In this video, Michael Ellis discusses the dog's frustration towards a negative punishment. It is important to keep their responses to the negative punishment in mind. There are different kinds of frustration, and we can use it to improve the behavior of the dog.

This video is taken directly from Leerburg’s DVD, Finishing Work with Michael Ellis.

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I recently received two emails from police K9 handlers who had similar tracking problems. Both had dogs that ran tracks but blew by the corners. They both wanted to know what to do. The following is what I recommended.

There is nothing wrong with a dog running on a track as long as the dog has scent. In fact, in many cases, unless the dog can track at a run, they will never catch up to the suspect.

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