by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Train within a system The Electronic training collar (e-collar) is not a problem solver device. There was once a time when trainers slapped on the e-collar before certification and meted out hard corrections to “clean up” a dirty dog. Those days should be long past....
by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Teaching both the building search and the area search exercises is a staple of all patrol dog training. The building search consists of a “cold” start where you can roll up to any building and send your dog in for a search without any indication from the subject that...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Suppose you roll up on a scene—perhaps there’s been a robbery or a violent domestic—with a fleeing, unsearched felony subject, and as the K9 unit, you are being called in with your dual- purpose dog to perform a track for this felony suspect. As you arrive, people are...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Training a dog to do any task requires a system by which we can apply both the consequences of reinforcement and punishment (operant conditioning) and proper associations (classical conditioning). These concepts must be put into a simple and effective training program...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Many K9 patrol vehicles are outfitted with an automatic door release. The door release is controlled by a button on the K9 officer’s duty belt, and if an emergency situation arises, or the officer needs to have his dog come to his aid, or just come to him for a...
