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Working Dog Bite Work – Introducing Defense and Building Prey Drive
When training a working dog in bite work, how the dog develops and grows falls not only on the handler but also on the decoy. It is the responsibility of the decoy to be able to read the dog's behavior and know what they need to grow and progress to...
Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Teach Your Dog to Down
In the last session of our basic obedience series we are teaching the "down" command using several different techniques. If your dogs still needs to learn to heel or sit, please see our previous basic obedience videos. Also, as with any other dog...
Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Adding Sit to Your Heel
Basic obedience is the foundation for all other dog training. In this session we are adding the sit command to the basic heel that the dog already knows. The dog knows that when we step off with our left foot that he is supposed to follow in the...
Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Teach Your Dog to Heel
All dog training is built on the basics and perfecting the basics. Advanced, off leash obedience is simply perfecting basic obedience. We start every training session by making sure that the dog has the correct equipment and that it is fitted...
Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Building a Solid Base to Grow On
Especially with working dogs, we begin shaping what our dogs will become from the very beginning of training. With successive approximation we can shape each small step that we teach the dog, building on each step as we go. With basic obedience we are...
K9 Detection and Scent Work – Building Clarity and Engagement in the Dog
With any type of dog training it is important for the dog to be clear on what you are wanting them to do. For this specific session we have a dog that is training in detection, sometimes called scent work, and needs a little clarity in exactly what...
Fine Tuning Bite Work – Using an E-Collar to Gain Distance on Verbal Commands with your Dog
At CCU we never use an e-collar to teach a dog new behaviors. We use e-collars or remote trainers to fine tune dogs that already know the trained behaviors that we want. In this scenario we are using an e-collar to achieve distance on a dog that already knows...
K9 Tracking – Drawing your Dog into Odor and Reading Your Dog
When teaching your working dog to track, first you have to teach them the odor that they are looking for. After they learn the odor with puppy tracks, we use concentrated tracks to draw the dog's head down into the odor they're looking for. We start easy for both...
Bite Work Basics – Learn to be a Working Dog Decoy with a Hidden Sleeve
When learning to decoy for bite work with a working dog it is very important to learn to use the equipment correctly. Getting the right fit, positioning and presentation can make all the difference and ensure the safety of both the dog and the decoy. There are many...
Police K9 Detection: Indication vs Alert
One of the most important parts of being a K9 handler is being able to read your dog. This is especially important in detection, whether that is narcotics, explosives, tracking, etc. The most important part in reading your dog during detection is the indication or...
Bite Work Basics – Learn to be a Working Dog Decoy using an Intermediate Bite Sleeve
When learning to decoy for bite work with a working dog it is very important to learn to use the equipment correctly. Getting the proper positioning and presentation can make all the difference and ensure the safety of both the dog and the decoy. With an intermediate...
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