Controlled Aggression

Attention, Direction & Draw

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: * Thinking about the end game from the beginning of your training. * Creating neutrality through all kinds of distractions. * Look at me, look at me while, look at that, and look at that while commands for your dog. * Balancing draw to fight against drift. Key Takeaways: * Attention is the dog's anchor. Give them a point to focus on that allows them to be neutral to everything else around. You have to control a dog's eyes to control their behavior. * You want to lay the foundation for sending on command, not sending on agitation and discriminating between the two early on in your training. * Create neutrality through time on the field. * No matter how advanced your dog is, keep working on your fundamentals. That is where the strength lies when you are in actual scenarios. "One of the most important fundamental exercises of attention is teaching the dog to look at me, then look at that, and then look back to me, and then look back to that and change it up for the dog where I point the dog at different things that might be of concern to him." — Jerry Bradshaw Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Controlled-Aggression-Girard-Bradshaw/dp/B005D2SAQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529296853&sr=8-1&keywords=COntrolled+aggression+book] Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com [http://controlledaggressionpodcast.com/] Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com [JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com] Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] Youtube: tarheelcanine [http://www.youtube.com/user/tarheelcanine] Twitter: @tarheelcanine [https://twitter.com/tarheelcanine] Instagram: @tarheelk9 [https://www.instagram.com/tarheelk9/] Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining [https://www.facebook.com/TarheelCanineTraining] Protection Sports Website: http://psak9.org/psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression [http://www.patreon.com/controlledaggression] Slideshare: Tarheel Canine [https://www.slideshare.net/gwbradshaw12?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview] Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine [https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine] Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/ [https://streetreadyk9.com/] Sponsors: ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com [https://www.almk9equipment.com/] PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] The Drive Company: thedriveco.com [https://thedriveco.com/] The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co [https://www.instagram.com/thedrive.co] Dog Armour: dogarmour.com [http://www.dogarmour.com/] Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro [http://instagram.com/dogarmourpro] Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com [https://roguearsenal.com/] Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official [https://www.instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official/] Train Hard, train smart, be safe. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. [https://www.turnkeypodcast.com/] You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Navigating Fears and Phobias in Working Dogs

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: * Timing the puppy training early and with a directed purpose, and handling the fear periods in dogs. * Habituation, spontaneous recovery, sensitization, and learned irrelevance. * When to reorient and when to address fears. * Understanding your dog's phobias to learn how to solve the problem. * Common fears and phobias seen in police and sport dogs. Key Takeaways: * Too many people restrict social and experiential learning in puppies during the critical stages of development out of fear. * As a decoy, as a handler, as anyone working with a young dog, you need to be attentive to what you're doing and always be surveying your environment to avoid unintended consequences. * Avoid creating a problem that doesn't already exist. Take a systematic approach to expose your dog to everything they need to be exposed to. * Generally, fear periods are short-lived. Take your dog into more familiar places, more natural spaces, where it's not going to encounter a lot of things that are going to be super unusual or might provoke a fearful response. "I have a phobia about creating phobias. I don't want to create a phobia in my dog, because the road is going to be super long to try and systematically desensitize to any type of stimuli that's been created as an avoidance response." — Jerry Bradshaw Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Controlled-Aggression-Girard-Bradshaw/dp/B005D2SAQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529296853&sr=8-1&keywords=COntrolled+aggression+book] Book Reference: * The Decoy Book by William Garrido - amazon.com/Decoy-Book-Collaborations-Some-Industry/dp/B08T6YGWSD [https://www.amazon.com/Decoy-Book-Collaborations-Some-Industry/dp/B08T6YGWSD] * Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training by Stephen R. Lindsay - amazon.com/Handbook-Applied-Behavior-Training-Vol/dp/0813807549 [https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Applied-Behavior-Training-Vol/dp/0813807549] * Excel-erated Learning by Pamela J. Reid - amazon.com/Excel-erated-Learning-Explaining-plain-English/dp/1888047070 [https://www.amazon.com/Excel-erated-Learning-Explaining-plain-English/dp/1888047070] Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com [http://controlledaggressionpodcast.com/] Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com [JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com] Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] YouTube: tarheelcanine [http://www.youtube.com/user/tarheelcanine] Twitter: @tarheelcanine [https://twitter.com/tarheelcanine] Instagram: @tarheelk9 [https://www.instagram.com/tarheelk9/] Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining [https://www.facebook.com/TarheelCanineTraining] Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression [http://www.patreon.com/controlledaggression] Slideshare: Tarheel Canine [https://www.slideshare.net/gwbradshaw12?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview] Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine [https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine] Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/ [https://streetreadyk9.com/] Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/ [https://tcstudentportal.com/] Sponsors: ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com [https://www.almk9equipment.com/] PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] The Drive Company: thedriveco.com [https://thedriveco.com/] The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co [https://www.instagram.com/thedrive.co] Dog Armour: dogarmour.com [http://www.dogarmour.com/] Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro [http://instagram.com/dogarmourpro] Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com [https://roguearsenal.com/] Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official [https://www.instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official/] Train hard, train smart, be safe. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. [https://www.turnkeypodcast.com/] You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Liberty Leash Project

