In need of a new dog my trainer has purchased me a new Mal. which I will hopefully be using as a service dog. He is just turned four yours old, and has been imported from Holland. He is KNPV certified PH 1 and PH 2 ( have yet to look into what that means) After working the dog it appears that he does have some tracking experience, but I think it is best to start at square one with him. I have always worked Shepards and this is my first time with a Mal. If anyone has any suggestions, things to keep in mind, or tricks to assit them to track I am open to all that can be offered!!! I have no concerns about protection or bite work, just want to focus on tracking right now. Thanks.
Mals like to do everything quickly, and fast, the vast majority of the one's that I have seen. Chances are that if the dog has a PH2 then he has a good foundation in his overall work. You mentioned that you have worked GSD before, so the most important thing to remember is that they are fast at most of what they do. When you pressure them, they tend to get loaded, most often from thier nerves. The best advice I could give you, is watch the tape from Ed , with Benhard FLinks Training Grip and Focus. This is the way to go and will clear a ton up for you in what I am saying. While there are not alot of Mals the training is great for them. It does not have tracking but will help you overall in everything you do with your dog. I assume you are a police officer so you are intrested in man tracking not sport tracking?
Try the tracking in drive videos; solid, smart and to the point. Slowing the Mal enough to be methodical in the initial steps will require patience. Good Luck; as you know, scent work can be challenging but fun. I had been a sport style tracker for years; trained my Otis grandson in the RCMP style..... end result: I was calledout be the City PD and we found a women suspected of having been murdered some 14 hours later. She was fine.
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PH1 and PH2 are the two levels of KNPV certification, with PH2 being the higher level. You might want to look at Ed's article The Difference between Schutzhund and KNPV Dogs and Their Ability to Do Police Service Work. That will clear up a lot of your questions about KNPV. Bottom line, unless your dog has the separate Dutch tracking certificate you are probably dealing with pretty raw material anyway as far as tracking is concerned and would be right to start from square one.
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