This articles discusses how harder more dominant dogs as well as softer middle pack dogs react to compulsive training methods in K9 schools, and how police agencies can choose their trainers wisely to avoid the costs with replacing dogs in a class when it is unnecessary.
Component Training in Obedience for Police K9sTarheel Canine
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Obedience doesn't have to be synonymous with corrections (punishment) but rather means having a dog that reliably performs his trained behaviors, whether that be tracking, detection or traditional obedience behaviors. In this article in K9 Cop, Jerry Bradshaw discusses how to deconstruct your training so that you can apply both reward for specific behaviors in an efficient way, and learn how and when to apply corrections to create attentive and reliable behaviors and spend more time rewarding your dog for being correct then nagging him for incorrect responses. This is a must read for K9 Cops!
This document summarizes and discusses techniques for training police service dogs. It covers developing a dog's foundation through targeting exercises, drive channeling to avoid conflict between defense and prey drives, and teaching the out command. The author emphasizes allowing dogs to fully engage threats to satisfy their drives, while also relieving stress through prey exercises. Proper targeting, pressure from decoys, and rewarding releases are presented as important for building confidence and control.
This article touches on hyper-passive and hyper-aggressive subjects in a K9 SWAT environment, and the importance of backup role playing in these scenarios. Engagement challenges and training progressions are also covered.
In this training article Jerry Bradshaw discusses 5 keys to street readiness, from training the dog to alert to passivity, defense training aspects, control training processes, and the environment in which the handler expects his dog to live. Muzzle work, civil aggression and creating habits in engagement are also discussed.
Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. Our most popular K9 seminar is the decoy seminar. A lack of skill in your decoys will reflect in poor performance of your patrol dogs. Enhance your Patrol performance by having your decoys view this presentation, and come to a decoy school put on by Jerry Bradshaw of Tarheel Canine.
Restraining Canine Drives: Drive Capping and Drive Neutrality Part 1Tarheel Canine
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This article in the IACP Canine Professional Journal is part one of 2 describing how to cap and create neutrality in canine drives for both the performance trainer and the pet dog trainer. The article discusses the concepts of drive capping, creating drive neutrality, and adjunct concepts of Premack Principle and sequential breaks.
Component Training in Obedience for Police K9sTarheel Canine
ย
Obedience doesn't have to be synonymous with corrections (punishment) but rather means having a dog that reliably performs his trained behaviors, whether that be tracking, detection or traditional obedience behaviors. In this article in K9 Cop, Jerry Bradshaw discusses how to deconstruct your training so that you can apply both reward for specific behaviors in an efficient way, and learn how and when to apply corrections to create attentive and reliable behaviors and spend more time rewarding your dog for being correct then nagging him for incorrect responses. This is a must read for K9 Cops!
This document summarizes and discusses techniques for training police service dogs. It covers developing a dog's foundation through targeting exercises, drive channeling to avoid conflict between defense and prey drives, and teaching the out command. The author emphasizes allowing dogs to fully engage threats to satisfy their drives, while also relieving stress through prey exercises. Proper targeting, pressure from decoys, and rewarding releases are presented as important for building confidence and control.
This article touches on hyper-passive and hyper-aggressive subjects in a K9 SWAT environment, and the importance of backup role playing in these scenarios. Engagement challenges and training progressions are also covered.
In this training article Jerry Bradshaw discusses 5 keys to street readiness, from training the dog to alert to passivity, defense training aspects, control training processes, and the environment in which the handler expects his dog to live. Muzzle work, civil aggression and creating habits in engagement are also discussed.
Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. Our most popular K9 seminar is the decoy seminar. A lack of skill in your decoys will reflect in poor performance of your patrol dogs. Enhance your Patrol performance by having your decoys view this presentation, and come to a decoy school put on by Jerry Bradshaw of Tarheel Canine.
Restraining Canine Drives: Drive Capping and Drive Neutrality Part 1Tarheel Canine
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This article in the IACP Canine Professional Journal is part one of 2 describing how to cap and create neutrality in canine drives for both the performance trainer and the pet dog trainer. The article discusses the concepts of drive capping, creating drive neutrality, and adjunct concepts of Premack Principle and sequential breaks.
Introduction to scenario based training (short)Tarheel Canine
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This is a version of the presentation without the video support, the vide file too large to upload to slideshare, so I apologize for that in advance.
This presentation discusses key elements to pay attention to when you are designing scenario based training,
Tactical Obedience Training for Police K9: IntroductionTarheel Canine
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This article is an introduction to tactical obedience training for police K9s. Step out of the mire of certification obedience and train obedience skills more useful for deployment work. Includes photos and a QR code you can scan to see the work in action!
This article examines use of force and how research differs from practice in the perception of the hold and bark as a training protocol that can reduce the incidence of unwarranted use of force. In this reexamination some new ideas are offered as to why the research may differ, and a call for new research on the subject with more modern mathematical technique and different independent variables, including an expanded sample size, may shed more light on the subject.
This presentation was given at the IACP conference in September 2016 and focuses in on the principles of drive capping and drive neutrality, as well as how these principles can be applied to pet training with reactive dogs. Unfortunately to fit it all in the videos had to be cut out, however if you wish to have a full copy including videos please mail a 2GB thumb drive to Jerry at Tarheel Canine.
