Every dog has its favorite toy or treat or game or something that just drives them wild.

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When the dog is sent on a bite and the latches on the offender with tight jaws sometimes the dog doesn’t get a very effective bite.

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The best Attack dog command that the dog can learn is the ‘OUT’ command. This is a command to release the bite. Why is this so important?

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The best command is one your dog understands. This may sound obvious but you will be surprised how many times I’ve seen handlers suddenly yell the ‘Attack’ command and the dog just reacts to the tone of the handlers voice, gives a few excited steps forward and then doubles back looking at the owner as if to say, “That sounded serious, what’s going ( Read more... )

Operant conditioning is a “buzz word” in the animal training world, but what exactly does it mean?

It's fairly straightforward to understand. Operant conditioning is a way of training dogs using positive and negative consequences for their behavior.

Dogs respond to positive rewards in a positive way, by continuing to perform that behavior. ( Read more... )

It's important to understand how dogs learn, so we can take advantage of that when we are training them.  One important fact you need to keep in mind when trying to teach your dog anything is this: there has to be something in it for him.  Dogs are simple creatures - if they find something rewarding and enjoyable, they'll do it again.

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You wouldn’t ban Thoroughbreds if you were against horse racing because there is no logic to this. So where is the logic in banning the Pit Bull?


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www.K9ERS.com is a websites dedicated to the Working Dog and Fitness Enthusiast. I’m Jack Price and I am a Security Dog Consultant. It is my pleasure to provide you with practical real world ideas so you can better understand and appreciate the capabilities of working dogs and their realistic capacity to serve and protect you