Most dogs in law enforcement come to us from competitive protection dog sports. Dog sports like IGP (Schutzhund), KNPV (Royal Dutch Police Dog Association), French and Mondio Ring Sports plus many others are very common for dogs to have prior training in when they start training in a law enforcement patrol course. These sports are a great foundation for a dog and some agencies even demand that a dog be “Titled” before they will consider purchasing it. Then why not actually know what the dog is trained to do so you can use this foundational training to have clearer communication and accelerate your training and problem solving?
This presentation will expose students to the various dog sports and their different elements like tracking, object guard, and many others to give you some deeper understanding on where your dog’s different behaviors are coming from. Oscar will also incorporate training techniques used in the various protection sports to increase your dog’s performance during street deployments.