February 2022 – Controlled Aggression Podcast

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Best practices and variations on utilizing a back tie.
Appropriate, sturdy back ties on different surfaces and tables.
How to decoy while using a back tie for many types of training.
Balancing bringing the dog to the decoy, and the decoy to the dog.

Key Takeaways:

The longer the back tie, the bigger the circle is. This creates additional challenges with the dog possibly getting tangled.
The back tie is adjustable based on your needs. Look at what training you are doing and utilize the back tie to help assist that training.
The dog needs to activate, and the decoy needs to react to that activation. This will create a proactive dog.
The kinds of things that we’re doing when we’re working dogs on the back tie is working through all of our foundation fundamentals.

“Having the dog on a back tie makes it so that if you get too close and get bit, it’s your own damn fault as the decoy. I’m not relying on that handler to keep me safe. Especially with some new handlers or some handlers that don’t have a lot of experience or maybe have a particularly powerful dog, having that dog back tied is just going to give us an extra margin of safety.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Ben Lepinski: Dog/Puppy Selection, Independence, Nerves, Recovery & Decoy Training

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In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Ben Lepinski discuss:

Raising and training sport dogs and police dogs from a decoy perspective.
Attributes that make for a good sport dog.
Handling a dog in fear and avoidance (without creating a bigger problem in the fear period).
Digging to the root of an issue and not just taking it at the surface level.
Teaching the dog to solve problems on his own with proper progressions.

Key Takeaways:

When selecting a puppy, understand what you want to do with the dog, then look at the attributes of the parents (not just the titles).
In training, you’re going to struggle with something. The dog having independence is a great thing, as it shows they will be less likely to fall into confusion and safety seeking behavior when they hit a challenge.
Don’t repeat the problem when the dog is stressed. Get his confidence back up and a while later, ease them back into a similar situation before approaching the exact same situation.
The fewer repetitions of the bad thing happening, the greater chance of rehabilitating the dog.
The best way to bond with your dog is to work your dog, regardless of if you get a puppy or an older dog.

“I’m more interested in that dog that’s going to go find his own satisfaction in his environment, instead of looking for me to kind of bring him through it.“ — Ben Lepinski

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Bio: http://www.tarheelcanine.com/2011/09/ben-lepinski-police-k9-instructor/

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