Leerburg Dog Training Blog

For those that haven’t heard a new organization has been evolving in the protection sports arena. American Schutzhund could be described as an Americanization of schH/IPO. It is the brain child of Deb Zappia and friends. I thought that now that I have been to two judges meetings, a helper training seminar, judged one trial, and was trial secretary for one trial and participated in another I would post my thoughts. Now here’s the disclaimer, I’m not in charge of rules and regulations and not an administrator in the organization.

For as long as I have studied dog aggression and protection work for biting dog sports or police service dogs (almost 50 years) the term “FIGHT DRIVE” has been used to describe the kind of aggression looked for in a biting sport dog and needed in police K9 or military patrol dogs.

Engagement is simple, but not easy. The fact is understanding how to put sustained engagement on cue is really the art of dog training.

Every day we get customer questions in our “ASK CINDY” section that’s found on the front page of Leerburg.com. Some of these questions jump off the page because the person really needs help. Read more…