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Hey guys how’s your chilled k-9 so today We’re doing everybody’s favorite Activity civil work and when i say civil Work i mean the dog is performing by Work without visible equipment on the Decoy well not really by work he’s going To be wearing a muzzle and the the whole Concept and goal of civil work Is to create a realistic training Scenario for the dog right so the decoy Isn’t doing all the things that decoys Normally do have a whip you know moving Like the decoys move i’m going to sit Here passively i’m just wearing my Regular clothes that i wear here every Day The handler is going to send the dog on Me passive and then we’re going to do Some muzzle fighting on the ground okay So it’s not going to be You know A lot of help for the dog it’s going to Be more of a a realistic scenario we Call this type of work civil work okay a Lot of people will do things like They’ll just back tie the dog to a wall And they’ll have all their stuff on but They’ll put the sleeve on the ground and Say okay i’m doing civil work now that’s Not really civil work real civil works When you’re actually preparing the dog For real life and it’s something that we Do i don’t show always a lot of it Because uh usually by the time we get to
That stage the dog is You know so close to leaving that you Know we don’t spend too much time there Because we don’t generally need to when You set the foundation properly the dog Is ready to go why don’t you heal him Around So i’m going to also video with my Camera so that the decoys eye view so to Speak on what it’s like and there’s boss Okay boss is a dog from our breeding Program uh he’s a 14 month old puppy Okay And he’s just started This type of work with us and he’s a Very good dog very strong dog very happy With the quality of boss And um he is going to be Muzzle punching me shortly All right So right from here obviously i’m just Going to protect my face so i don’t take A muzzle to the head he is going to send The dog on me And We are going to commence muzzle fighting [Music] And We’ll just do one more tackle Yeah All right [Music] All right guys so you guys get the idea Um
I think uh i think that’s enough for Bossy boss today um as you can see he’s A he’s as real as a heart attack my only Critique for boss is um i’d like a Little less barking a little more biting Uh he’s not an idiot so he knows he’s Not Legit biting me but his his muzzle Punches are quite intense like i can Feel them on my body where he was Hitting me you know armpit head face Arms you know he was he was he was Basically going all over and what he’s Doing is he’s searching for a feeling Right uh he’s he’s got a lot of prey but He’s also got a lot of good reactive Aggression as well he’s a very Well-balanced dog so You will get a nice balance with a dog Like him where you know he really it’s Not enough for him to just wrap you up And and and kind of muzzle punch you he He really wants to dirty by you he wants To feel like he’s hurting you and of Course as a decoy it’s your job to sell It so obviously he’s having a great time Because this is what he lives to do Again 14 month old dog guys imagine what He’d be like at two years old So that’s it for the muzzle work today Guys Um We are i’m gonna post more videos we’ve Slowed down lately you know because
Of uh some various things that we’ve Been dealing with And also it’s the holy month of fasting And i’m a man of god So you know i’ve been taking it easy but Now we’re coming to the end of that and It’s time to start ramping things up so You guys will be seeing and hearing more From us anyways if you guys kind of want To understand a little more about Protection work check out our online Protection training course all the Foundation that we did in that course is The type of stuff that we did with boss So if you guys want to really you know Learn how to develop dogs in in Protection work if you want to learn how To train puppies if you want to learn How to do obedience training you know Take our online courses uh you don’t Have to be with us or come and train With us in person if you’re close enough That would be great as well so Give it a check shield k9.ca And um a full suite of complete online Training courses I hope this kind of helped you guys Understand you know people get really Obsessed with what equipment you’re Using like i do vast majority of my work With boss i did the vast majority of my Work with the sleeve he’s done some suit Work but we don’t do like tons and tons Of suit work right people get obsessed
Oh you’re using your sleeve so the dog’s Not like super realistic no no no All the good work it’s about the emotion Of the dog it’s not about what he’s Biting right you want to see a dog in The correct emotion when you know what You’re looking for you can see a dog That’s real as a heart attack biting Your sleeve and you can see a dog that That isn’t really all about it you know Just playing a big game of tug on on on A marshmallow suit right so It’s not about equipment it’s about the Emotion of the dog and that’s where we Spend most of our time in protection Training is building the correct emotion And then teaching the dog to channel That emotion into behavior so that’s What a lot of people leave out they just Think about things mechanically okay He’s gotta bite this and then he’s gotta Bite that and then he’s gotta bite this I’ve seen plenty of dogs even you know That they bite the suit or they bite a Muzzle or they bite a hidden sleeve and They’re still not real you know in their Mind they’re not they know it’s a game They know you know they’re playing make Believe we want dogs that really in Their mind you can hear in boss’s voice Right that conflict that emotion like he Really for him it’s real right he really Wishes like a couple of times you know He like caught me in the side of the
Head and stuff it’s like he’s trying to Hurt me that’s his emotion and that’s What i want in the protection work you Know we’re not playing make believe here This is this is for real for real and i Want to prepare the dogs for any kind of Scenario that they’re going to meet so Again if you’re interested in our Protection training program check us out Shieldk9.ca or if you’re able to come Train with us in person come on down if You have the right dog for the job we Are definitely willing to help you in Your protection training journey [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] You