The mind of the Mondio judge -- Mondio Mania

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Date Posted: 10:20:52 05/18/04 Tue
Author: Dave Putnam
Subject: The mind of the Mondio judge

I use to think that the unscripted element in Mondio meant that there were random factors introduced into a given scenario. I now realize that this is not the case. The dog/handler team battles against the mind of the Mondio judge. He deliberately constructs scenarios that will systematically blow holes in your training or the temperament of your dog. The judge uses the decoys, accesories and field as tools to expose weakness. There is an infinite number of things that he can do.

The secret, therefore, to training is to think like a Mondio judge and construct training scenarios that a judge would create, rather than simply introduce random variations.

It also occured to me that a judge with 35 years experience like Jos is much more formidable than a green judge. As far as I can tell, no other sport is as dependent on the judge's creativity. The Mondio judge is like a chess master.

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Re: The mind of the Mondio judge -- Sharon, 14:11:25 05/18/04 Tue
- Mondio Haiku 3 ... to express my feelings in poetry -- Dave Putnam, 16:00:55 05/18/04 Tue
  - Congratulations on the Brevet! -- David, 16:08:14 05/18/04 Tue
    - Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- Dave Putnam, 19:36:47 05/18/04 Tue
      - Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- David, 04:39:11 05/19/04 Wed
        Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- Dave Putnam, 07:22:25 05/19/04 Wed
        Re: Congratulations on the Brevet! -- David, 07:41:54 05/19/04 Wed
        Sharon, you want to jump in here? -- Dave Putnam, 08:03:58 05/20/04 Thu
        Re: Sharon, you want to jump in here? -- Sharon, 15:16:14 05/24/04 Mon
        Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- Dave Putnam, 12:55:23 05/25/04 Tue
        Re: Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- J.D.M., 17:27:35 05/27/04 Thu
        Re: Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- Ann Putegnat, 18:00:22 05/28/04 Fri
        Re: Defense of handler as an OB exercise -- J.D.M., 18:22:56 06/15/04 Tue
        Re: Sharon, you want to jump in here? -- Ann Putegnat, 17:56:36 05/28/04 Fri