motivation, effort and a strong team - that is what a handler and his dog need in order to achieve the best results.

Tako kot v tujini velja še danes, je imela pri nas športna kinologija nekoč bogato tradicijo. Moja ekipa želi svoje znanje in trud pokazati širši publiki, saj si želimo, da ta šport spet najde svoje mesto tudi v Sloveniji. Zato smo se odločili, da bomo svoje treninge, razmišljanja, foto in video utrinke, včasih pa tudi zabavo, z vami delili na spletu. Vse somišljenike, pa tudi tiste, ki boste to morda šele postali, vabim, da nas spremljate na našem blogu. Za konec pa vam sporočam še to: pogumno, pametno in uspelo vam bo!


Europe has a proud canine sport tradition as well as Slovenia had years ago. My team wants to present itself to a wider audience and help dog sport to find its place in our culture again. Therefore we decided to share our trainings, thoughts, photo and video highlights and sometimes even fun online. I invite all our supporters and those who might just become one to follow our blog. And just a thought for the end: work smart, be brave and you will succeed!
 

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