Thread: The real deal

[=Amy Pattison;16961]"and redirecting from arm to arm etc."..........Or Face to Balls hehe..

Yes exactly, in no way am i encouraging a "cowboy" mentality though, but in an EMERGENCY situation, i don't care where the animal is shooting from, so long as it does it.....[/]

The problem is Amy, the dogs that shoot from anywhere are what the cowboys breed and sell

Cheers
Nev

[=jeff jones;16947]Through undertaking advanced scenario training you gain an idea of how your dog will react when faced with real situations. I undertake hundreds of hours of training before letting a dog work on the street introducing the dog to bite arms , leg sleeves, bite suits / hidden sleeves. When the dog is responding appropriately in training to the many scenarios you may come across on the street you can be confident the dog will bite for real, if you are not confident in the dogs ability in training I would not be working the dog. Undertaking realistic scenario training benefits the dog and handler, the cowboys in the industry do not undertake such training, they work the dogs in defence and rush through training to the detriment of the dog and handlers safety.[/]


Well said Jeff. The dog and handler both need realistic scenario based training in what the day to day tasks of the team will encounter. I've seen dogs hesitate when biting only because the dog was not exposed to that type of situation.

It's hard to train for all situations that the team will face but more training will always help. We're always asking for more training days.

Fred