Ok this one is going to take a bit of background info so bear with me. This post again deals with the video The Frist Steps of Defense.

When the training techniques of the civil-tie out agitation is being explained there are several times when the dogs will bark and then look back to the handler out of confusion. In his narration, Ed explains that when the dog looks away, that the helper who is agitating the dog should immediatley stand straight up and come towards the dog, in order to teach the dog that he needs to stay focused on the helper at all times.

My question is regarding a section toward the end of the video in which there is a sporting dog being assesed for service work. The officer is in uniform and the dog is being agitated by a helper wearing a hunting mask and a tall Tommy Hilfiger hat, through a mesh fence. The helper tosses a rock at the fence and the dog rushes to the rock to investigate it. Ed was careful to point this out during the video in order to demonstrate that the helper needs to be cautious of switching the dog back to prey drive, by how he is agitating the animal.

My question is, in the case of the rock, should the helper "attack" the dog when it switched to prey in order to teach the dog the same lesson of, keep your eyes on me, that would be beneficial to the tie-out training?

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My question is, in the case of the rock, should the helper "attack" the dog when it switched to prey in order to teach the dog the same lesson of, keep your eyes on me, that would be beneficial to the tie-out training?

Yes...I haven't seen the video but the theory/training is the same, only in a different setting.