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It may take a little creative thinking to make the old light bulb go off in the dog's head. dogs Dog illness. For Dogs with the Genes to Do Bite Training:Some dogs have the ability to do protection work but the owners don't care to pursue it or don't have the skills to train it. These dogs can be worked slightly different than what we have talked about above. Don't assume that just because you have a German Shepherd, Doberman or Rottie that your dog can be worked in the method I am about to describe. dogs Dog products. The odds are that if they are American bloodline dogs they CAN NOT do this defensive training. The working ability has been bred out of the American dogs. If you care to learn more about the difference between German and American bloodlines, click here to read the article I wrote on the subject. dogs Cocker spaniel puppies. In this next type of training we will use the dogs natural suspicion levels to enhance his barking. This usually has to take place when the dog's defensive drive starts to develop. That will be dictated by genes and the dog's environment. I have one of my 5 month old puppies with very sound temperament that will react to the next method, I have also seen many dogs that need to be 24 months of age before they are ready. This exercise is set up at night when the dogs are more alert. Have a friend hide in the bushes in an area that you will be walking your dog. It doesn't hurt to have the friend wear a ski mask or scarf around his face. (You may want to notify your neighbors before trying this. ) This location should be in an area where you will not encounter any other people (if possible. ) Approach the friend from the down wind side (make sure the wind is blowing from the friends location to you so the dog can smell him before you get to him). Set it up so you are walking the dog for several hundred yards before you actually encounter the spot where the person is hiding. As the handler approaches the spot, at about 50 to 100 yards out all talking stops. The handler watches the dog closely to see the exact moment that the dog smells the person in the bushes or behind the car. If the dog show the slightest indication that it smells something out there the handler sounds suspicious and says "WHAT IS THAT" with a great deal of seriousness in his tone. You can whisper the concern to the dog so that he knows there is something different going on here. At the first peep out of the dog, the friend jumps out, looks at the dog (without saying a word) for ONE SECOND (no more) and then turns and runs away.
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