{"id":52928,"date":"2025-12-18T23:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/?p=52928"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:13:21","slug":"low-profile-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/?p=52928","title":{"rendered":"Low Profile Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bridging the gap from training to deployment with low-profile equipment.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparing traditional and modern low-profile equipment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mistakes to avoid with low-profile equipment.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Importance of having properly fitted equipment.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training progressions with low-profile equipment.\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>Ideally, low-profile equipment contains both lower visibility and lower odor profiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is critical for the dog to feel the human underneath the equipment. While you should have protection, training the dog to find the human is also important.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a dog can\u2019t be satisfied with the bite they are getting on a suit, they may look for the human underneath and bite outside of the typical areas, such as ankles, which can cause more harm.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use training techniques like equipment shredding drills to improve the dog\u2019s ability to find and get a successful bite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;When we&#8217;re introducing the hidden equipment, usually we want to introduce it in such a way that we can maximize the dog&#8217;s experience, including having them in the right mood that we want them in when they&#8217;re experiencing this hidden equipment. We also want to have decoy safety.&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp; Jerry Bradshaw<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episode References:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Josh Kirby at Kirby K9 \/ Demanet:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.k9irby.com\/\">www.k9irby.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thad Peterson at Seynaeve US:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seynaeve.us\/\">www.seynaeve.us<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ringsuits.com\/\">www.ringsuits.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dog Armour:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogarmour.com\/\">www.DogArmour.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More information on the Kynology Seminar with Dr. Stewart Hilliard:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kynology.org\/\">https:\/\/kynology.org\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Get Jerry&#8217;s book&nbsp;<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\">Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Jerry:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/controlledaggressionpodcast.com\/\">controlledaggressionpodcast.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com\">JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine Training:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarheelcanine.com\/\">&nbsp;www.tarheelcanine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tarheelcanine\">&nbsp;tarheelcanine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tarheelcanine\">@tarheelcanine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tarheelk9\/\">@tarheelk9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TarheelCanineTraining\">TarheelCanineTraining<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protection Sports Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/psak9.org\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/psak9-as.org\/\">psak9-as.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patreon:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/controlledaggression\">&nbsp;&nbsp;patreon.com\/controlledaggression<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slideshare:&nbsp;<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:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/tarheelcanine\">https:\/\/calendly.com\/tarheelcanine<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine Seminars:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/streetreadyk9.com\/\">https:\/\/streetreadyk9.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine Student Portal:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tcstudentportal.com\/\">https:\/\/tcstudentportal.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALM K9 Equipment:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.almk9equipment.com\/\">almk9equipment.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSA &amp; American Schutzhund:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/psak9-as.org\/\">psak9-as.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarheel Canine:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarheelcanine.com\/\">tarheelcanine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Drive Company:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thedriveco.com\/\">https:\/\/thedriveco.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Drive Company Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedrive.co\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thedrive.co<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dog Armour:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogarmour.com\/\">http:\/\/www.dogarmour.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rogue Arsenal:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/roguearsenal.com\/\">https:\/\/roguearsenal.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about Hold The Line Conference 2026 at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/htlk9.com\/\">https:\/\/htlk9.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-Sturkie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audio production by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnkeypodcast.com\/\">Turnkey Podcast Productions.<\/a>&nbsp;You&#8217;re the expert. 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