Becoming an Expert Handler or Trainer By Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. In 2010 in a blog for the Harvard Business Review, work performance guru Tony Schwartz wrote that a minimum of 10,000 hours of deliberate concentrated practice is … Continue reading “The Talented K9 Trainer” (article)
By Jerry Bradshaw President, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc The .pdf version with images from Creature Companion magazine F or many who are new to competition obedience training, the only exposure to obedience will have been what was presented in their basic pet … Continue reading Component Training Competition Obedience Skills
Article by Jerry Bradshaw & Sean Siggins • Photos by Stefanie Suddeth The .pdf version with images from K-9 Cop Magazine In our last installment (Tactical Obedience: Attention Heeling – Aug/Sept 2015), we discussed teaching the focused heel position and why that can … Continue reading Tactical Obedience: Introducing Between the Legs Contact Heeling
“For many who are new to competition obedience training, the only exposure to obedience will have been what was presented in their basic pet training school. That normally consists of a very traditional negative reinforcement and positive punishment process of teaching obedience exercises.” Read the rest … Continue reading Component Training Competition Obedience Skills
By Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. The .pdf version with photos from The Journal magazine Journal-Single-Vs-Dual-Purpose-K9 Many departments that are looking to start a K9 unit are torn between starting the unit with a full-service patrol/detection canine (normally referred to … Continue reading The Dual Purpose K9 VS Single Purpose K9 Debate
“Buying a bite suit for your K9 unit can be an intimidating proposition because it is, aside from the dog and the vehicle, the most expensive single piece of equipment out there, and there are many options. The basic suit styles … Continue reading Buying The Right Bite Suit
Article by Jerry Bradshaw & Sean Siggins • Photos by Laura Molzon The .pdf version with images from K-9 Cop Magazine In our K-9 Cop Magazine February/March 2015 article (Tactical Obedience Training for Police K-9 Deployments: Introduction), we introduced a number of concepts pertaining … Continue reading Tactical Obedience: Attention Heeling
By Jerry Bradshaw President, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc The .pdf version with images from The Journal Buying a bite suit for your K9 unit can be an intimidating proposition because it is, aside from the dog and the vehicle, the most expensive … Continue reading Buying The Right Bite Suit For The Police K9 Unit
Hi Jerry, It was great seeing you again at the K9 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this past March. In January of 2006, the Bensalem Township Police Department (PA) approved the purchase of my new drug dog and I met … Continue reading Det. Christine Kelliher & “Kirby”
Dear Sir. Allow me to make use of this opportunity to thank you for an excellent seminar. Although I am in the dog training environment for some time, I learned a hell of a lot from you. I love your method … Continue reading Customs Operations
