I know alot of people out there don't have them for narcotics, but I was looking for some new ideas on building drive for searching behaivor for a passive detector dog.
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Drug work is founded on building drive in the dog. Drive in the learning phase of passive training is still generated through the use of scratch boxes (there are other ways but it's my opinion that this is the best)
When the dog understands the work - then drive can be increased through prey work (ball on a string or tug) and then through anticipation and focus training. If its done properly the dog will explode out of a sit command into a strong search.
Training detector dogs to do sit/down type responses for their assigned substances has been around a long while. There are two general and often over lapping appraoches that make up all virtually all systems. The appraoch I have found most successful for most people most of the time is the primary reward system. A question was asked about building drive in the passive dog. The answer depends on whether the dog is a dog grounded in a primary reward approach or a secondary reward approach. In the style where a primary reward is used to ground the behaviors of the dog there are quite a dew techniques to help build drive. In a secondary reward system there are a few "tricks" you can use but not nearly the flexibility that a primary reward system in drive development.
To answer the question it would be necessary to know something about the foundational training used in training the dog.
I am just looking for some new tricks, unfortunatly I don't always get the high drive dogs to train, we still get some really low drive dogs in our system. Anything, new that I can put in my bag of tricks would help. Some dogs, show weak sniffing behaivor, some low reward drive, others have well low handlers. We can fix most, some can't be, but I am just looking for fresh ideas. thanks
demodawg1,I have been where you are. It takes a while to convince folks that about 80% of training,is choosing the right dog to train in the first place. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Low/mediocre drive dogs are a pain to keep up and you wind up working as hard as the dog and they are not solid. Do they not allow you to wash him out?
Yes we do have an elimination program, however if the dog does the task(regardless of drive) it will pass and ship to the field. WE have some dogs where we have to work harder than the dog, but the dog will find all the aids. Thats why I am looking for anything that people have tried, and gotten these lower dogs, a little higher.
Yes, fighting for change in the military program is hard, I was here a few years ago when the winds of change started and now the program is better and gaining more respect. We still have a long way to go....
demodawg,it has been a few years since I visited Lackland. Do they allow you folks to attend any outside seminars/schools etc? Seeing a large volume of dogs work,helps those in charge see how wonderful life can be with a dog that has the proper drive and temperament. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
NO, if we want to go to seminars its on our own time and out of our own pockets. When I was in Europe I was able to visit several places, I hope to do the same here, but first I have to get the time and $$.
We do see a high volume of dogs here, 300+ yearly.
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