In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:
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Mistakes made that lead to suppression, avoidance behavior, anxiety, or hesitancy in your canine.
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Building thoughtful release behavior into the pressure.
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Training your dog how to sit when in drive.
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Rewarding the capping with something expressive, even if not a bite.
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Tips for training drive capping properly.
Key Takeaways:
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Excitement, expressiveness, and forward movement aren’t wrong. But you want the dog to learn how to hold that excitement in until released, not turn it off.
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Suppression happens when you do not allow the release at the end of the wait.
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You want to help the dog learn to find the advantage both in the quiet behavior and in the alert or expressive behavior.
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You want to balance the capping and the expression. The dog needs to understand his advantage at every stage of the drive, including when capped.
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When you’re learning capping skills, having a really good decoy who understands capping, who can read the dog, and understands every aspect of the situation is invaluable.
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