I think it depends on the human factor, not on the sport itself. And to tell the truth we humans usually do our best to make the whole thing harder for our dogs… I know only the European situation, but I have a feeling that people are similar at any part of the planet in this.

The top two method here how to destroy your dog are bad throwing technics and lack of regular trainings. I see often that somebody saw something really cool on youtube or at a competition, wants to do the same, so starts practicing with the dog immediately. He doesn’t know yet how to throw, so every throw is different, and he is concentrating more on his own hand than on his dog. So the dog tries to do his best, but if it’s a dynamic and fast canine, has a tendency to hurt himself instead of being cautious. I hate this, because this way it’s not a teamwork, so these people loose the best part of the whole thing – and by the way, a cool trick could not be more important than your dog’s health!

First step: in September, when a beutiful young female (9 months old) was with me for a week, just for a short training. She is lovely, and I’m still in touch with the owners, but I had no glue that this was only the first snowball of a lawina.

Step two. Only a couple of weeks later an other beardie moved here, this time for two months. He lives in a very calm and quiet place, so he needs some experiences of the crowded and noisy Budapest. Suddenly he found himself in the middle of my crazy life, but he adapted very soon. He comes to work with me every day, walks a lot in the city, takes part of some political demonstations (best place to see lot of people together, isnt it?), and was an actor in a commercial. And I learnt that life with a beardie is much more easier than I thought about it earlier. He is really sweet!

Yesterday I visited Reggie’s owners, they have two beardie litters now. By the official version we were testing the puppies, but after the very serious character test suddenly I’ve found myself in this situation: