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Dog Training Dick Staal, Schoolweg 12, Nunspeet (2025)

01/07/2025

𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭. 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝!

We’re teaching Roy to search an entire area — using just a laser.

In this video, you see the early phase: Roy gets sent to a single location where the laser points.

But soon, we’ll take it much further…

Roy will learn to search vast zones he hasn’t visited yet— guided from a distance with pinpoint accuracy.

It’s a game-changing upgrade for detection work…

You cover more ground.

Miss fewer spots…

And direct your dog like a precision tool.

(And yes… Roy’s already starting to get it!)

Want to see how we train dogs to master advanced detection skills — in a structured, positive way?

We made a free video revealing the foundation of our entire method.

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29/06/2025

“𝙈𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙮”...

“𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨, 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚.”

“𝙃𝙚’𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙.”

I’ve heard these phrases countless times – but they’re never true.

It all comes down to the training method you’re using.

Roy is one of those “crazy high-drive” dogs, so I always start training a new exercise with food only, instead of introducing the ball immediately.

This puts him in a lower drive state, enabling him to think clearly.

And then later… for EXTRA motivation – I introduce the ball as a reward.

Roy is crazy about his reward balls, so it’s easy to motivate him to work, but this can be a disadvantage if I don’t ‘direct’ his energy correctly.

(which I do!)

He’s still able to – on command – immediately let go of the ball.

Then, he can have it wiggle just five centimeters from his nose, and focus on it completely without grabbing it.

He will ONLY reach for it once I give him the “Take” command.

So if you’re struggling with your dog’s drive, remember to put them in a lower drive state first.

Only train with motivators that don’t make them lose their mind in a given exercise.

26/06/2025

“𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲!” 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 – then I send her to bite.

During the ‘stop, police’, Lucy focuses on me. Nothing else exists.

She only runs off to bite the sleeve when she hears my ‘attack’ command.

As with every command, you need to start your training in a controlled environment, where the dog can easily focus on the exercise.

That’s why we start training with a bite sleeve only, without decoys.

(A decoy is typically a person acting as the target, often shouting or moving to provoke the dog.)

But controlled bite work starts with focus.

So we start with some obedience around the sleeve, where Lucy is not allowed to bite yet.

This puts her in the right ‘frame of mind’, and makes it easier for her to focus on me when she hears my “Stop” command.

If you immediately start training with a decoy, your dog’s drive will be much higher.

They won’t focus, and they’ll make mistakes.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟒𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠…

Our foundation video is a great place to start.

You’ll see the fundamentals of our ENTIRE world-renowned dog training system, which consists of 3 easy-to-apply pillars.

👇 Just comment “Foundation Video” (Of “Systeem Video” voor Nederlands) and I’ll send it right away!

24/06/2025

👇Train tracking by NOT tracking?

We’re working on Lucy’s nose work by having her find objects with human scent.

In tracking, we make the dog follow a track (of course)... but how can they do that, if they struggle with identifying human scent?

Hence, this exercise!

But we’re not just having her find objects.

We’re ‘tricking’ her first.

See, when she begins her search… there’s actually nothing to find.

We only introduce the object LATER, so that she gets used to searching for a longer period without finding anything.

And when she finds it, great – that’s one rep.

We throw the object in the grass a little while later.

Rinse and repeat – and train dogs who find human scent without fail.

22/06/2025

How dogs are taught to find hidden high-value targets:

Before I tell you… You have to know a very important ‘prerequisite’.

That is, you should train a detection dog for only one scent.

Whether that is money, explosives, or narcotics… just pick ONE.

If you don’t – things will get too confusing.

Most money bills have traces of narcotics, so training for both makes it hard for the dog to reliably detect either.

Now that we've got that out of the way, let’s get to the step-by-step.

You have to teach your dog 3 things:

Running to the area where you point your laser at.
Calmly searching for the scent.
Indicating the scent.

Here’s a tip for you: every time your dog completes the exercise correctly, mark the right behavior with a “Yes!” (or any other marker) and reward it.

This way, the dog will know exactly which behavior you’re rewarding.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦…

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19/06/2025

👇𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 ‘𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭’ 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬.

It all starts before Day 1, Minute 1 of training.

We’re selecting our dogs as puppies based on their prey drive.

If this drive is strong from a young age, we know the dog is willing to do anything for their ball or toy.

Roy is a Belgian Malinois, a breed known for their high energy, focus… and prey drive.

He is CRAZY about his ball and would jump into the thickest bushes to earn it.

That is very powerful, but it’s also exactly why we DON’T train with the ball in the beginning.

