Melbarose

I'm so confused. I currently train 4 dogs and in total have trained 5. My lab/rotty is my good boy in the sense that he does as he is told, never questions and is eager to learn. But in terms of general behavior he is over the top and tends to break jumps, weavers, almost our instructors nose and has dislocated his jaw because he is so enthusiastic. My Smithfield X is very obedient up to a point, if she doesn't want to do it she can simply switch off. If she is in trouble or I want her to go to the house she will go,but very slowly and stops to check that I actually know what I am talking about. Very annoying! My Mini Schnauzer, a breed that is supposed to be super intelligent, likes to train at home but can't get it together out in the big wide world. And lastly my Basset is easily the best dog I've trained. She is nearly two and loves to work, she's started Novice Encouragement and aside from the occasional smell that takes her attention away, she will eagerly do my bidding. So I have a Labx that lives up to his breeds reputaion, a working dog x that doesn't, a schnauzer that doesn't and a Basset that goes against the general opinion of them being obstinate, single minded, easily distracted and hard to train! See why I'm so confused? But we should all keep plugging away. I know of beagles that have done exceptionally well in the obedience ring, also a boxer and a malamute. All of these are dogs that most would say, forget it! But at the end of the day our dogs are only as good as the work we put into them and the most important thing to remember is that if you are having fun and your dog is having fun then you've already won!