More impulse control and obedience around the “bad guy”. A good comparison is the greatest QB of all time, Tom Brady. His ability to diagnose defenses was second to none. There was no look a defense could give him that he hadn’t already seen. We have to take that same kind of approach with this caliber of dog. We have to give dogs different looks. In this case a dog who gets a bite every time they are near a decoy will fail when the scenario doesn’t call for that. Dogs that are used to the same routine or “look” every time will struggle to adapt. #obedience #belgianmalinois #impulsecontrol #dogtraining #dogtrainer
Dogs like Juice were bred to do bitework, so her thriving in protection work is no surprise. Everyone knows a race car can fly in a straight line, but how well does it do in the sharp corners. Those sharp corners underline the meaning of “brakes” on a dog. Obedience, impulse control, etc. What’s more impressive than a bite dog? A comprehensive dog that can thrive in any situation. #belgianmalinois #dogtraining #obediencetraining
“The Weave”
Something to put in your dog’s arsenal of tricks/commands. Quick tutorial on the weave in less than 2 minutes.
First bitework session with a new client, fixing grips on a dog that was hitting a suit but only biting with its front teeth. Building a protection dog, police dog, or competition dog requires time and money. You can’t trust a dog to protect you, chase down bad guys, or win any sport with a bad grip. Good 3/4, full mouth grips are paramount. This session was all about teaching this pup that poor grips means you lose out on the prey. This video is a good example of a dog “pushing” as we call it, to secure the bite pillow. In this situation two things happen the dog pushes in, getting a better grip, and the bad guy, in this case who is holding the pillow goes away.
Being able to go off-leash with your dog(s) is a privilege. That means being prepared to handle any scenario and having reliable training.
Dogs aren’t perfect and there are a lot of competing variables in play—other dogs, people, rodents and animals like deer.
If you’re not confident in your ability to handle situations like this, then you are playing with fire.
This was one of nine deer we encountered on the trail.
Taking a working dog out in public
Happy Birthday Asta 🎂—Good BALANCED training provides you with peace of mind, and FREEDOM. Many of our clients know Asta very well by now, having sat in just about every session. The core pillar of good training is reliability, can you take it outside of closed doors? Can you build upon it? Will it be successful when your dog is faced with distractions like this video? It doesn’t happen overnight either, but the foundation has to be rock solid.
Shoutout to Poland Nutrition for the birthday treat 🤝
Don’t forget to wish Asta a Happy Birthday
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The best clients are the ones that do the homework, putting in time to reinforce new behaviors. Trainers can’t wave a magic wand over your dog. It’s up to you to put in the work. Say Good morning to Homer and his family, who are working on the “place” command.
Control around a decoy(Man in the suit)is what separates good dogs from great dogs. The ability to maintain control. If the dog gets a bite every time the decoy is in play, then the control suffers. In this video—Juice’s control being put to the ultimate test—the bad guy standing in right in front of her. Most dogs would’ve broke that “down” to get off a dirty bite, through negative reinforcement
You aren’t going to find many dogs with drive like Juice—It’s like getting behind the wheel of a supercar, if you don’t have control, you’re probably going to crash it. #dogtraining #obedience #belgianmalinois
The epitome of good obedience—working around the biggest of distractions. Plenty of police dogs can bite, but how many of those dogs have control. Merry Christmas from Diablo and Enforcer Working Dogs #dogtraining #policedog #obedience
Introducing Oscar to the E-collar.
When an E-Collar is introduced and used the right way, like any tool, it strengthens the line of communication between the handler and the dog. Think of it like a wireless leash, or a smartphone, however it’s foundational work like this that sets dogs up for success
Juice has got a nose for some booger sugar, and she just led this 12-year old right to it.
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