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Building Control Around A Decoy

Whether you are working with a Police K9 or training a Personal Protection K9, there should most certainly be a certain level of control that the K9 has when it comes to passive decoys. Why is this? If your K9 is not able to detect passive body...

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Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Advancing the Place Command

Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Advancing the Place Command

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 command by lengthening the duration of his down & moving the placement. As […]

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Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Teaching The Place Command

Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Teaching The Place Command

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 a service dog so the place […]

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Conditioning your Working Dog for Gunfire Neutrality

Conditioning your Working Dog for Gunfire Neutrality

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 attention to the handler and the job they are performing while […]

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K9 Tracking – The Working Dog’s Final Response during Article Searches

K9 Tracking – The Working Dog’s Final Response during Article Searches

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 initially starting paying the dog for simply […]

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K9 Tracking – Introducing Your Working Dog to Article Searches

K9 Tracking – Introducing Your Working Dog to Article Searches

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 searches. Once the dog has the basics of tracking, we are going to introduce them […]

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K9 Tracking – Decreasing Odor in Concentration Tracks

K9 Tracking – Decreasing Odor in Concentration Tracks

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 already been introduced to turns and we have lessened the […]

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K9 Tracking – Increasing Difficulty in Concentration Tracks

K9 Tracking – Increasing Difficulty in Concentration Tracks

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 adding turns and decreasing the scent. This will […]

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K9 Tracking – Teaching the Scent Picture with Concentration Tracks

K9 Tracking – Teaching the Scent Picture with Concentration Tracks

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 teach the dog their scent picture. In this phase it […]

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The Importance of Testing the Functionality of K9 Teams – Part 2

The Importance of Testing the Functionality of K9 Teams – Part 2

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 together as a team. We set up […]

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The Importance of Testing the Functionality of K9 Teams – Part 1

The Importance of Testing the Functionality of K9 Teams – Part 1

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 of our teams working together through […]

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Becoming a Dog Trainer, the Intangibles of Dogs, and Opening a Training Business with Thomas Morin

Welcome everybody back to SOURCE, all things, working dog this podcast. We aim at a number of different topics. , but the thing I like the most about this is the great guests we have. And I just enjoy talking to everybody because oftentimes. We get...

What Dogs Can Have for Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and you might already be planning the menu for your feast. While it is tempting to share some of your favorite dishes with your furry friend, it is important to consider their nutritional needs and potential health risks. Some...

Ep 5 – Behind the Scenes of a K9 Training Business: Employee Management, Struggles & Successes with Szymon & AJ

Hi, everybody. Welcome to source all things, working dogs in this podcast, where we have a very special guest on this week. Oh, I'm excited to have them because he doesn't know this. I'll share a little secret. I learned a lot from him and he inspires...

The Power of Personal Protection Dogs for Women

Feeling safe and secure is a fundamental human need. Unfortunately, the world is not always a safe and secure place, especially for women. Whether you're walking alone at night or living alone, it's essential to take precautions to protect yourself. One effective...

Short Set Two: Vet Plan

[00:00:00] Hello, everybody, and welcome back to source all things working dogs. And this is another week of our short set. This is our midweek training, and it's just what it says it is . It's a short set that I put together each week and release it...

EP. 4 – The Ultimate Blend: Navigating partnerships, family, and business with John Richards from OneNation Coffee

We have you on source, all things working dogs. And one of the important things that I look at is, , there's a lot that we have to do as business owners and it doesn't really matter the industry. And that's something that's really revealing to me is...

The Passing of K9 Oby

CCU Family, Please join us as we mourn the loss of K9 Oby and send our condolences to his longtime handler LT Paquette, as well as Greene County Sheriff's Office. LT Paquette is a longtime member of the CCU Family, as is K9 Oby. His presence, loyalty, and work will be...

Short Set 1: 10/15 RULE

You've reached us at our short set. It's exactly what it says it is. This is our midweek training session for you, where we put together a training short set for you each and every week and release it on Tuesdays. I'm glad you're able to join us. I'm...

EP. 3 – Talking Military Transition Struggles, Staffing Standards, and Service Dog Training with Kevin Watts of Blue Cord K9.

[00:00:00]  Kevin, how you been? Been all right. Been a while since we last seen each other. It has. It seems like time flies. You know, I always look back and, before I know it, my kids are grown and, you know, just time flies. It seems like yesterday...

EP 1: Craziest client story, dog training business struggles, and more with Terry Adams of Tactical K9

All right. So I'm excited to bring the very first episode of source. You know, I say that this name may change who knows, you know, we kind of go with, what everybody else wants, but, uh, I guess I'm most excited not about this opportunity, but really...

EP 2: Patrol Training as a Disabled Veteran, Challenges in the Dog Industry, and more with Josh Hughes

AJ: [00:00:00] So this week's episode is a special one to me because we have Josh Hughes with us today. And I think by the end of this podcast, you guys are going to understand the reason why it's so special. I'm excited not only to have him on and be...

Understanding and Addressing Common Behavior Issues with Working Breeds

Understanding and Addressing Common Behavior Issues with Working Breeds Working breeds are known for their impressive intelligence, intense drive, and unwavering loyalty. But sometimes, these traits also come with certain behavior issues that can be challenging for...

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