If you have a dog that is being trained to become a police dog, a security dog, or another type of dog that will play an important role, you might think that you need to limit the amount of exercise it gets on a regular basis. After all, your dog is going to be spending… Read more »
In our years of dog training experience, we’ve heard a lot of questions and comments about training and dogs in general. Some of it is outright laughable and at other times it can be frustrating. Here are a few. “My protection dog needs to be black/red.” Yes, admittedly, there are color preferences among dog owners… Read more »
Listen. Every working dog handler is tempted to settle for mediocre. It takes effort to excel. To have a solid, reliable, confident team, handlers and trainers must invest time, energy, and effort. If you are satisfied with average, your dog will be also. If you demand excellence, lead towards excellence, and train with excellence, your… Read more »
One of the prerequisites of a personal protection dog is confidence. If/when this dog’s services are needed, it will be during an extremely stressful situation. Personal assaults and home intrusions are very stressful indeed; for the victim, the aggressor, and the dog. If dogs are to be successful in preventing or averting these types of… Read more »
One of the reasons why some breeds (such as pitbulls) or some dogs with trained skills (such as a personal protection dog) are given a bad rap is because of owners who do not use their God-given intellect or who flourish on impressing others. A personal protection dog is a great asset and… Read more »
A common question we hear is…what is the difference between a competition dog/trainer and a real-world protection dog/trainer? We’ll try – in the short span of this brief article –to answer the highlights. First, competition work is very structured and predictable. The decoy must make the same movements in order to be fair to all… Read more »
Most items that are high dollar are considered investments. This could include a house, car, boat, education, etc. The same can be said of protection dogs. Now, these dogs need not cost what most of the above items would (however there are some sellers out there charging astronomical prices). A personal protection dog is an… Read more »
Correct selection of a K9 is a major component of the successful K9 team. Many departments end up running inferior K9 units because they fail in this very important part of the program. Choosing the wrong dog will cause the department to continually “spin their wheels.” First, firmly establish your goals for the K9 unit/team. … Read more »
So you’ve got a patrol dog that won’t engage a decoy/suspect? Man, is that ever frustrating! What’s up? A dog’s failure to engage a suspect can cause an unsafe environment for the officers at the scene. Furthermore, the handler then becomes so engrossed with the dog’s poor performance that he loses focus on what else… Read more »
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