If you introduce a new exercise and reward with the ball immediately, the dog cannot think clearly.

They will only be focused on the ball, and thus unable to focus and learn.

So we started training Roy with food FIRST.

Now, he can stay calmly focused on the ball for 30 seconds or longer, because he knows that in the end – he will get it and be rewarded.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬.

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17/06/2025

Here is one of the rare times Lucy gets something wrong…

I know, I always post our wins and I show you how to get the same results – but today, I want to do something different.

We’re doing detection work with Lucy.

She’s searching for a piece of Kong, and she got a little bit lazy.

(This is completely normal in detection work.)

𝐒𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭.

She must have thought: “Maybe Dick won’t realize and I’ll get my treat sooner! Hehe…”

Many trainers would mess up here.

In these situations, do NOT get angry.

Do not help them out by pointing out the scent.

If you start helping now, the dog will keep asking for help and lose their independence.

Dick calmly waits and eventually Lucy finds the scent again independently and is rewarded.

She learns which behavior does not get her anything and which behavior does.

15/06/2025

It's very rare to come across such a high level of tracking skill in puppies.

Lucy is only 5 months old, and can already track on mixed tracks.

These types of tracks are especially tricky, since they’re ‘contaminated’ with dozens of smells.

And yet, Lucy is able to focus on Dick’s scent on a NAIL, multiple meters away.

She tracks on gravel, grass, asphalt, and sidewalks, just like she may encounter in a real mission.

If your dog is only able to track on grass, what happens when a suspect runs across the street?

Spoiler alert: they run away.

The earlier you start training your puppy to track, the more (and faster) progress you can make.

Especially because it takes some time to teach your dog perfect ‘tracking skills’.

Even Lucy struggles here and there, but she always ends up finding the track.

We’re very happy with her progress.

If you want to teach your dog to track under all conditions (and prepare them for real-life, where you CAN’T choose the conditions)...

👇Comment “Tracking Video” (Of “Systeem Video” voor Nederlands) and I’ll send you a free guide on how we train some of the best tracking dogs in the world.

14/06/2025

💯% 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

How do you train focus with your dog?👇
Let us know in the comments!

11/06/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸’ 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗢 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹?

It’s actually very straightforward… but genius.

When you hear it, you’ll think, “How did I NOT think of this myself?!”

The tactic we use forces Dana to focus on her nose by making it impossible for her to see the object.

That’s it.

Simply ‘remove’ the ability for them to see the object, and they’ll use their noses!

How do we do this without blindfolding the dog or doing other silly things?

Well…

We use objects that are so small that Dana has no choice BUT to find them using her nose.

If you want the best results…

Start doing these exercises when they’re still puppies… and repeat them MANY times.

Exceptional dog training takes exceptional work.

As a result, the dog’s nose develops extremely well during the search…

And you end up with dogs that work with a lot of motivation and precision.

If you’re a working dog trainer and you want to teach your dog tracking, detection, or search exercises – this is the solid foundation you need.

Of course, this is NOT the only exercise we do to prepare our dogs for high-stakes missions…

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴…

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10/06/2025

“When do you stop rewarding your dogs?”

I get asked that a lot.

I always reply…

“Stop?”

We never stop rewarding our dogs.

Some trainers think that dogs should “listen to you even when you don’t have treats” – but that’s how you get an unmotivated dog.

Sure, we delay the reward and eventually switch from food to toys…

But we never stop rewarding.

And so our dogs never stop performing at a ‘world-class’ level.

If you’re wondering how you should go about rewarding your dogs…

Our food training system has three main ideas that make it simple, effective, and repeatable.

👇Just comment “System” (Of “Systeem” voor Nederlands) and I’ll send it immediately!

08/06/2025

Many dog trainers struggle with tracking in easy environments…

Let alone on hard surfaces where lots of people have walked that morning…

AND with a dog who’s just 5 months old.

Before starting, we gave Roy the scent from the tracklayer’s wallet to make sure he only follows the correct trail.

As you can see, there are so many things that could distract him (different smells, the cameramen, etc) – and still, Roy is focused.

In the end, he finds the object and gives a perfect indication.

In real life, missions won’t always be in easy environments with few scents.

Someone might run on the street.

What’s going to happen if your dog suddenly loses the track as soon as the environment becomes more difficult?

Before you teach tracking on hard surfaces, you need to master tracking in easier environments first.

We made a free video explaining how we teach dogs to track at an ‘elite-level’, and if you want to get it…

👇Just comment “Tracking Video” (Of “Speur Video” voor Nederlands) and I’ll send it over.

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