Article Canine Social Status and Police K9 TrainingTarheel Canine
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1) Police K9 training programs often have dogs returned for being too dominant for the handler or too soft for the compulsive training methods.
2) The author argues that using dominance-based training to address a dominant dog can lead to serious altercations, and that it is better to outthink dominance rather than confront it physically.
3) Younger dogs may be softer due to their age but can develop social dominance with the right training focused on motivation rather than compulsion.
Buying a Personal Protection Dog: What You Need to Know.Tarheel Canine
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Buying a personal protection dog for your family can be a very confusing process. In this free E-Book, Jerry Bradshaw of Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. explains the process and what you should be asking prospective sellers about meeting your needs with the right protection dog for you and your family. This E-Book dispels many myths about breed, sex, training and most of all the large variation in price you will see on the internet!
Using the power of reward to improve your police dog's obedience performance, includes how to deconstruct certification routines and break down exactly how to implement reward into your training to improve overall attention and response from your K9.
K9 Obedience: Command Genralization and DiscriminationTarheel Canine
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This article explains the concepts of command generalization and command discrimination by asking the question "Is your dog listening to what you say or is he just listening to you speak?" Learn how to set up your training so that your dog generalizes his understanding of his commands to varied contexts and how to ensure the dog is listening to each command and not just reading the context of your training sessions! A must read for police K9 handlers and trainers and others whose training and work involves deploying or showing complex contexts.
Proper desensitization and training techniques are presented for using muzzle work as a component technique to help make a police K9 ready for a real street encounter. Proper techniques are presented for both desensitization and decoying muzzle encounters, as well as problem solving.
Verbal Out, Out and Return and Tactical Removal Part 3Tarheel Canine
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Part 3 of this series discusses proper training of a tactical release for a police K9. The proper use of the technique and training steps are discussed as well as handler and collar neutrality as a prerequisite.
In this article we tell the story of Kira, a military working dog, who was having some trouble in her criminal apprehension work when I arrived at the MP station. We talk about how we assessed the work she was doing and how the ongoing training approach was contributing to the problems she was having. We discuss how we then in our 5 day seminar, changed the approach, had the decoys address the dog in defense rather than prey, and how by manipulating the drives of the dog properly were able to increase the dog's commitment, gripping power and confidence and change the way the unit saw her, no longer as a weaker apprehension dog but as one of the strongest in the kennel.
A Scientific Approach to Off Leash ControlTarheel Canine
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This article discusses the mindset handlers and trainers must have as they progress down the road to off leash control in obedience and protection work. The neuroscience of habit creation, and the practical aspects of how to create habits are discussed. With the proper mindset and goals in mind one can create reliable off leash control without needing to trick our dogs into performing!
This article published in Working Dog Magazine discusses training protocols for drive neutrality for police dog, and how training drive neutrality can substantially increase the deployability and reduce liability for your K9 unit. Drive capping and drive neutrality are discussed as well as training sequences for teaching these skills along with some scenario based training set ups.
The document discusses principles of dog leadership and training. It argues that strict "pack hierarchy" models based on wolves are not applicable to domestic dogs. Effective leadership involves trust, respect and companionship rather than dominance. Owners should establish clear rules and boundaries through positive reinforcement of desired behaviors like sitting politely, and avoid punishing or rewarding unwanted behaviors. The goal is to develop a close bond while gaining a dog's respect through gentle, consistent training.
Dog behavior problems related to dominance and how to address themLara Stonesifer
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Dogs can exhibit behavior problems related to dominance, such as aggression, jumping, guarding food, etc. These behaviors stem from the dog asserting its perceived position as alpha in the pack. To address dominance issues, owners must show the dog they are the leader by setting limits, controlling resources like food, and rewarding positive behavior. With patience and the right training techniques, owners can establish themselves as the top of the hierarchy and resolve dominance-based problem behaviors. If issues persist, professional help from a dog trainer may be needed.
Behavior problems in police K9s such as dominance aggression can create liabilities for K9 teams. See how the conventional wisdom in dealing with behavior problems can often create more of a problem for the K9 handler. Strategies for resolving behavioral issues are discussed.
This document provides guidance on house training dogs. It emphasizes that house training should begin as soon as the dog enters the home and recommends crate training and establishing a consistent schedule for feeding and exercise. Prevention is key by managing the dog's time to minimize accidents. The document also stresses the importance of positive reinforcement training using food rewards and keeping training sessions short and enjoyable. Consistency across all family members is important for successful house training.
Your dog doesn't listen to you
You need to train a new Puppy
Your dog barks uncontrollably
Your Dog is pulling on the leash
Your Dog is aggressive
Your Dog is chewing things he shouldn't
Your Dog is digging all the time
Your Dog is Jumping up
You're frustrated with your dog
You may even regret getting your Dog
You're worried you might have to give up your Dog because of behavior problems you can't handle
You feel helpless to control your dog
This document discusses establishing yourself as the pack leader or alpha in your household in order to address behavioural problems in dogs. It explains that dogs are pack animals and view their human owners as members of their pack. By asserting yourself as the dominant pack member through your body language, energy, and consistent rules, you can help your dog understand the social structure and help reduce unwanted behaviours like aggression, chewing, barking, jumping etc. The document provides strategies for demonstrating pack leadership during activities like walking, feeding, interacting with the dog and handling behaviours. The overall message is that being a strong but fair leader can help dogs feel more secure and obedient.
