{"id":38594,"date":"2025-12-11T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/?p=38594"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:19:15","slug":"prosthetics-for-street-readiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/?p=38594","title":{"rendered":"Prosthetics for Street Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pros and cons of prosthetics for canine training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The importance of teaching your dog to find the human being in the bite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why training biting across different textures is key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tips for safely and effectively utilizing prosthetics in training.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you\u2019re trying to approximate down in training and are using equipment, you want to use equipment that is as thin as possible, but as thick as necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you\u2019re beginning training with prosthetics, the arms can be a little easier to work with at first.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leverage your dog\u2019s bite command right before they engage. If there is any confusion, leverage what they already know to get the behavior you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decoy schools should be teaching how to safely and properly incorporate prosthetic equipment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Biting any kind of equipment, the dogs are going to get used to a texture that gives their teeth some purchase in that particular piece of equipment\u2026And so we want to make sure that they&#8217;re willing to engage that new texture. We want to take advantage when we first introduce these things.&#8221; <\/em><\/strong>\u2014&nbsp; Jerry Bradshaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check out the Training Videos by Steve Sprouse at: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arminleggan.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.arminleggan.com\/<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More information on the Kynology Seminar with Dr. Stewart Hilliard: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kynology.org\/\"><strong>https:\/\/kynology.org\/<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get Jerry&#8217;s book<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Controlled-Aggression-Girard-Bradshaw\/dp\/B005D2SAQ6\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1529296853&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=COntrolled+aggression+book\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Jerry:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:<a href=\"http:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/\"> controlledaggressionpodcast.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com\">JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine Training:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarheelcanine.com\/\"> &nbsp;www.tarheelcanine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tarheelcanine\"> &nbsp;tarheelcanine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tarheelcanine\"> @tarheelcanine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tarheelk9\/\">@tarheelk9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TarheelCanineTraining\"> TarheelCanineTraining<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protection Sports Website:<a href=\"http:\/\/psak9.org\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/psak9-as.org\/\">psak9-as.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patreon: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/controlledaggression\">&nbsp;&nbsp;patreon.com\/controlledaggression<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slideshare:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/gwbradshaw12?utm_campaign=profiletracking&amp;utm_medium=sssite&amp;utm_source=ssslideview\"> Tarheel Canine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calendly: <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/tarheelcanine\">https:\/\/calendly.com\/tarheelcanine<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine Seminars: <a href=\"https:\/\/streetreadyk9.com\/\">https:\/\/streetreadyk9.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine Student Portal: <a href=\"https:\/\/tcstudentportal.com\/\">https:\/\/tcstudentportal.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sponsors:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALM K9 Equipment: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almk9equipment.com\/\">almk9equipment.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarheelcanine.com\/\">tarheelcanine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSA &amp; American Schutzhund: <a href=\"https:\/\/psak9-as.org\/\">psak9-as.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Drive Company: <a href=\"https:\/\/thedriveco.com\/\">https:\/\/thedriveco.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Drive Company Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedrive.co\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedrive.co<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dog Armour: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogarmour.com\/\">http:\/\/www.dogarmour.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rogue Arsenal: <a href=\"https:\/\/roguearsenal.com\/\">https:\/\/roguearsenal.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Train hard, train smart, be safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-SturkieAudio production by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnkeypodcast.com\/\"> Turnkey Podcast Productions.<\/a> You&#8217;re the expert. 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