Proofing Building Searches - Part 1

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:  Prerequisites and sound fundamentals for having a sound building search.  Muzzle desensitization and dead equipment neutrality.  Passive and active suspect encounters.  Finding balance in your searching.     Key Takeaways:  You want a proper start – the dog needs to understand what it is doing in any particular search.  Generalize the dog’s response to finding a subject in the search, you don’t want them to be surprised by finding someone.  Make sure the dog understands that passivity equals threat.  If you wouldn’t do it in detection, don’t do it in bite work.     "You, as the handler, have no control over when your dog perceives a threatening encounter. Based on how we train these dogs and their capacity for prey work, one of the things we have to keep in mind is that we don’t control what that dog perceives in any given moment." —  Jerry Bradshaw     Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com      Contact Jerry:  Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com  Tarheel Canine Training:  www.tarheelcanine.com  Youtube:  tarheelcanine  Twitter: @tarheelcanine  Instagram: @tarheelk9  Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining  Protection Sports Website:  psak9.org  Patreon:   patreon.com/controlledaggression        Train Hard, train smart, be safe.         Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.