Dog training 101 - Learn The Techniques The Dog Training Schools UseGeorge Kelly
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This document discusses finding the perfect dog by considering different factors such as whether to get a puppy or adult dog, breed vs mutt, size, and individual personality. It emphasizes that a dog's temperament depends more on how it is raised than its breed. Researching breeds is recommended to understand traits, but all dogs have unique personalities. Picking a dog involves evaluating friendliness, handling, parents' behavior if a puppy, and asking questions if adopting an adult. Training should use positive reinforcement with generous rewards given immediately when the dog performs correctly. Patience, kindness, flexibility and quality time are keys to success.
Introduction to scenario based training (short)Tarheel Canine
ย
This is a version of the presentation without the video support, the vide file too large to upload to slideshare, so I apologize for that in advance.
This presentation discusses key elements to pay attention to when you are designing scenario based training,
Tactical Obedience Training for Police K9: IntroductionTarheel Canine
ย
This article is an introduction to tactical obedience training for police K9s. Step out of the mire of certification obedience and train obedience skills more useful for deployment work. Includes photos and a QR code you can scan to see the work in action!
This article examines use of force and how research differs from practice in the perception of the hold and bark as a training protocol that can reduce the incidence of unwarranted use of force. In this reexamination some new ideas are offered as to why the research may differ, and a call for new research on the subject with more modern mathematical technique and different independent variables, including an expanded sample size, may shed more light on the subject.
This presentation was given at the IACP conference in September 2016 and focuses in on the principles of drive capping and drive neutrality, as well as how these principles can be applied to pet training with reactive dogs. Unfortunately to fit it all in the videos had to be cut out, however if you wish to have a full copy including videos please mail a 2GB thumb drive to Jerry at Tarheel Canine.
Article Canine Social Status and Police K9 TrainingTarheel Canine
ย
1) Police K9 training programs often have dogs returned for being too dominant for the handler or too soft for the compulsive training methods.
2) The author argues that using dominance-based training to address a dominant dog can lead to serious altercations, and that it is better to outthink dominance rather than confront it physically.
3) Younger dogs may be softer due to their age but can develop social dominance with the right training focused on motivation rather than compulsion.
Buying a Personal Protection Dog: What You Need to Know.Tarheel Canine
ย
Buying a personal protection dog for your family can be a very confusing process. In this free E-Book, Jerry Bradshaw of Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. explains the process and what you should be asking prospective sellers about meeting your needs with the right protection dog for you and your family. This E-Book dispels many myths about breed, sex, training and most of all the large variation in price you will see on the internet!
Using the power of reward to improve your police dog's obedience performance, includes how to deconstruct certification routines and break down exactly how to implement reward into your training to improve overall attention and response from your K9.
K9 Obedience: Command Genralization and DiscriminationTarheel Canine
ย
This article explains the concepts of command generalization and command discrimination by asking the question "Is your dog listening to what you say or is he just listening to you speak?" Learn how to set up your training so that your dog generalizes his understanding of his commands to varied contexts and how to ensure the dog is listening to each command and not just reading the context of your training sessions! A must read for police K9 handlers and trainers and others whose training and work involves deploying or showing complex contexts.
Proper desensitization and training techniques are presented for using muzzle work as a component technique to help make a police K9 ready for a real street encounter. Proper techniques are presented for both desensitization and decoying muzzle encounters, as well as problem solving.
Verbal Out, Out and Return and Tactical Removal Part 3Tarheel Canine
ย
Part 3 of this series discusses proper training of a tactical release for a police K9. The proper use of the technique and training steps are discussed as well as handler and collar neutrality as a prerequisite.
In this article we tell the story of Kira, a military working dog, who was having some trouble in her criminal apprehension work when I arrived at the MP station. We talk about how we assessed the work she was doing and how the ongoing training approach was contributing to the problems she was having. We discuss how we then in our 5 day seminar, changed the approach, had the decoys address the dog in defense rather than prey, and how by manipulating the drives of the dog properly were able to increase the dog's commitment, gripping power and confidence and change the way the unit saw her, no longer as a weaker apprehension dog but as one of the strongest in the kennel.
A Scientific Approach to Off Leash ControlTarheel Canine
ย
This article discusses the mindset handlers and trainers must have as they progress down the road to off leash control in obedience and protection work. The neuroscience of habit creation, and the practical aspects of how to create habits are discussed. With the proper mindset and goals in mind one can create reliable off leash control without needing to trick our dogs into performing!
This article published in Working Dog Magazine discusses training protocols for drive neutrality for police dog, and how training drive neutrality can substantially increase the deployability and reduce liability for your K9 unit. Drive capping and drive neutrality are discussed as well as training sequences for teaching these skills along with some scenario based training set ups.
The document discusses principles of dog leadership and training. It argues that strict "pack hierarchy" models based on wolves are not applicable to domestic dogs. Effective leadership involves trust, respect and companionship rather than dominance. Owners should establish clear rules and boundaries through positive reinforcement of desired behaviors like sitting politely, and avoid punishing or rewarding unwanted behaviors. The goal is to develop a close bond while gaining a dog's respect through gentle, consistent training.
