Know watcha mean there, Richard. At least we're *almost* in the same time zone (or Twilight Zone today).
Learning the passive alert had me completely stumped in much the same way as the prospect of learning the *German about* once did. If I'd just gone out and did it, rather than invest 1000 hrs fretting about *how* to do it . . .
We'll see, tho. This particular bitch has nice ball drive, but she's pretty calm so she seemed like the better bet for a passive alert. The pup is a maniac.
I've been trying to train my assistance dog to alert me if he detects any firearms or explosives, though I'm most interested in firearms.
All the above posts concerning passive alerts makes it very clear of the importance that the alert be passive. For safety!
I've been trying to teach the sit and paw at my leg as the alert I wish for. I've been setting up searches in my home and when the dog comes across the items (2 bullets) I command, "sit", and when his butt hits the floor begin my praise
I like the suggestion of placing the items at a level where the dog nearly sits to get a second whiff and be sure he's got it right. That would reduce the need for my command and encourage the dog to act without my influence.
I m confused I just saw an episode on animal planet k9to5 that showed a bomb/explosive detection dog from I think British Columbia that had an agressive alert when he found explosives he would actually dig or tear at the alert maybe I m missing something They did say this dog was 8 1/2 years old could this just be an old training method and they cant retrain this dog for passive alert? I found it funny that right after his alert the handler recalled him and said they dont let the K9 actually get ahold of the explosives because some may be triggered to explode on contact. AM I MISSING SOMETHING?
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