The following is just a small sample of training articles that Jerry Bradshaw, CEO & Training Director of Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. has written.
The links below will take you to a web / mobile device friendly version of the article, where you will also find a link to a graphic rich .pdf file version of the article.
By Jerry Bradshaw President, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc Photos by Derek Cain The .pdf version with images from K-9 Cop Magazine F or many police dog handlers going through a class with a new green dog, environmental exposure training and how … Continue reading Environmental Challenges: Basic Systematic Desensitization for Police Dogs
By Jerry Bradshaw, photography by Derek Cain The .pdf version with full images from K-9 Cop Magazine This is the final installment of a series of articles on component training in the important disciplines of Police K-9 Training. Detection training is … Continue reading Component Training for Police K9s: Detection
By Jerry Bradshaw, Training Director, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. The .pdf version with full images from K-9 Cop Magazine In the previous installments of this series, I discussed component training in both tracking and obedience. Now we will turn our attention to … Continue reading Component Training in Controlled Aggression
By Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. The .pdf version with full images from “The Journal” magazine In this article we will discuss some key issues to consider in ensuring the success of your K9 unit. For the purposes of … Continue reading Supervision & Maintenance of a New K9 Team
Quick Training Scenarios for Tracking, by Jerry Bradshaw The .pdf version with full images from K-9 Cop Magazine Training your police canine should be an every day occurrence. Doing something in the context of your shift work is imperative for success. … Continue reading Component Training for Police K9s: Tracking
Part one of a two-part series Police K9 Training & Operations with Jerry Bradshaw / Original article at PoliceOne.com There is a lot of discussion about training aids for detection, both in the area of explosives detection and narcotics detection. Many … Continue reading K-9 detection training: Using simulants, pseudo scents, and real odors – PT 1
By Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. The .pdf version with full images from K-9 Cop Magazine Developing a protection dog, regardless of the discipline, comes in two stages. First, the foundation must be laid in which we develop the … Continue reading Decoy & Patrol Training
by Jerry Bradshaw President, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. Revised March 23, 2001 The .pdf version Judging a dog sports event provides an interesting perspective on training. Having been a competitor for 10 years or so, I have seen a lot … Continue reading Back to Basic Position in Obedience
Introduction by Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine The .pdf version This article is meant to get you to think about your training, and is not a how-to or fix-it article, but one meant to get you to think about what you … Continue reading Training Efficiently
Attention and Control fundamentals in the Schutzhund Competition Dog: Attention Training & Heeling by Jerry Bradshaw President, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. The .pdf version In my last article I discussed some training techniques for enhancing all around control in a … Continue reading Training the Attention Heel
