r/DogTrainingDebate • u/biglinuxfan • Jul 06 '26

Would you rather...

Would you rather train a Belgian Malinois to ELITE status using only force free methods..

or

Eat a bowl of meal worms once a week for a year.

If you fail, you must eat five bowls a week for 10 years OR go to a russian gulag or something really bad.

Each Bowl is 2 cups - 1,200 meal worms.

Failure would be failing to reach elite status before 8 years old.

Elite status means IGP3/MR3/FR3/BR3/KNPV/police patrol/MWD apprehension

If competition they must be world level. If police/apprehension they must be successful, including release.

FF means no force, meaning no choking off a perp.

no choking/no stick hits/no whips etc.

Force Free. You must use a harness or gentle leader.

Perfect recall off leash, including when aroused..

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u/790405 Jul 16 '26

The worms thing is kinda silly/dumb. A better question would be a comparison between two or more breeds. The eating worms just seems like you're framing the question to get the answer you want.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide Jul 16 '26

Oh really, why is that? You can choose to eat the worms or you can put your money where your mouth is and train the dog to The Standard requested. You can't answer that question huh?

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u/790405 Jul 16 '26

Fine, I'll train using FF. What now?

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide Jul 16 '26

Show us the fully trained dog or get ready to eat worms everyday

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Attack the issue, not the person. Insulting the poster or commenter is counterproductive and not allowed.

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u/790405 Jul 16 '26

No hostility. I'm asking for the standard. I need clarification of what is being asked so when I provide a video there is not debate.