In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Send the dog where you want them to go in upper-level control.  Training young (and not so young) dogs away from you, not just near you.  Using attention as a reset.  Utilizing unconventional equipment when training your dog.    Key Takeaways: Consider training different commands for different attention and directionals to make it clear to your dog what you want from them exactly.  You need to be able to give your dog clear...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Drills to teach your dog to give up something to get something.  Utilizing multiple types of reinforcement to increase positive behaviors.  Adjusting e-collar settings to change the type of pressure on the dog.  Differences in different models of e-collars and how your dog may react to them.  Pre-empting the mistakes that you can.    Key Takeaways: A lot of common outing mistakes have to do with e-collars and the misuse of...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and John Kirk discuss: The benefits of being both a handler and a trainer.  Societal and departmental expectations of a canine unit in a large department.  Creating good training files for handlers and canines.  Utilizing all of your tools appropriately. Procedures, protocols, and manuals.    Key Takeaways: As a trainer, if your hand is off the leash for too long, it does make a difference and both the dog and your trainees will know it.  ...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: All the seminars packed into the first quarter of 2024! The new handler-course-ready dogs from Tarheel Canine! Check out https://streetreadyk9.com/ for all the events on the calendar! Online training available   Key Takeaways: Getting a handler-course-ready dog can save you time and manpower when looking for a new canine.  Great seminars are coming up and include amazing trainers such as Aaron Kemp, Brad Gillespie, and so many...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Obedience and capping in drive.  Leveraging reward systems and using queues in drive to prepare for capping.  Utilizing different tools and training progressions to properly train drive.  Drive training with different canines.    Key Takeaways: Suppressing the dog’s behavior is not obedience or capping because it isn’t channeling their energy into something. We don’t want to suppress - this creates behaviors we do not want.  ...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Developing training rituals that translate to travel and trial.  Basic positions and notifying judges in basic position variations.  What judges are looking for and the difference between minor errors and larger point losses.  Why consistency, speed, directness, and attention matter during your trail.    Key Takeaways: One of the first things the judge looks for is if your dog is coming onto the field in the right state of mind. As...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Understanding the flow channel to make your dog (and you as a trainer) better.  How handlers and trainers decide the skills to prevent to the dogs at different skill levels.  Exceeding the requirements of certification and organizational policy in your training.  Training tools to make for a stronger dog in operational settings.  Setting up building searches for different scenarios, not just bite situations.    Key Takeaways: As...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Things you need to know before starting certification.  Having a training methodology that allows for compartmentalization, repetition, and isolation of skills if needed.  Understanding rewards throughout and at the end of the track.  Creating the behavior you want to create and working around distractions.    Key Takeaways: Run your training for certifications like you would run a real scenario.  Pay attention to all directions...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Understanding learning theory, types of conditioning, and systems of training. Creating a habit so strong that it will hold up to distractions. Consistency takes knowledge, effort, and discipline. Having a picture in your mind of what is expected, and holding to that standard. Reward is what replicates the habit.    Key Takeaways: If you are struggling with certification level performance, you need to consider reaching out to...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Having patience with your puppies.  The three types of defensive dogs.  How decoys can affect defense or prey.  Identifying early signs of avoidance in your defensive dog.  Tips for working the dog in defense properly.    Key Takeaways: Once the dog’s foundation work is where you want it, then you can start adding in skills. Don’t rush the foundation work.  All drives have intensity. The intensity will be completely dependent...

