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Street Readiness – Pitfalls and Deep Practice

May 14, 2019 ciera 4942

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Real deployment versus training behaviors from the handler and the dog.
Pitfalls to avoid for the best street readiness.
The power of a good decoy and the detriment of a poor decoy.
Areas that are necessary for deep practice.

Key Takeaways:

Tactics are meant to increase the probability of survivability in any engagement.
Deployability and readiness starts at selection.
Train for a level that surpasses your certification skill levels.
You want to teach engagement as a habit. You don’t want the dog to have to make a decision.

“Structure your dog so they don’t have to make decisions about not biting somebody. Keep the tool in the right frame of mind. Keep them safe from having to make too many decisions. Keep them safe from having to make too much discrimination.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Bio: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/afs/people/nathan-hall/

Train Hard, train smart, be safe.

Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Nathan Hall PhD on the State of Canine Olfaction Research

April 29, 2019 ciera 4004

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Nathan Hall discuss:

Nathan’s background and research interests in canine olfaction.
The cocktail method of training detection.
Psuedo scents and the research behind them.
The ever-growing list of questions that comes up as you continue research and the further need for research in canine olfaction.
Variations in your training samples.

Key Takeaways:

We don’t know enough about the threshold of olfaction
Train the dog to what you want them to find.
Look at actual data. It is easy to see a success story, but the data will tell what’s actually happening.
If you don’t set yourself to be wrong, then you’re not doing science.

“The dog is a dynamic system, they are constantly learning.” — Nathan Hall

Contact Nathan:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniel-hall-78306516/

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Train Hard, train smart, be safe.

Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Debbie Zappia: American Schutzhund

April 15, 2019 ciera 3687

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Debbie Zappia discuss:

Debbie’s story and how she got into the sport world.
The evolution of Schutzhund and how it is expressed in IPG.
The conception of American Schutzhund and breed testing.
The relationship between American Schutzhund and PSA.

Key Takeaways:

Political pressure has changed the way that dog sports have changed over the years.
There will be over 40 exercises for each club to choose from and the results will be recorded for each dog for breed test purposes.
There will be updates to American Schutzhund from IPO or original Schutzhund to keep the skills relevant and important.
Without good judges you don’t have a sport – not a sport that is equal to all.
American Schutzhund is completely inclusive – you can be in other types of clubs and organizations as well as American Schutzhund.

“We don’t know if we’re going to be successful or not, we may fail. What we do know is this: we’re not sitting around complaining, we’re actually trying to do something. We’re working hard, we’re trying to put an organization together that’s going to make our vision a reality. What we can promise, is we’re going to continue to fight for the betterment of all of our respective breeds.” — Debbie Zappia

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Facebook: American Schutzhund

Email: [email protected]

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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Defense to Prey Drive Channeling

April 8, 2019 ciera 3386

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

The difference in responses between defense mood and prey mood.
The problems that can occur when a dog can’t channel defense to prey.
Why defense work is inherently stressful for the dog.
Good and bad behaviors from the decoy in defense to prey channeling.
Adjusting intensity and duration during each element of the defensive channel.

Key Takeaways:

We must do what we can to try and teach the dog that fighting is always the strategy and always the way that it will win confrontations.
Think of channeling to prey as relief from stress.
Fights ebb and flow, drive channeling is the key to allowing the dog to think in those situations.
The avoidance threshold isn’t a fixed amount, it will trend upwards over time as we train the dog that he can handle the stress in higher and higher amounts.
Stress accumulates, without relieving the stress, the dog’s avoidance threshold may lower over time.

“What we need to get the dog to understand is, when he wins the fight, he can calm down. By channeling defense to prey, the return to prey mood signals to the dog that he’s winning or he’s won and he can concentrate on those obedience commands.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Prey to Defense Drive Channeling

March 25, 2019 ciera 4251

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

What a drive profile is and what it means for you and your dog.
Starting your dog in the right drive for that dog.
What drive channeling is and why it is so important.
Steps you can take to channel the drives from prey to defense.
Two key variables of putting pressure on a dog – intensity and duration.

Key Takeaways:

Experience plays a role when you’re evaluating a dog.
It is up to the dog to decide if something is threatening or not threatening.
An experienced, good decoy can make all the difference.
The dog must see reactions from you as the decoy.
Drive channeling is the foundation that is missing in a lot of dogs when it comes to not getting the outs we want them to have.

“You cannot control when your dog goes into defense. If your dog goes into defense and does not understand how to function in that space, does not understand how to function in that mood, what you’re going to end up with is a dog that might avoid, despite the fact that he is a powerful dog, a strong dog.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Civil Police Dogs, Testing and Training Green and Titled K9s

March 18, 2019 ciera 3314

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Types of table work and pros and cons of different types.
Testing dogs on things that can be trained.
Knowing what your goals for testing are before you start testing.
Handler involvement versus independence in detection training.
The malleability of green dogs versus the experience of titled dogs.

Key Takeaways:

A barkbox can keep a behavior very forward focused which can then be transported into different scenarios.
You want to test some natural drives and instincts and what the dog’s nerves are.
Learn what is a deal breaker in testing and what can be trained.
The mobile aspect of dogs is really the most important part in detection.
Equipment, such as a muzzle, can queue a dog in the same way that a bite suit can.

“Reward more. Just because you are out there [in the mock trial or training] doesn’t mean it’s all about corrections. Reward those good behaviors, make sure you isolate good things that are happening and let the dog know he is doing it correctly.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Learning in the Dog Business

March 5, 2019 ciera 3193

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Having a system of training you are going to embrace.
Understanding the dance between dog and decoy.
Keep an eye toward your goal during training.
The power of experience and questions in education.
Knowing and understanding your framework.

Key Takeaways:

Have a system with which to train your dog, don’t just rely on mimicry.
Understand the system you’re going to retrain your dog in before starting the training.
Consider changing the language your dog is trained in when you go back to the basics.
There’s nothing wrong with starting over with your dog, even if the dog is a bit older
Develop a framework for your obedience and keep it simple at first. It doesn’t have to be super complicated.

“Being a student is not a passive enterprise. It is incumbent upon the student to be a part of the education process.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Direct v. Indirect Detection Protocols

February 25, 2019 ciera 3003

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

What to look for in a detection dog.
Benefits of teaching hunting first.
Eyeing detection washouts earlier with direct reward systems.
Understanding action patterns and how they fit into detection training.

Key Takeaways:

The hunting drive should be of primary importance.
Build the action pattern strongly, final response is an obedience pattern that can be taught later.
A stop and stare is going to degrade.
When working a large quantity of dogs, not all are going to be the 1% unicorn dogs.

“If you want to develop the best possible hunting, you really have to focus on developing the best possible action pattern.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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Article: Direct v. Indirect Detection Protocols

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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

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Behavioral Concepts in Canine Olfaction

February 18, 2019 ciera 3028

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

Scent detection, scent discrimination, scent identification, and scent association.
Fixed action patterns and species typical behaviors and routines.
Reward density and schedules in olfaction training.
Overshadowing, blocking, and compound odors.
Extinction, generalization, and discrimination.

Key Takeaways:

Fixed action patterns must be rehearsed.
Variable reward will help keep the motivation high.
Pay attention to the density of reward in training and how it compares to the density of reward in real deployments.
Try not to allow the dog to go to final response on a detractor.
If you’re going to train any detection dogs, proofing is of the utmost importance

“It is important to realize that detection is a really complex science and art. Understanding these behavioral concepts that apply to detection are really going to allow you, as a handler and as a trainer, to better understand how your dog works and how to troubleshoot problems.” — Jerry Bradshaw

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