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Foundations of Targeting – Triceps

October 14, 2024 suddeth08 1:06:04

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

The evolution of training targeting, different target areas, and primary vs secondary targets.
Training bites with young puppies even before they start teething and when to start grip development.
When to teach drive, grip, targeting, and outs for the most success in biting behavior.
Making the right equipment choices for the different stages of bite training.
Progressions in targeting, why you should train rear and front targets, and how they affect launch.

Key Takeaways:

Tricep targeting is worth developing and is worth spending time on.
Take the time to learn how to work your dog on a leather strap and on a wedge during early training. Don’t expect perfection from the beginning, it is a progression.
If you’re doing your training properly, your dog should not have a fixation on the equipment that you can’t out them.
Training police dogs in biting legs can help remove hesitation and get a quicker bite on the suspects.

“Developing good targeting without developing multiple targets is a huge mistake.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Police K9 Utility of The Place Command

August 8, 2024 suddeth08 1:05:53

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Moving through the phases of behavior acquisition for maximum training potential and skill retention and generalization.
Developing Mark, Move, and Reward as your protocol.
Using markers, such as try again markers, to teach your dog variations of learned behaviors.
Making place a valuable and a safe place to be for your canine.
Using the place command to train perimeter neutrality.

Key Takeaways:

Dogs say “no” all the time – we have to have a way to make them want to go to place and compel them to go to place when we’re developing this command.
Depending on your dog, the place command can be used in different ways and with different rewarding protocols to improve the utility of the command.
Place allows us to work the dog away from us.
Don’t be married to only training one way. As you train more dogs, you will learn that different dogs train better in different ways. You, as a handler, will also evolve in your training.
This is the boring side of great training. Sometimes the greatest training starts with training the place command and neutrality.
Make use of your down time and dead time. Work on neutrality and train that using place commands instead of just doom scrolling.

“This is a really simple behavior that’s really hard to mess up, and it allows the handlers to get tons and tons of practice at using marker systems, at using both direct and indirect rewarding protocols. If there’s mistakes, there’s much going to be much less fallout than if we were in the context of detection or article indication or anything like that.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Problem Solving: Countering, Grip, Outs, and Neutrality

June 29, 2024 suddeth08 1:20:38

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

More content you can get on the Controlled Aggression Patreon or in the Street Readiness Seminars to to help you problem solve with your dog.
Luring and trading in training to build skills.
Staying in control and not allowing your dog to self-reward.
Leveraging every interaction with your dog.

Key Takeaways:

If you’re having troubles with countering – consider training outs. It may be that your dog doesn’t want to open their mouth once they get a bite.
Don’t get too stuck in your quadrants – sometimes you have to use different aspects of negative and positive reward and punishment combined to get the behavior you’re looking for.
Start training outs with mechanical outs. Leashes and lines are a great place to start – you don’t need to jump right in with ecollars.
You need to be able to have handler presence for both punishments and rewards. Make sure you are the one controlling your dogs eyes.

“Use the piece of equipment that’s going to get you the best results…When thinking about which tool to use, the property way to look at it is to experiment. Try one and see how it goes, then try the other and see if it is any better.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Mechanics and Applications of Drive Capping

December 8, 2023 suddeth08 1:20:54

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Obedience and capping in drive.
Leveraging reward systems and using queues in drive to prepare for capping.
Utilizing different tools and training progressions to properly train drive.
Drive training with different canines.

Key Takeaways:

Suppressing the dog’s behavior is not obedience or capping because it isn’t channeling their energy into something. We don’t want to suppress – this creates behaviors we do not want.
Dogs that are dirty in their outings are struggling in their drive capping.
Don’t be scared of the expression – it should not make you nervous. But you want them to also be able to cap and be quiet. Neither should be sacrificed for the other.
Make sure to train your dogs in all situations and around decoys in full kit.

“If all we ever do when we’re doing obedience on a dog is just suppress the hell out of them, then we’re not doing obedience in drive, nor are we doing drive capping.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Preparing for PSA 1 Nationals 2023

October 23, 2023 ciera 1:42:40

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Developing training rituals that translate to travel and trial.
Basic positions and notifying judges in basic position variations.
What judges are looking for and the difference between minor errors and larger point losses.
Why consistency, speed, directness, and attention matters during your trail.

Key Takeaways:

One of the first things the judge looks for is if your dog is coming onto the field in the right state of mind. As the handler or spotter, you want to be aware of how you are presenting yourself as well.
Any time words come out of your mouth, they matter. You do not want to be giving double commands when you’re getting started.
Don’t make handler errors when it isn’t necessary.
Footwork drives what your upper body does. You want your dog to be able to read your body language.

“When I see things that are outside the rules, I have to assume they’re being done on purpose.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Notes on K9 Certifications – Scentwork

September 7, 2023 ciera 1:13:17

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Things you need to know before starting certification.
Having a training methodology that allows for compartmentalization, repetition, and isolation of skills if needed.
Understanding rewards throughout and at the end of the track.
Creating the behavior you want to create and working around distractions.

Key Takeaways:

Run your training for certifications like you would run a real scenario.
Pay attention to all directions and information in the scenario briefing.
Be careful not to overvalue the end of the track by always putting a person at the end.
Ritual is going to give you a really good reset when you’re lost. Ritual will also help a dog distinguish when you are on a search rather than just a normal day.

“Context is everything. As handlers and as trainers, we need to start thinking in terms of context. It is possible to have an extremely successful tracking program where the handlers lay some proportion of their own tracks. This allows the handlers to isolate things and skill sets that they need to isolate.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Defensive Dogs in Protection

July 27, 2023 ciera 1:15:44

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Having patience with your puppies.
The three types of defensive dogs.
How decoys can affect defense or prey.
Identifying early signs of avoidance in your defensive dog.
Tips for working the dog in defense properly.

Key Takeaways:

Once the dog’s foundation work is where you want it, then you can start adding in skills. Don’t rush the foundation work.
All drives have intensity. The intensity will be completely dependent on your experience. Working with and seeing more dogs will give you a better understanding of what is high, medium, and low.
The avoidance threshold does not come out of nowhere. You want to watch carefully for where the defense is breaking down into avoidance.
The younger the dog, the touchier the training will be. The thinner the margin between defense and avoidance, the more difficult it is to train the dog.

“You’d be surprised by what you can get out of defensive dogs when you really understand how to work them.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Tarheel Canine Police Dog Info

July 15, 2023 ciera 0:13:45

Today, Jerry answers your burning questions about the available police and civilian dogs and their training at Tarheel Canine. Tarheel provides trained, duel purpose, explosive, and narcotics dogs of various breeds. They also provide green dogs ready to be trained by your officers. Jerry also explains the different options for handler courses, selecting dogs, your personalized experiences, and the guarantees at Tarheel Canine.

For more information email Jerry at [email protected] or call the office at 919-774-4152.

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Drive Suppression v Drive Capping

July 14, 2023 ciera 1:09:36

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Mistakes made that lead to suppression, avoidance behavior, anxiety, or hesitancy in your canine.
Building thoughtful release behavior into the pressure.
Training your dog how to sit when in drive.
Rewarding the capping with something expressive, even if not a bite.
Tips for training drive capping properly.

Key Takeaways:

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.
Suppression happens when you do not allow the release at the end of the wait.
You want to help the dog learn to find the advantage both in the quiet behavior and in the alert or expressive behavior.
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.
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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