Working Dogs Beyond the Basics: Handler Training Guide - Softcover

Currey, Patrick

9780989521765: Working Dogs Beyond the Basics: Handler Training Guide

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ISBN 10: 0989521761 ISBN 13: 9780989521765

Publisher: IBBRA, 2014

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Working A Dog Is An Art That Very Few Truly Master. Do you know why 99% of the time it is the handler’s fault? And why the other 1% of the time…It’s the handler’s fault? In Working Dogs beyond the Basics, the author explains why in a straight forward conversational style that some proclaim as a compendium of working dog training principals. For any stage handler this is an intriguing book. In fact, it’s so intriguing, that it will be hard to put it down and read it in its entirety in one sitting. And when you finish; you’ll want to read it over and over again and refer to it any time you think you and your dog have lost connection. You will never look at your dog the same! Pat raises the bar yet another notch when he takes you into the dogs mind and shows you what you look like to them and how it’s YOU that is confusing them by rewarding bad behavior. If you are serious about knowledge beyond your basic handler training and serious about finding answers and clearing up any doubts you may have –you need to get this book! Through this book you will discover where you and your team are now and what YOU need to do to get where you are highly sought after for your services and professionalism. With this clear and simple roadmap you will turn an essentially run of the mill dog handler into confident, engaged teams. You will learn the secrets on developing a connection most teams never have. A dog is always a dog and if you as the handler don’t know how dogs communicate you will never fully master the art of working a dog. Your dog will never look at you the same! The real genius of the book lies between the AH HA moments as you turn each page in new discovery. Parts of the book may be upsetting—yet alternately amazing as the layers open up and a better understanding comes forward for you. It’s not what you know –it’s what you don’t know that significantly makes the difference for you. You will learn: • How to overcome and eliminate any negatives • How NOT to avoid your partner’s blatant signals • The difference of body language, tone and touch and its affects • YOUR BAD BEHAVIORS that allow the dog to fail His years of work are both insightful and gripping as his guidance and help offers lasting results. Without being forced, discover how to create a bond with your dog like particles merging to create an element of trust. This book has been written and re-written many time to educate handlers on the foundations of a working dog, working dog teams and working dog handlers. Even though there are naysayers in this industry, the scientific facts in this book have been undisputed for over a hundred years. The goal of this book is to provide you with an education and foundation to move forward in the working dog industry.

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About the Author

As a young Military Dog Handler, I read every possible dog handler manual I could get my hands on and I still had many questions that went unanswered. Each manual I received had the basics for which our training was to cover and a simple brief on other areas that explained why or how but not much in comprehensive detail. The lectures, classroom discussions helped fill in more needed knowledge; however it was still brief and left many unanswered questions. Many if not all dog training books are essentially an opinion, mostly because you can’t ask the dog if it is true. Other books I found were that persons beliefs on their training techniques, which if that was what you were looking for was great. While working for U.S. Customs as a Narcotics Detection K9 Office, I was introduced into the civilian working dog industry. I was truly surprised at the lack of education that was involved; even my most basic of training had written material to read with lectures and classroom structure. While I’m not making claim that no one in the civilian market has literature or lectures, the particular training I was privy too did not. During my last years working with my dog Sunny, I was approached by K9 Handlers from the civilian law enforcement community asking me advice about advanced training and working dogs. After I worked with so many different teams, I knew there was a greater calling for me and I ventured into becoming an entrepreneur of my own K9 training center. Shortly after my business launch, I was approached by handlers looking to improve their working dog program. During this first year, new dogs were needed which meant K9 teams needed training and handlers needed education. After searching for written materials for their class, I realized I had to create my own.

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