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw, Ben Searle, and Gary Dawson discuss: * There is a need for highly trained service dogs for veterans. * The origin story and vital mission of the Liberty Leash Project. * The importance of standardization and collaboration across service dog training. * Things to consider when going into the dog training business. Key Takeaways: * Service dogs are a medical implement for people and need to be trained to the highest standards. * Training service dogs should be about collaboration, not competition. A village model builds the most resilient dogs and sustainable trainers. * Different dogs require different levels of handling ability and different levels of training ability. When it comes to pairing dogs with veterans, they also require different dogs for different people, as no two people and no two dogs require the exact same thing. * If you're interested in helping with the Liberty Leash Project, no matter your skill set, reach out to Gary and Ben at the contact information below. "We want these dogs to be these veterans' battle buddies and help them through their tough times and grow from it and thrive from it." — Gary Dawson Episode References: * More information on the Kynology Seminar with Dr. Stewart Hilliard: https://kynology.org/ [https://kynology.org/] Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Controlled-Aggression-Girard-Bradshaw/dp/B005D2SAQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529296853&sr=8-1&keywords=COntrolled+aggression+book] Contact Ben, Gary, and Libery Leash Project: * Liberty Leash Project: https://www.libertyleashproject.com/ [https://www.libertyleashproject.com/] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/libertyleashproject/ [https://www.instagram.com/libertyleashproject/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Liberty-Leash-Project-61577084561466/ [https://www.facebook.com/p/Liberty-Leash-Project-61577084561466/] * Phone: 919-351-9123 * Email: sapperk91@gmail.com [sapperk91@gmail.com] * Sapper K9: https://www.sapperk9.com/ [https://www.sapperk9.com/] * Triune Kennels: https://www.triunekennels.com/ [https://www.triunekennels.com/] Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com [http://controlledaggressionpodcast.com/] Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com [JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com] Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] YouTube: tarheelcanine [http://www.youtube.com/user/tarheelcanine] Twitter: @tarheelcanine [https://twitter.com/tarheelcanine] Instagram: @tarheelk9 [https://www.instagram.com/tarheelk9/] Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining [https://www.facebook.com/TarheelCanineTraining] Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression [http://www.patreon.com/controlledaggression] Slideshare: Tarheel Canine [https://www.slideshare.net/gwbradshaw12?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview] Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine [https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine] Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/ [https://streetreadyk9.com/] Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/ [https://tcstudentportal.com/] Sponsors: ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com [https://www.almk9equipment.com/] PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] The Drive Company: thedriveco.com [https://thedriveco.com/] The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co [https://www.instagram.com/thedrive.co] Dog Armour: dogarmour.com [http://www.dogarmour.com/] Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro [http://instagram.com/dogarmourpro] Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com [https://roguearsenal.com/] Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official [https://www.instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official/] Train hard, train smart, be safe. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. [https://www.turnkeypodcast.com/] You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Idealism vs. Pragmatism in Canine Training: Behavioral Science with Dr. Stewart Hilliard

