I've been wanting to do muzzle work with my dog for a year or so but didn't want to interupt his sport training. well today we tried it just for the heck of it and I was really surprised at his lack of hesitation (no equipment). He was all over the bad guy. i probably should have back tied him for the initial work but i just had a bad guy attack me instead. My dog just looked at us until I gave him the attack command. Then he launched. Maybe he'd protect me after all. I'm going to start working it more seriously now that he has shown the potential. He's three years old by the way. Anybody out there doing real PP don't hesitate to give some tips.
Hi Scott, I have one small suggestion for you to consider. If you use the muzzle mostly for biting exercises, then the dog will see the muzzle as a prelude for a bite. This COULD make the dog not see your setup of a "real" scenario...as a fight, and this would contravene the purpose of muzzle work.
I would use the muzzle for a VERY long time for walks, for obedience, for car rides, and anything else I could think of OTHER than biting...
After waiting for the dog to fully accept the muzzle for fun purposes, and if you need to train the dog for muzzled exercises that are long in duration, only then would I start associating the muzzle with bite work.
If you're going for PPD, the muzzle should be more of a fun thing, and not be a reliable predictor of a bite.
Thanks Martin,
up to this point the muzzle had been introduced for heeling within the context of the sport I'm involved in. There was never any previous aggitation work done with the dog in a muzzle. I will however, continue to work the dog in the muzzle for simple obedience. Unfortunately, dogs wearing muzzles look like an accident waiting to happen. I should get him out around town in the muzzle though. It will also help my heeling. Maybe he'll get less clingy and more natural. thanks for the help. scott
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