It is becoming more and more frequent to the point of despair. I receive dogs that are broken down from previous defense training. They are afraid of the sound of the whip, afraid of hints of a strike, they have an uncertain disposition and if by any chance the whip is still good, they hardly approach me from a distance. On the rehearsal, it is almost impossible to keep them from biting, let alone from biting in the civilian life. I understand that I am using them for the first time, but the second time, they will really, really strike back.
Here in the video, there are two fangs on their first and second defense. One from the exhibition line, the other from the working line. If I were to use the favorite and painful (just try to bite) whipping, the first one would never bite again and the second one would be so nervous that she would do the test.
Yes, there are dogs that can endure it. Most are, however, traumatized by this experience. Forceful violence is mostly counterproductive.
Friends of the figurines, I know that you may feel awkward in front of your clients, friends, people at the training. You will definitely get further with the video presentation. You should try to teach the dogs to want to work and not have to. First, you just build the disposition and the bite, the prey drive. Nothing else is important in the first phase of training. The rest comes naturally. For example, obedience in defense. I never teach it. It just comes naturally, like a puppy. Aggressive fighting is built only when you achieve the disposition. Nothing else is important in the first phase of training. For example, obedience with a leash is practically unacceptable for the current generation, just like prey drives into civilians, only on the leash under the jacket or sweater. It hurts, doesn't it?
I don't know how many dogs I have prepared this way, there were hundreds. And I could also compare their work when they left me, because it seemed too expensive for them, the same or just plain obedience that is now in and then they return and we have to deal with it for a long time.
I don't recommend it to anyone for several decades if I'm not directly being asked. That's ungrateful. But what I'm experiencing almost daily has forced me to write this. Maybe you'll think about it. And if you have friends who feel the same, share it with others.
Maria Engelhardt
