Obedience is the foundation of all training for working dogs. For service dogs in particular, place is a very important command. In our previous video, we began teaching future service dog K9 Cappy the place command. We are now advancing his place...

The "place" command can be a very useful with working dogs for many different reasons. It teaches your dog that it does not have to be right beside you at all times & to relax in a given spot. In this specific scenario, K9 Cappy is training to be...

There are many reasons that gunfire neutrality is important for working k9s. These including safety of the dog, handler or anyone else in the area. Gunfire neutrality means that the dog does not pay attention to the gunfire at all. The dog should pay...

As with any type of working dog training we start by teaching the K9 the job we want them to perform. Once the dog understands what we want them to do, we fine tune the final response we expect from them. In the introduction to article searches, we...

Tracking is great building block to several other things your working dog may train for including article searches. If your dog doesn't know how to track, check out our posts on puppy tracks and also concentration tracks before beginning article...

As our working dogs gain understanding as to what we want from them, we increase the difficulty in the track. Adding turns and decreasing odor are just a few of the ways to make our concentration tracks more difficult. In this session, the dog has...

In tracking or scent work, we expect the dog to rely on their nose and not their vision. In some cases, we have to teach the dog to actively sniff and not just drive forward. As we progress with concentration tracks we will increase the difficulty by...

There are several steps in teaching a working dog to track. In previous videos we introduced a dog to tracking with puppy tracks. The next step is to move the dog to concentration tracks. Concentration tracks are tracks with a lot of odor that will...

To be the best k9 team that we can be, we have to continuously train and this means assessing our weaknesses so that we can work through them. It is important to work with your dog, but also test the functionality of both you and your dog working...

As a k9 team, we are only as good as the amount of work that we put in. For this reason, no matter if you are a newer team or seasoned veterans it is important to never stop training. To continuously progress in our training, we test the functionality...

In the beginning of training a dog to track we start with a lot of stimulation. As the dog learns what we are wanting them to do or for higher drive dogs, this stimulation may become too much. As trainers or handlers we have to know when the dog needs...

In training a dog to track, we start with puppy tracks or fundamental tracks. These are short, easy tracks with a lot of odor and stimulation to make the dog want to find their reward at the end of the track. For these tracks, start by enticing the...