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We now after last w/e have qualified 7 Rottweilers with their ET titles.
It is not difficult and we never run more than 10 klms in training in one session.
Most dogs that fail are due to temperature of the dog and failure of high temp to stabilise
on the second check.
If your dog is not fit enough that is what will happen.
Worst thing about ETs is the early morning training or Late evening and
the saddle sores.
We feed totally Raw food, so chicken carcases and all bone are deleted
from the diet at least 3 days before hand, last thing you need is a constipated dog
stopping to eliminate in the middle of the trial.
Protein need to be increased as the muscles want to develop and carbohydrates needs to be increased
toward the end of the training regime, in our opinion.
Gaining ET titles gives quite a sense of achievement and certainly our dogs love the work.
Greg
Coalfire Rottweilers. www.coalfire.com.au

thanks for the responses everyone !!!

Haven't been on this site for a few months due to personal issues but am still very interest in persuing this activity. The dog I want to train has issues (he was sent away to the Corrective Services for Drug Training & came back a completely different dog) with the dogs in our street.

I think my bike would end up a buckled twisted mess if I took him out on it. He heels perfectly for my hubby but me???? (just like the human kids - ignores mum and I'm the scarier one .. hahaha) Our other dogs walk along beside me perfectly?? starting to bang my head against the walls with this boy

I'm taking my bike up to be serviced next week. I'm going to get puncture free tubes (if possible) a new speedo thingee, and new lights, might even shout myself a new seat. Plan is to get myself a little bit fit before summer comes, try and maintain the fitness over summer then tackle trying to educate Fern to the bike