Dog behavior problems related to dominance and how to address themLara Stonesifer
ย
Dogs can exhibit behavior problems related to dominance, such as aggression, jumping, guarding food, etc. These behaviors stem from the dog asserting its perceived position as alpha in the pack. To address dominance issues, owners must show the dog they are the leader by setting limits, controlling resources like food, and rewarding positive behavior. With patience and the right training techniques, owners can establish themselves as the top of the hierarchy and resolve dominance-based problem behaviors. If issues persist, professional help from a dog trainer may be needed.
Behavior problems in police K9s such as dominance aggression can create liabilities for K9 teams. See how the conventional wisdom in dealing with behavior problems can often create more of a problem for the K9 handler. Strategies for resolving behavioral issues are discussed.
This document provides guidance on house training dogs. It emphasizes that house training should begin as soon as the dog enters the home and recommends crate training and establishing a consistent schedule for feeding and exercise. Prevention is key by managing the dog's time to minimize accidents. The document also stresses the importance of positive reinforcement training using food rewards and keeping training sessions short and enjoyable. Consistency across all family members is important for successful house training.
Your dog doesn't listen to you
You need to train a new Puppy
Your dog barks uncontrollably
Your Dog is pulling on the leash
Your Dog is aggressive
Your Dog is chewing things he shouldn't
Your Dog is digging all the time
Your Dog is Jumping up
You're frustrated with your dog
You may even regret getting your Dog
You're worried you might have to give up your Dog because of behavior problems you can't handle
You feel helpless to control your dog
This document discusses establishing yourself as the pack leader or alpha in your household in order to address behavioural problems in dogs. It explains that dogs are pack animals and view their human owners as members of their pack. By asserting yourself as the dominant pack member through your body language, energy, and consistent rules, you can help your dog understand the social structure and help reduce unwanted behaviours like aggression, chewing, barking, jumping etc. The document provides strategies for demonstrating pack leadership during activities like walking, feeding, interacting with the dog and handling behaviours. The overall message is that being a strong but fair leader can help dogs feel more secure and obedient.
Dog training 101 - Learn The Techniques The Dog Training Schools UseGeorge Kelly
ย
This document discusses finding the perfect dog by considering different factors such as whether to get a puppy or adult dog, breed vs mutt, size, and individual personality. It emphasizes that a dog's temperament depends more on how it is raised than its breed. Researching breeds is recommended to understand traits, but all dogs have unique personalities. Picking a dog involves evaluating friendliness, handling, parents' behavior if a puppy, and asking questions if adopting an adult. Training should use positive reinforcement with generous rewards given immediately when the dog performs correctly. Patience, kindness, flexibility and quality time are keys to success.
5 DOG TRAINING MYTHS You Dog Needs You to Shred - Without Using Tooth and ClawVAST ONLINE TRAFFICโข
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"In the dog training field you see a lot of half-truths and a fair share of total
myths. And when it comes to myth-making and myth-breaking, I've found
that it's quite common to have dog trainers insult your intelligence and
waste your time.
I mean, everyone knows that you don't house train a dog by rubbing their
face in their own mess. Everyone knows you don't teach a reluctant dog
to swim with a firm shove into the swimming pool. And we all know you
CAN teach an old dog new tricks (yes, your old dog is often smart enough
to make you think otherwise).
So I'd like to offer you some of the most important and most persistent
myths that have shaped my own experience with clients. All of these
questions grow out of common dog obedience problems - none of them
have easy answers." - Daniel Stevens
The document provides information from a veterinarian on selecting the right breed of dog. It discusses various breed traits like reactivity, trainability, aggression, coat type, size and more. It also includes a puppy aptitude test to evaluate temperament. The veterinarian recommends certain breeds based on experience but notes no breed is perfect and temperament depends on socialization and training. Prospective owners are advised to consider their lifestyle and what traits they want or can handle in a dog.
The student will demonstrate basic dog obedience commands to teach others how to train their dogs. The demonstration will cover the differences between behavioral and obedience training, and then show how to get a dog to perform the "lie down" command using treats and praise as positive reinforcement. The goal is to help those with dogs learn some basic commands to train their pets and strengthen the human-animal bond.
The document provides an introduction to dog training, covering topics such as human-dog relationships, training techniques, rewards and punishments. It discusses establishing yourself as the pack leader through consistent obedience training and focusing on reward-based methods. The document also covers first steps in training, commands, leash walking and tips for varying routines to keep training exciting for dogs.
Cincinnati Magazine - dog training feature by Lisa DesatnikLisa Desatnik
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Brenda's dog Fido ignores her "come" commands when outside and distracted, leading Brenda to believe he is untrainable. However, the document explains that Fido likely ignores Brenda because coming to her often cuts his fun activities short or results in punishment. Positive reinforcement training techniques are recommended to make coming to Brenda more rewarding for Fido than continuing other activities. The Premack Principle of reinforcing low-probability behaviors with high-probability rewards is discussed as an effective training tool to help dogs enjoy learning.
This document provides information about a dog walker apprenticeship program. It outlines the program's mission to ensure dog safety, ethical business practices, respectful treatment of dogs, and enjoyment for both dogs and their human companions. The document details various lecture topics that will be covered, including laws and regulations, vehicle safety, equipment, learning theory, canine communication, and business skills. It provides an overview of San Francisco laws for professional dog walkers and important considerations for vehicle usage and dog walking equipment. Learning theory concepts around classical and operant conditioning are introduced to explain how dogs learn.
