A lot of days are dark, with little feeling or emotion. Some are filled with flashbacks and exhausting sleepless nights due to nightmares……… These
Tag: training
Real Explosives v Pseudo Scents – Bomb Dog Training
With my background as an explosive search dog handler and instructor I am fascinated in the recent rise of the availability of ‘pseudo’ scents. To most
Getting started with ‘Marker Training’
Training methods are evolving all of the time and the more we learn, the better trainers we can be. The more skilful we become
Dog Bites and Children – Don’t Hug The Dog ?
This is National Bite Prevention Week and K9WH were lucky to attend the National Bite Prevention conference hosted by Victoria Stilwell at the Lincoln
What is Arousal in Dogs and Why Should I Care?
Beyond this threshold, we may see over arousal or fear responses to relatively mild triggers of fear and anxiety A Naughty But Nice
Bite Work – ‘Out’ without the Conflict
Meagan Karnes. BS. MBA. – Senior Behaviorist Now, I know a lot of people out there condition the “OUT” command far differently than I
Scent in a Bottle Tracking – “Simple in its theory-Simple to set up-Simple to use”
What is ‘Scent In A Bottle’ tracking? Well to be honest we have no experience of using this method (SIAB) so on a recent trip
Canine Survival – The Heat Is On – (Part Two)
We are all too sadly familiar with some of the classic reasons for a dog dying of heat injury and every summer brings about
Canine Survival – The Heat Is On (Part One)
What’s the Number 2 cause of deaths to Police Dogs and the Number 1 cause of non-combat deaths to Military Working Dogs? Training related events? Road
Preparing Young Police Dogs For The Real World
Its part of a police dogs remit to be able to chase and detain a fleeing suspect. The dog doesn’t make the decision who