Today, Jerry answers your burning questions about the available police and civilian dogs and their training at Tarheel Canine. Tarheel provides trained, duel purpose, explosive, and narcotics dogs of various breeds. They also provide green dogs ready to be trained by your officers. Jerry also explains the different options for handler courses, selecting dogs, your personalized experiences, and the guarantees at Tarheel Canine.    For more information email Jerry at...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Mistakes made that lead to suppression, avoidance behavior, anxiety, or hesitancy in your canine.  Building thoughtful release behavior into the pressure. Training your dog how to sit when in drive.  Rewarding the capping with something expressive, even if not a bite.  Tips for training drive capping properly.   Key Takeaways: Excitement, expressiveness, and forward movement aren’t wrong. But you want the dog to learn how to...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The positive impact PSA and American Schutzhund have had on pet training.  Creativity and innovation in training your dog.  The objective standards of canine sports to create better dogs of all ages.  Getting involved in the culture of canine sport. How sport can change the way you think about dogs.    Key Takeaways: Being part of a canine sport club will allow you to have conversations with other dog owners who are also...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Bringing out the traits in your dog that are (or are not) genetically in them already.  The difference between countering, pushing/pulling, and pulsing bite grips.  Working with the dog and not creating an unstable grip through overwork.  Actively teaching your dog when and how to counter, and how and when to fight out of a pressure trap using the different grips.    Key Takeaways: Countering happens when dogs do not get the ideal...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Teaching your dog lessons through action, feedback, and prevention.  Understanding the queues that you are creating in your dog.  Planning your training sessions in advance and understanding the variables.  Preparing with the correct equipment and rewards for the training session you are heading into. The importance of evaluating your training sessions, and getting a second pair of eyes on the training and evaluation when possible.  ...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The secrets to success in both the training field and trial field.  Why consistency matters.  Benefits of having an engagement ritual and how it can help provide a reset for your canine.  Variable reward systems and proper reward frequencies.  Advocating for your dog and understanding what is supposed to happen on trial day.    Key Takeaways: You want to have rituals for both you and your dog. If you do it correctly, the trial...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Derek Beckelman discuss: Building a relationship of trust with your new dog, both pet and working.  Being consistent with the rules with your dog.  The emotional nature of dogs and handlers.  The clash between attention and anticipation.  Increasing the effectiveness of your communication with your dog.    Key Takeaways: Using food, treats, or toys to motivate, especially in the early stages of building the relationship is not a bad thing. But you...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The importance of neutrality in all aspects of dog training (not just obedience).  Creating reflexes, capping at the right time, and building a powerful dog.  Reversing reflex actions with desensitization - and doing it properly.  Developing behaviors then pushing the threshold.  Training neutrality at your PSA club.   Key Takeaways: Create more neutrality than you need for the level that you are in.  Capping is the first...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The impact of the e-collar and social media on dog training.  Making and molding behaviors.  Variable reward schedules and recourse for non-compliance.  Changing the problem to clarify the problem when there is a lack of understanding.    Key Takeaways: You’re looking for about an 80-20 rule - with 80% compliance - you can look to start moving to the next training session and work on a different type of system to clean up the final 20%. You...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Setting up simple patrol scenarios to figure out what your dog needs to work on.  Tracking, searching, and engaging in muzzle. Benefits and challenges of different types of scenarios.    Key Takeaways: Your dog may need context cues if they are going into a scenario that looks like it may be something else. Throughout entire scenarios, your dog tells you information with their behavior and body language to tell you where it is even if they...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Brad Gillespie discuss: Typical reactions from dogs to gunfire.  Understanding the operational requirement of the dog that you are working with to use the best technique for training. Minding your sequencing with training the gunfire training. Being mindful of canine audiology in inside and outside training with gunfire and other loud noises.   Key Takeaways: Gunfire should be background, it should not be a queue to do anything for the dog.  You can...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: What drive capping is, what it means, and how it differs from pressuring the dog. The value in drive capping for police dogs. The importance of both the trainer and the decoy in drive capping training.  Training prerequisites for drive capping.      Key Takeaways: Training is a non-linear process. The further along you get, the more it changes up to direct the exact behaviors you want from the dog.  When training drive capping, you have to...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Understanding the progressions between redirects, recalls, and outs and returns.  Common mistakes made and how to correct them.  Avoiding unwanted stress, pressure, anticipation, and preferences during your training.  Repeated training and training more than what’s in certification only.      Key Takeaways: Command discrimination is extremely important as it tells the dog what, exactly, you are wanting them to do.  You want to set the dog up...

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: How to get fluency in your outing with reward, not punishment. Beginning with the end in mind in your training. Training with e-collars and your dog. Command chains, variable reward, and understanding Pavlovian conditioning.    Key Takeaways: You will not get fluency in your outing until you understand that repetition in out training with rewarding the dog for outing is what is going to get that fluency. There are complications when importing...