The Secret To Making Brain Training For Your Dogโs Problem Behaviors Disappear. Mohammad Shoeb
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Do you find yourself trying hopelessly to get your dogโs attention? Does โin one ear and out the otherโ sound familiar? Or does your dog find it easy to listen to you until he sees the dreaded mail carrier? Whatever the case, itโs important that us owners are able to capture and hold our dogโs attention. Just imagine the consequences if our dog ran onto a busy road and was not able to listen to us calling him back!
This document summarizes an online dog training program called "Brain Training for Dogs" created by Adrienne Farricelli. The program uses games and mental stimulation techniques to eliminate bad behaviors and create an obedient and well-behaved dog. It works by tapping into a dog's "hidden intelligence" and is backed by over 10 years of experience training dogs. The program teaches 21 brain games divided into modules covering topics like preschool, elementary school, and more. It provides video guides, a support forum, and solutions for common behavior issues. Customers report their dogs are more excited to learn and better behaved after using the program.
Develops your Dog's "Hidden Intelligence"Nizamturk
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I'm going to show you a dog training system that took me 10 years to perfect - (and tens of thousands of dollars to learn) - a PROVEN "Battlefield-Tested" system for creating an incredibly well-behaved, intelligent dog who follows your every command!"
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This companion course to our High Risk Deployments / Tactical Building Search Course can be scheduled either before or after the Tactical Building Search class. It deals primarily with suspect encounters to ensure the highest likelihood of K9 engagement and proper tactical applications for street encounters. Three day class, 24 hours of instruction, working slots open to LE only, approved civilian auditors are also welcome.
High Risk Deployments & E-Collar Harrisburg PA April 2023.docTarheel Canine
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This class will take place over 3 nights, 24 hours of instruction, and be open to Law Enforcement K-9 handlers and supervisors. The class will be open to up to 15 handler/dog teams. Spectators, including supervisors are welcome to attend. The class will comprise both classroom instruction and practical street work. Classroom work will cover tactical approaches, deployments, and apprehensions, using trained police dogs in building/area searches, felony vehicle stops and other scenario based high risk applications. Instruction will also cover the tactics of integration of K9 teams with back-up officer in high risk scenarios. Additional instruction will cover proper decoy techniques for HRD applications, including proper use of bite suit, hidden sleeve and muzzle. The methods taught in this seminar allow for safer approaches to high risk deployments, easier integration into tactical units, and significantly reduced liability exposure. Additionally we will cover progressive use of e-technology for distance control of K9s both in training and under deployment. Explanations of how to train with e-collars, and integrate them into the functions of your K9 unit will be covered in detail.
HME & Large Hide Seminar 2023 May 12 Tarheel Canine.docTarheel Canine
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The document announces a one-day training seminar for explosives detection K9s that will provide exposure to homemade explosives and large quantity hides. Up to 18 handler-dog teams can participate in hands-on training runs with homemade explosives like TATP, HMTD, and urea nitrate, as well as hides ranging from 10-100 pounds of explosives. The seminar aims to challenge teams with hides of varying sizes, depths, and permeation times. It will be led by four instructors who will address any deficiencies and provide problem-solving plans. The event will take place at Tarheel Canine Training's 7-acre facility.
Police K9 Decoy- Mitchell County NC March 2023.docxTarheel Canine
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A lack of decoy skill will reflect in the poor performance of patrol dogs. There is no way around it, decoy skills in the police K9 world need to improve to have the performance of patrol K9s improve. The good news is, these skills can be taught.
This class will take place over 3 working days, 24 hours of instruction, and be open to Law Enforcement/Military participants. The class will be open to up to 15 participants. Supervisors are welcome to attend. The class will comprise both classroom instruction and practical decoy work. Classroom work will cover reading K9 behavior during controlled aggression, drive manipulation, and goal setting for training sessions. Practical instruction will include proper technique in the suit and hidden sleeve. Proper mechanics for safely catching police dogs in training, and techniques to work dogs to their goals in foundation and skills training will be covered in depth.
Police K9 Decoy- Deschutes County OR April 2023.docxTarheel Canine
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A lack of decoy skill will reflect in the poor performance of patrol dogs. There is no way around it, decoy skills in the police K9 world need to improve to have the performance of patrol K9s improve. The good news is, these skills can be taught.
This class will take place over 3 working days, 24 hours of instruction, and be open to Law Enforcement/Military participants. The class will be open to up to 15 participants. Supervisors are welcome to attend. The class will comprise both classroom instruction and practical decoy work. Classroom work will cover reading K9 behavior during controlled aggression, drive manipulation, and goal setting for training sessions. Practical instruction will include proper technique in the suit and hidden sleeve. Proper mechanics for safely catching police dogs in training, and techniques to work dogs to their goals in foundation and skills training will be covered in depth.
