I am having problems with my dog not biting passive suspects. Can you give me some ideas.

Training passive suspect is not a big problem when it’s done properly.

It begins with the basics of biting on command. This goes back to working with young dogs biting on a tug on a cord and/or ball on a string. I have a new video titled Building Drive Focus and Grip with Bernhard Flinks. I show the first stages of it in this tape.

I go into a lot of detail on passive suspects in my Building Search video. You can put your dog on a tie out - have the helper approach and lie down - just out of reach of the helper. If the dog needs it he can stimulate him and then lay down. Then release your dog (on leash) and let him take a bite. It does not take long for the dg to be brought to a training spot and finds a suspect lying down and he will bite the suspect. Then the locations are changed. There are a number of additional training steps that can be used.