question about the coming of internationalization

[dinahprincedaly]

So what are the key ingredients and handling prerequisites that make a course an internationalized course?

And why are some people in an uproar about this?

Comments

[nosemovie]

Well, like Laura hinted at. There are many reasons to NOT want to run your dog this way.
Here are some off the top of my head:

1. You have to train a whole new way of dog directionals. Going "around" a jump just wasn't "done" but now you have to actually have a CUE for it.
2. approaches are much more tricky now, and fast, long striding dogs (who are bulldozers, like mine) are going to knock shit down.

3. You have to BE there... No more distance handling.
3b. If you HAVE trained for distance handling (go-ons, motion based sends, etc) you're going to have ONE hella confused dog on your hands.

4. It's different (to us!) and different = bad! don't cha know?

I think it's awesome. I love watching this style of handling and have loved it for many years now. I will be happy to see American teams get on the train and tear this stuff up.

I also, FULLY trust, that people like that NADAC woman, CPE, ASCA, and to some extent, even USDAA will continue to offer "american style" courses that play to the strengths of dogs who have been trained in that way. I'm not worried in the LEAST that this will take over the sport and there won't be "regular" options.

Also, as for "skill, speed, etc..." It's different, but it's still just training your dog. There are challenges whereever you want to find them. I'm sure if some Swedish gal brought her dog out to a NADAC course she'd be pretty challenged due to her dogs not being able to work away from her much. But that's just my guess.

[purpledogs]

I also fully trust that the "american style" course options won't be going anywhere. I don't think, with the way our sport is set up here, we can get rid of those options and still have a sport. And I don't think that's a bad thing... the options are fantastic.

But that is just it, we need more options... and so far it seems we are on the path to getting them. :)

[nosemovie]

As in ANY consumer product, demand will push supply. If enough people sign up for this stuff (and they will) it will exist. I like seeing the changes coming, I think it will increase the ability to "Think" in the sport.

Now, NADAC... I wonder at how that continues, such a strange "version" of what used to be the sport.