HME & Large Hide Seminar 2023 February 9 Tarheel Canine.docTarheel Canine
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This is a one day seminar in association with Tripwire Operations Group where we will break down the class among 4 Police K9 instructors to provide exposure to both home-made explosives (HME) as well as large quantity high/low explosive hides. The class will be open to up to 18 handler/dog teams in order to maximize the number of repetitions and scenarios we can provide. LE, registered security companies, or Military only. Spectators, including supervisors and trainers are welcome to attend at the audit rate. The class will mainly be hands on runs of the HME and large hides. The opportunities to run your operational dogs on these hides donโt come around often! Trainers Thomas Blandino, Jerry Bradshaw, Courtney Mills and Taylor Jones will address any deficiencies noted in the teams, and provide problem solving and training plans moving forward.
Police K9 Decoy Seminar Rock Hill SC October 2022.docTarheel Canine
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A lack of decoy skill will reflect in the poor performance of patrol dogs. There is no way around it, decoy skills in the police K9 world need to improve to have the performance of patrol K9s improve. The good news is, these skills can be taught.
This class will take place over 3 working days, 24 hours of instruction, and be open to Law Enforcement/Military participants. The class will be open to up to 15 participants. Supervisors are welcome to attend. The class will comprise both classroom instruction and practical decoy work. Classroom work will cover reading K9 behavior during controlled aggression, drive manipulation, and goal setting for training sessions. Practical instruction will include proper technique in the suit and hidden sleeve. Proper mechanics for safely catching police dogs in training, and techniques to work dogs to their goals in foundation and skills training will be covered in depth.
Police K9 Decoy Seminar DE State Police 2022.docTarheel Canine
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The decoy is the mechanism for operant conditioning of patrol behaviors, learn how to properly work Police K9 Patrol Dogs at this seminar. Proper catch techniques for suit, hidden sleeve, upper body and leg targeting, fendeds, passive subjects, prone passive techniques, redirects, as well as properly decoying for outs, recalls and ground fighting!
Police K9 Decoy Seminar Meagher County MT 2022.docTarheel Canine
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This is a 3 day police k9 decoy seminar where students will learn catching technique, upper and lower body targeting, ground fighting, proper technique for decoying patrol skills of out/redirects/ recalls. And much more!
Police K9 Decoy Seminar DE State Police May 2022.docTarheel Canine
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This will be a 3 day police k9 decoy seminar where participants will learn the skills of upper and lower body targeting in a bite suit, proper use and delivery of hidden sleeves, civil aggression techniques, and more!
This is a week-long seminar, 5 training days, where the first 3 days will consist of a police K9 decoy seminar and the last 2 days will be High Risk Deployments seminar where we will use the decoy skills in scenario based training.
High Risk Deployments & E-Collar Seminar Sanford NC Tarheel Canine
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Scenario based training in high risk K,9 scenarios including building search, area search, high risk vehicle stops, skills transitions in a night training setting.
Police K9 Decoy Seminar will cover foundation work, drive channeling, catching drills on the suit, triceps, biceps, legs (primary and secondary targeting), fended, skills such as decoying for out, redirect and recall drills, stopped apprehensions, ground fighting, and more!
This is a one day seminar in association with Tripwire Operations Group where we will break down the class among 4 Police K9 instructors to provide exposure to both home-made explosives (HME) as well as large quantity high/low explosive hides. The class will be open to up to 18 handler/dog teams in order to maximize the number of repetitions and scenarios we can provide. LE, registered security companies, or Military only. Spectators, including supervisors and trainers are welcome to attend at the audit rate. The class will mainly be hands on runs of the HME and large hides. The opportunities to run your operational dogs on these hides donโt come around often! Trainers Thomas Blandino, Jerry Bradshaw, Ben Lipinski and Taylor Jones will address any deficiencies noted in the teams, and provide problem solving and training plans moving forward.
Police k9 decoy_seminar_louisville ky october 2021Tarheel Canine
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This document summarizes a 3-day police K9 decoy seminar to be held in Louisville, KY from October 19-21, 2021. The seminar will provide 24 hours of classroom and practical instruction to up to 15 law enforcement and military participants on improving decoy skills to enhance police K9 performance. Participants will learn techniques for reading K9 behavior, drive manipulation, catching dogs safely during training, and integrating fundamentals into real-world scenarios. Registration includes payment, waiver, and contact information for the training location and local hotels.
High risk deployments e collar seminar (ocean city pd november 2021)Tarheel Canine
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HRD seminar for police K9. Tactical Building search, area search, vehicle extractions, in a scenario driven seminar. Challenge your dogs in training so you are ready operationally.
PSA Handling & Problem Solving Seminar June 2021Tarheel Canine
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Jerry Bradshaw & Ben Lepinski host a PSA handling & problem solving seminar for all levels in PSA. Get tuned up for competition, and get feedback and a training plan for any issues you have been struggling with in obedience or protection! Two of the most accomplished PSA trainers of the last 5 years will help you build your training program to achieve your goals.
