Denise Harris and U-CD Max BH,
Dogue de Bordeaux , in the 'Brevet' Defense of Handler. Left to right:
Decoy, Sam Canella; Judge Yvon Prigent of France; Assistant, Frederich
Beyer of France. Event theme and location: Fiesta and the River
Parade, San Antonio, Texas |
Adapted from the article, "Mondioring, taking North
America by Storm" by Bob Billyard:
"..Now comes Mondioring (Worldring), an F.C.I.-recognized international
protection sport that endeavors to blend the best of the protection dog
sports.
There are obstacles and accessories that the decoy can use to impress
the dog. The dog could be required to go through water to the bite, whether
it’s a water trough or water thrown at him.
The Defense of Handler exercise is not a standard routine. It is
left to the imaginations of the decoys and judge, and tests
the dog’s adaptaability, self-control, and thought processes.
The object guard involves accessories, two decoys and many different
types of objects to be
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| guarded. The dog could be guarding a chair, wagon, baby
carriage, garbage can. The type of accessories, retrieve objects, object
to be guarded and the order of the flee attack (whether a stopped or bite),
etc. are unknown to the handler till the day of the trial. This eliminates
a lot of pattern training and relies much more on how you prepare your
dog in his ability to think, adjust and react. The dog must also adapt
to its environment. Every trial will look different to the dog. There could
be music playing, fake decoys, civilians, anything on the field that brings
it more to real life. Your imagination is your only limit. |
Ann Putegnat with U-UD Haddock SchH
I, FR Brevet, MR I, R1 MCL, and John Johnson in Defense of Handler,
Mondioring I. Decoy shakes
the handler’s hand and offers a peace pipe. Event theme and location:
Indian Village, Las Animas, Colorado. |
Defense of Handler in Mondioring
II. Decoys Chris Moody (Amarillo, TX) and Sam Canella (Toronto, Canada)
greet each other as long lost friends and proceed to dance enthusiastically
to the mariachi music blaring on the boom box. The handler is Jeff
White, with his German Shepherd Dog, Disdonc,
FR 2, MR 1. Judge Yvon Prigent
looks on. Event and theme: Fiesta, San Antonio, Texas. |
Defense of Handler - (30 pts I, II, III)
In my opinion this is the signature exercise of Mondioring. The dog
must employ excellent self control, decision making, and adaptability
to succeed in this exercise.
The exercise is based around the theme of the trial and usually uses
two decoys. Because the scenarios are different for every trial, it is
difficult to explain exactly what might take place. A very basic explanation
is that distractions usually take place before the handshake. Efforts
will be made to entice the dog to bite the wrong decoy. You might have
to perform certain tasks during the exercise, such as placing objects in
a wagon given to you by one of the decoys. Music could be playing. You
might be sitting in a chair when attacked by the decoy. |
Ann Putegnat and Haddock in
Defense of Handler Mondioring I. Decoys Ernest Fortson and Gregg
Barrow prepare to ‘skin’ the alligator. Event and theme: Spring
Break, Bulverde, Texas. |
Some basic rules must be followed. The decoy who
eventually shakes the handler's hand is the decoy who must attack the handler.
The decoy must hold his attack for two seconds minimum to allow the dog
to bite. It must be with two hands, and clear and unambiguous. There is
a 10-second bite with out and guard. This exercise is a joy to train and
training never ends.
In the Defense of Handler exercise, the handler is only allowed to
give the dog a command at the start line, where the exercise begins.
Any command after that |
Marki Barta and her GSD, Jury,
SchH III, compete for Mondioring I. Defense of Handler exercise.
Marki, Jury and decoy Ernest Fortson transport the ‘gator together.
Second decoy, Gregg Barrow, waits by the tree. |
point will disqualify the exercise. The dog is
expected to remain with the handler, no matter what happens. Handler
could walk from one point to another. Or sit in a chair and then
move on. Or climb steps, lay on a stretcher, be handed objects, have
to bend over and collect objects, push a wheelbarrow, sit at a restaurant
table, or any variation that the judge comes up with. No repeated command
may be given to assist |
the dog in staying with handler. This is the challenge, along
with the challenge for the dog of deciding when it may bite.
The photos here demonstrate the variations that may exist in the
Defense of Handler exercise in a trial. A Mondioring trial consists
of three areas. Obedience, agility exercises (jumps), and protection
exercises. All are completed with no interruption, in that dog and
handler stay on the field to complete all exercises. A Mondioring
III routine will last approximately 45 minutes. |
