i am interested why there is such a need to teach the dogs to bite in a full mouth grip.is it for schutzhund reasons.do dogs who are trained for police work or pesronal protection get the same training.are their any breeds that have a more natural tendency to full mouth bites.
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I know of no other animal on the planet that has a more developed genetic full mouth grip than the GSD, second place is the Malinois.
Developing the grip will help in both police K9 work and protection work. A full hard grip has the advantage of control that short snappy bites do not. There is generally less soft tissue damage with the full grip, but not always. I would estimate that there is more pain (bad guy control) involved in the full hard bite, but it would depend. A dog's grip can also be an indicator of his strength of character. Training the grip and the strike also give the dog more power in his jaw and better skills for landing hard full bites in a fight. Like a boxer landing the big hard punches, it takes practice.
Honestly, either way, I sure as hell don't ever want to find out which bite is worse. . .they would both suck. . .but the full, or mostly full, hard and constant grip is the type of bite any working dog should strive for.
so if the canines do more damage why teach the dog to bite with his molars.and wouldnt breeds like rottweillers or buldoggy breeds have a more natural tendency to bite with a full mouth because their muzzle is shorter,i mean isnt that why the pit bull is so renowned for strong bites for they give full mouth bites and have what they call"locked jaw" that natural tendency to go deep in the mouth with the bite.
it just seems like so much work spent in training dogs to give full mouth bites,when biting is a dogs natural ability.why mess with nature,and i still dont understand why the need.
i guess its for sport reason mostly,it does look better esthetically when the dog bites the helpers arm with a full bite,as a spectator i would prefer to see that.
It's my understanding that a full bite indicates confidence and a willingness to "take on" the helper. By contrast, a front-of-mouth bite is easier to disengage from, indicating that the dog is hesitant or fearful. You can certainly see that difference on the training field.
Would a full mouth bite be less likely to result in a broken fang when doing the courage test?
It would seem that taking the dogs weight as he is swung around on the bite sleeve on just the front four fangs could put enough stress on them to break the tooth.
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