This document provides information about a PSA handling and problem solving seminar to be held on June 19-20, 2021 in Sanford, NC led by experienced PSA competitors and judges Jerry Bradshaw and Ben Lipinski. The seminar will evaluate problem areas for handler-dog teams, cover PSA rules, and address training issues in obedience and protection at all PSA levels. Participants will learn trial preparation strategies, progressions for advanced behaviors, and how to work through issues in competitive obedience and biting. Handlers will get perspectives from a judge and trial decoy to identify problem areas and maximize scoring through handling decisions. The goal is to improve efficiency and help handlers become better equipped for PSA competition. The registration form provides
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Something I have been thinking about lately is why there are so many dogs washed out of police dog classes after extensive selection testing is completed. As a vendor of police dogs, my company, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. does occasionally have green dogs returned to us from police dog classes for various reasons. Drive and nerve issues are usually identified in the selection test, but when a dog passes all that and then fails out in the first few weeks of the class, there is usually something going awry in the training program. In my experience a lot of the problem goes to a failure of the testing and training to understand canine social status and how it plays out in training. On some occasions, the dog turns out to be โtoo much dogโ for the handler, i.e. the dog is too dominant to control. While the dog may be very strong for the street, the dog is also too dominant or impulsive (just does what he wants) for the handler (or you could say the handler is not strong enough temperament wise for the dog). I canโt tell you how many times I am asked to provide a super tough dog and invariably that will be the one that comes back. I worked, trained and titled a number of very strong dogs in my career, competing dogs first in IPO and then in PSA, a surprise scenario K9 sport of obedience and controlled aggression (www. psak9.org). I owned and trained a dog from Holland named Ricardo v. Natuurzicht PH1 PSA 3. Before he came to me at 4 years old after competing in the 1999 Dutch KNPV Nationals, he put 3 handlers in the hospital, and one on permanent disability. I handled him for the next 8 years, showing mainly in PSA, using him in police dog seminars, and earning a PSA 3 title as winning the 2003 PSA 3 National Championship. He was a tough dog. The bottom line is this: if you ask me for a tough dog, you are going to get one, because I know what they are. He was tough, powerful and dominant. One thing I have noticed about strong dogs (ones that are mature - very important to note I say mature) is that the vast majority of them have a measure of dominance. It is like arrogance in a star athlete. Most star athletes own their sport, and when your dog owns his work, he is a little self centered (dominant if you will allow the analogy). It was with this dog that I perfected my techniques for working with handler dominant and handler aggressive dogs.
The problem is this: the training methodology for dealing with dominant dogs in the police world is to fight dominance with dominance. You will hear a lot of things like, โthat dog needs to be shown who is boss.โ The problem with this approach is that once you go there with the intent to establish rank on the dog by using physical punishment or force, if the dog doesnโt back off immediately, you are likely to be in for a sometimes serious physical altercation that you better be ready to take to the end and win. Too many times, when this all blows up, the handler is not prepared to carry through with showing the dog who is boss, and it is the handler who punks first, not the dog. Fighting with a determined and mature dog who himself has won a lot of fights is no joke. Personally, I prefer not to go toe to toe with a dog if I donโt have to. I prefer to deal with dominance issues differently. I prefer to out think the dominance rather than out muscle it. The next article will delve in depth into how to manage dominant dogs in your K9 unit.
In the 9 or so years I owned Ricardo (100lbs working weight) we never had a physical fight (thank god) - so I know a little something about working a hard, dominant and tough dog โ whereas his previous handlers didnโt seem to be able to keep out of them and thus ended up in the hospital as he was passed around.
I owned another dominant dog more recently, named Freddy. He was sold initially to a police agency. He was trained through a 16 week explosives school and certified with high praise from the schoolโs instructors. Then, when they took him through patrol school, he reacted negatively to the compulsive approach and started actively resisting the punishment-based training methods by coming up the leash and trying to bite the handler. The handler was told to โshow him who was boss.โ
After a few weeks, a recall (call off) was attempted where the dog was sent to a decoy, and as he ran out, he hit the end of the line on a pinch collar. Freddy came back alright, but took out his aggression on the handler. He knew who tried to yank his head off. After the trainers had to pry him off the handler, and many stitches later, the handler was terrified of the dog and the department asked me to take him back.
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The handler wasnโt any longer going to try to show him who was boss. This was the first certified dog I had returned to me in replacement for a green dog in 20 years. After I got him back, he came up the line on me a few times, but we eventually developed a relationship where I could do anything to him, without resistance directed toward me. To achieve this I never โput him in his place,โ or โshowed him who is bossโ by physically punishing his dominance. I did however put him in his place with behavioral sleight of hand. I had to rebuild trust. Initially I couldnโt use physical pressure or correction because that was a trigger for handler aggression that was trained into him by the poor choices of method at the training academy. Instead I provided rewards and withheld rewards. It was a long process to undo what had been done, but eventually I was able to rebuild trust and mutual respect with this powerful dog, and eventually I was able to work with him on a pinch collar again and an e-collar, and use thoughtful, proper applications of correction without resistance, and of course good training to set up success so he could get rewarded, a lot. I had Freddy for 5 more years until he passed away, and he never bit me. I trained him and titled him in PSA to a PDC and used him often in police K9 seminars to train decoys. I used my brain and technique to show him who was boss.