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Dr. Stewart Hilliard discuss: * Why your dog training should be based on theory, pragmatic results, and experience. * Theoretical vs intuitive dog training. * How is idealist training different from pragmatic training? * Why you should not be removing all stressors from your dog training. * Control and learned helplessness. Key Takeaways: * Dog training is a long series of lonely decisions. You are a team of one training your dog, and even if you have a coach, in the moment, you are the one making each decision based on the problem facing you in the moment. * Technical training is great, but you do need to be able to generalize the training for different locations and situations for the best results. * If, in the course of doing its job, your dog will face adversity, then having a background in overcoming some adversity in training is going to stand the dog in good stead. * There is considerable discussion and data that speak to the point that the ideal state for an animal to develop in is not necessarily one that is free of stress. * Aversive control can be used without producing bad welfare for the subjects of the training. On the flip side, excellent positive reinforcement technicians also produce really good results in dog training. * Animals in avoidance are not running from something; they are running to something safe. "If you want to engage with dogs intellectually, they're a very rich topic for intellectual engagement, because they're super interesting. And you can look at them at any level you want; you can look at dog training at any level you want. And for some people, the pathway to getting really good is becoming theoretically very, very strong." — Dr. Stewart Hilliard Episode References: * Go to Kynology.org [http://kynology.org] now and start an account to stay up to date on Kynology events, upcoming resources, and products! Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Controlled-Aggression-Girard-Bradshaw/dp/B005D2SAQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529296853&sr=8-1&keywords=COntrolled+aggression+book] Contact Stewart: Website: https://www.caninetrainingsystems.com/ [https://www.caninetrainingsystems.com/] Book: Schutzhund, Theory and Training Methods - A Book by Susan Barwig and Stewart Hilliard, Ph.D. - https://www.amazon.com/Schutzhund-Theory-Training-Methods-Reference/dp/0876057318 [https://www.amazon.com/Schutzhund-Theory-Training-Methods-Reference/dp/0876057318] Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com [http://controlledaggressionpodcast.com/] Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com [JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com] Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] YouTube: tarheelcanine [http://www.youtube.com/user/tarheelcanine] Twitter: @tarheelcanine [https://twitter.com/tarheelcanine] Instagram: @tarheelk9 [https://www.instagram.com/tarheelk9/] Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining [https://www.facebook.com/TarheelCanineTraining] Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression [http://www.patreon.com/controlledaggression] Slideshare: Tarheel Canine [https://www.slideshare.net/gwbradshaw12?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview] Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine [https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine] Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/ [https://streetreadyk9.com/] Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/ [https://tcstudentportal.com/] Sponsors: ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com [https://www.almk9equipment.com/] PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] The Drive Company: thedriveco.com [https://thedriveco.com/] The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co [https://www.instagram.com/thedrive.co] Dog Armour: dogarmour.com [http://www.dogarmour.com/] Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro [http://instagram.com/dogarmourpro] Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com [https://roguearsenal.com/] Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official [https://www.instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official/] Train hard, train smart, be safe. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. [https://www.turnkeypodcast.com/] You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Training the PSA Carjack Exer

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: * What judges are looking for during the PSA Carjack Exercise. * Safety precautions and training progressions for decoys, dogs, and trainers. * Keeping your dog focused in the right place. * Rewarding, capping, and knowing your dog's limits. Key Takeaways: * In training, you should be training in neutrality as you prepare for your PDC. Just because they have the skills in the exercise does not mean they are prepared for the neutrality between exercises. * If you are able to, get a vehicle to train with your PSA club on these Carjack Exercises. There are a lot of progressions you can do as you work up to the full exercise. * It is the first impression of the aggression that's going to catch the judge's eye. * Spend time focusing on transitions. Even in PDC, there are transitions you can work on. A good transition can help you be well prepared. "One of the big mistakes I see is rushing into the vehicle without doing the proper neutrality to the vehicle when they're younger, not doing the proper neutrality to the vehicle, where they now have to experience the bite work, in addition to the unstable footing, and in addition to the enclosed area, the tight space of the vehicle. All of these things impinge on the dog's experience during that carjacking exercise." — Jerry Bradshaw Episode References: * Josh Kirby at Kirby K9 / Demanet: www.k9irby.com [http://www.k9irby.com/] * More information on the Kynology Seminar with Dr. Stewart Hilliard: https://kynology.org/ [https://kynology.org/] Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Controlled-Aggression-Girard-Bradshaw/dp/B005D2SAQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529296853&sr=8-1&keywords=COntrolled+aggression+book] Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com [http://controlledaggressionpodcast.com/] Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com [JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com] Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] YouTube: tarheelcanine [http://www.youtube.com/user/tarheelcanine] Twitter: @tarheelcanine [https://twitter.com/tarheelcanine] Instagram: @tarheelk9 [https://www.instagram.com/tarheelk9/] Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining [https://www.facebook.com/TarheelCanineTraining] Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression [http://www.patreon.com/controlledaggression] Slideshare: Tarheel Canine [https://www.slideshare.net/gwbradshaw12?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview] Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine [https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine] Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/ [https://streetreadyk9.com/] Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/ [https://tcstudentportal.com/] Sponsors: ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com [https://www.almk9equipment.com/] PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org [https://psak9-as.org/] Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com [http://www.tarheelcanine.com/] The Drive Company: thedriveco.com [https://thedriveco.com/] The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co [https://www.instagram.com/thedrive.co] Dog Armour: dogarmour.com [http://www.dogarmour.com/] Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro [http://instagram.com/dogarmourpro] Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com [https://roguearsenal.com/] Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official [https://www.instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official/] Train hard, train smart, be safe. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. [https://www.turnkeypodcast.com/] You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.