This document provides an overview of protection sports and their history. It discusses various protection sports including Schutzhund, KNPV, French Ring, and PSA. These sports originated to evaluate breeding suitability and test a dog's temperament, trainability, and courage. The document also discusses the genesis of aggression in dogs and different types of aggression. It provides details on the training and exercises involved in PSA levels 1-3, which aim to test obedience, protection, and nerve in surprise scenarios.

1. An Introduction to Protection Sports

2. Jerry Bradshaw Training Director, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. www.tarheelcanine.com Executive Director, National Tactical Police Dog Association (NTPDA) www.tacticalcanine.com Executive Director, Protection Sports Association (PSA) www.psak9.org Director of Judges, PSA Evaluator, NTPDA Ben V. Lowenfels SchH 2 Arrow of Tigerpaws SchH 3 (22 nd Place 1996 USA Nationals) Rocky BH, PPD 2, PSA 3 (2002 PSA 2 Nationals 2 nd Place) Ricardo PH 1, PPD 2, PSA 3 (2003 PSA 3 National Champion) Hall of Fame Inductee, PSA with Rocky Holder of Schutzhund USA Bronze & Gold Sports medals

3. Protection Sports & their History 1889 First Police Dog School Formed in Ghent, Belgium after demonstrations starting in 1880 by Edmund Moecheron and 3 Belgian Shepherds – Dax, Nic & Miss. Word spread across Europe. Schutzhund (Germany) 1901 KNPV (Holland) 1907 Ring (Belgium & France) 1908 There are other national sports in countries like Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic.

4. Schutzhund – A Three Phase Test Three levels SchH 1 through SchH 3 Requires a BH pre-test (Obedience & Traffic Test) Tracking (Precise) Obedience (precise) Controlled Aggression (Precise) Competition worldwide Known as IPO worldwide

5. KNPV – The Dutch Gladiator Sport KNPV is the Royal Dutch Police Dog Association Awards certificates in PH 1, PH 2, Object Guard and others. Is a pre-test for all Dutch Police Dogs

6. Ring Sports – Finesse & Speed French Ring – Decoy Vs. the Dog Belgian Ring – Environmental Pressure Mondio Ring – Ring Sport for the World

7. PSA – Next Generation Protection Sport PSA Tests Obedience & Controlled Aggression Scenario Based Evaluation Balancing Precision and Power!

8. Protection Sports are more than Protection

9. Commonalities among Original Protection Sports Early sports were designed to evaluate breeding suitability Is the dog of sound temperament? Is the dog trainable? Is the dog courageous?

10. Personal Protection Sports include a civil aspect: Will he bite for real?

11. What is the genesis of Aggression?

12. Aggression…. Is a natural behavior. Is a combination of the dog’s genetic makeup and conditioning. Is scary to people who have never seen it up close. Intent must be inferred from observed behaviors.

13. Behavioral Classifications of Canine Aggression Displacement Dominance Fear-Elicited Intra-Male Intra-Species Maternal Object Possessive Pain-Elicited Predatory Territorial Idiopathic (my addition). From the American Dog Trainer’s Network website .

14. Drive Theory of Aggression Drives are inherent, genetically hard wired, behavioral responses to certain stimuli (triggers). Prey Drive (trigger is movement) Defense Drive (trigger is threat) Social Drive (trigger is infringement of social position) “ Fight Drive” (learned enjoyment of combat is a trained response).

15. Aggression in Perspective As pet trainers, we are usually thinking about mitigating aggression. Protection trainers use aggression, and mold it using behavioral conditioning techniques. Mostly, we are putting limits on the expression of the behavior once developed properly.

16. Building a Protection Sport (PSA) Surprise Scenario Driven Obedience: Precision with Distraction Protection: Tests Nerve & Control Environmental Distraction Decoy Distraction PDC, PSA 1 – PSA 3

17. PSA 1 Obedience Exercises Focused Heeling On & Off leash Sit/Down Motion Exercises Recall to Heel/Finish Long Down Group Heeling in Muzzle Decoy & Object Distractions

18. PSA 1 Protection – Car Jack Scenario Looking for civil aggression in the alert Gunfire before & during the grip

19. PSA 1 Protection – Handler Attack Distractions Allowed: Jugs with rocks. Gunfire Bottle curtain Barricade of cardboard boxes. Hula-hoops & streamers Small pom-poms Foam fingers or pool noodles Trash can lids (banged together on entry) Streamers Toss a bucket of bottles upon entry. No Water Distractions

20. PSA 1 Protection – Surprise Scenario Attack on Motorist (shown) Send Through Tunnel Transport with flight & Test of Courage Re-directed Attack Attack with Balls

21. PSA 1 Protection – Courage Test

22. PSA 2 – Bridging the Gap Surprise Obedience Routine 3 Pre-determined Protection Routines: Dual Attack Call-Off Fended Attack 1 Surprise Scenario

23. PSA 3 Obedience Extreme Distraction Agility Off Leash Heeling Motion Exercises Recalls Directed Jumping Change of Position Retrieve Food Refusal Send out

24. PSA 3 Protection Four Surprise Scenarios Mandatory Exercises: Courage test Call-off Suggested Exercises: Remote transports Object guards Muzzle attacks Send to hold & bark. Simple area searches Multiple call-offs. Tests of nerve (heavy environmental distraction).

25. Object Guard

26. Police Dog Certification USPCA NAPWDA IPWDA State Level Orgs POST WSPCA

27. National Tactical Police Dog Association (NTPDA) Scenario Driven Patrol Certification: Felony Vehicle Stops Area Search Building Search Interview Tactical Obedience Narcotics, Explosives, Human Remains Detection.

28. Summary All training methodologies represented Scenario driven sports/certifications on the rise Rather than forcing dogs to be aggressive, we mold quality genetics into complex sequences of behavior. It is a lot of fun!

29. Question & Answer Thanks to Malinoishandler.com Thanks to Katrina Kardiasmenos for PSA Pics. Thanks to Hillary Daly of TK9 for slide show!