The other category of Police K9 class washouts is when we have dogs returned because the dog is too handler soft for the training method. A young dog that is very drivey and has good environmental nerve might also be a little handler soft. This is often a corollary of age and general immaturity. After all, we are accepting dogs into training earlier and earlier because of the worldwide demand for dogs. Dogs can be precocious in drive and nerve, but socially (pack order wise) they will be a little underdeveloped to deal with a strong personality like that of a cop. This dog needs to be built up in social dominance, the exact opposite of the dominant dog. Instead, however, what normally happens is that if the training method is one that is compulsive in nature, which is centered on a lot of punishment (e.g. correction), the pressure is too much for the more handler soft dog. Handler soft dogs want to be in line, and when we apply punishment too quickly in the teaching of new concepts, the softer dog just wants to be correct and avoid conflict with the handler. This often results in what we call safety seeking behavior or taken too far, a complete shutdown. This is often interpreted as the dog being weak, but that isnโt always the case. Nothing makes me angrier than an ignorant trainer, who does not understand the interplay between a dogโs nerves and his drives, tell me that itโs the dogโs fault for โshutting downโ when in reality the cookie-cutter training shut him down. The trainer who just repeats what he was taught 20 years ago without learning anything new will never see that this dog needs more motivation to get him through his adolescence and less compulsion. If he is given that confidence building, the dog will probably be as tough as the 18 month old dog next to him in class when he gets to 18 months old. If we just ignore the behavioral realities, we throw the baby out with the bath water and a good dog is lost to the agency. Well, not lost, because when they come back, we alter the training and the dog generally ends up on the street after some remediation, confidence building, and a change in training method.
Trainers in general need to expand their understanding of working younger dogs, as the future is in younger dogs. The successful trainers of the future will not be the ones who can test and reject 40 dogs at the vendorโs kennel because they are looking for perfection, but those that have the talent to recognize how to mold something remarkable out of the more raw materials of younger adolescent dogs. This is what happened in Europe before the 18 month old used to come over. We never saw the confidence building of the young adolescent dog because
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it happened before he came to America. But the days of every dog going into class being titled or a minimum of 18 โ 24 months old are past. Demand draws out more and more 10 month old dogs who are high drive and environmentally comfortable. Trainers can never forget that these dogs are not adults, and how they react to their handlers is more or less the way a puppy will react. You may be able to pressure them in bite work like crazy when they are in drive, but their handler can hurt their feelings easily.
During the early weeks of a K9 school, when using a relatively compulsive obedience regimen, the dog will likely react in the extreme of his present social state (dominant or relatively submissive) as you work him. What I mean by this, is that if the dog tends dominant, compulsive obedience will draw out more of that behavior as the dog reacts to the force. Conversely, in a softer dog, the dog will tend to seek safety and show extreme deference as he is punished. Most schools I know of (except my own) start training a green police dog candidate with obedience in their classes to establish โpack orderโ and to establish behavioral control over the green dogs. This is a left over habit from when in the early 1980s most of the dogs coming over were 18 months to 2 years old, often titled dogs, which were mentally mature. The compulsive methods are left overs as well from that time. If the method is generally compulsive, the relationship with the handler is defined by the handler trying to impose his will (dominance) on the dog. I suggest that if you do drive work first in the weeks when you are bonding (hunting, tracking, bite building without compulsion) the dog and you will have an even better relationship. Leave obedience for later when you have a defined relationship with the dog and his confidence has come up. Let him associate you with expressing his drives. This will help build the softer dogs, as their activities lead to more and more wins and thus confidence and independence, and it will help you relate better and establish a bond with the stronger more dominant dog without getting into a battle of wills before you know one another. Obedience by its nature sets up that conflict when done compulsively. See my article,โ The Power of Reward: Obedience,โ Police K9 Magazine, March/April 2009 for an alternative approach.
I think it is important that in choosing an academy where the trainers will train the dogs along with the handler, and the potential is there for a dog to washout (costing the department and vendor time and money to have to start from scratch with a new dog) that the agency understand the methodology of the trainers and if that methodology hasnโt evolved with the realities of training younger dogs, and using proper motivation and thoughtfully applied compulsion, perhaps it will serve the agency to save time and money by finding another academy to attend that understands these issues addressed in this article. In the next article we will discuss how to deal with a dominant dog, and understand the behavioral methods used in training these dogs in order to avoid conflict, and the resultant handler aggression which can cause down time for the team, workman compensation claims, and worse the loss of confidence in deploying the handler-reactive dog in a serious high-risk scenario, which could cause the handler and dog to be compromised.
Jerry Bradshaw is Training Director & President of Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. in Sanford, North Carolina. Jerry has been training dogs for competitive protection sports since 1991, and has competed in National Championship trials in both Schutzhund and PSA, winning the PSA National Championships in 2003 with his dog Ricardo v.d. Natuurzicht PSA 3. Jerry has trained many Belgian Malinois to the highest titles in the sports in which he competed including Arrow of Tigerpaws , SchH 3, BH; Ben von Lowenfels, SchH 2, BH; Rocky de la Maison Des Lions PSA 3; and Ricardo v.d. Natuurzicht PH 1, PSA 3.
Tarheel Canine Training Inc. is a nationally renowned training facility for police service dogs, and has placed trained police dogs at federal, state and local law enforcement agencies nationally and internationally since 1993. Jerry is often a featured speaker at national police K9 conferences, and travels extensively giving seminars to police departments, the US Military, and sport trainers across the United States. Jerry has written a book, Controlled Aggression, which is rapidly becoming the standard text for understanding the fundamentals of canine aggression training for police service, personal protection, and competitive dog sports. Jerry also maintains a free blog at www.tarheelcanine.com.
Many of the training concepts mentioned in this article are covered in depth in published articles available on the Tarheel Canine website at
www.tarheelcanine.com/media-area/training-articles/
Please feel free to make your handlers, trainers, and training groups aware of this resource.