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Are Malinois Good Guard Dogs? Security Dog Training UK We often find that a short video showing and or explaining helps the student visualise what we have been talking about. After what to them seems like a long time in the classroom or watching various stages of a training procedure being broken down into bite size steps, can often become a little fuzzy, especially when a new student is around a dog that can be intimidating as it locks on to a bite sleeve or jacket, snarling and foaming at the mouth. So we go through a video with them to show and point out the details in a calm environment, where we can answer any questions the student may have. Please click on the link to view video.  Are Malinois Good Guard Dogs?                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG4aXlDa0fM                   ...

Daughter caught me wearing old Merch!  ooops!!!!

How many is too many??? My brother Dave with some of his dogs!

American Bulldog Chance, taking a break from protection dog training. American Bulldog 'Belly Rub' during training

Dog Check chain collar/Choke collar update. A few years ago I made a video on the correct usage of the dog check chain collar as so many dog owners did not know how to use correctly and even that the correct term for the collar was in fact 'CHECK' chain not 'CHOKE' collar. This was I believe one of the main reasons the Check chain became one of the dog worlds greatest NO NO's. As the pressure to train dogs in a gentle non punishment manner became all consuming, one of the targets used to bash dog trainers and owners alike was the demonised 'CHOKE' collar, understandably so. Only problem was, that like many things that are misunderstood the nay' Sayers did not know what they were really condemning. They even called them 'CHOKE' collars and may have got them intertwined with the also hated Prong collars to such an extent that the two became understood to be one and the same. Used in the right way and context the check chain is a wond...

Malinois puppy working dog. What we do with our pups that show any promise as a potential candidate for protection or security work, is start them on a training programme tailored to their individual strengths. For different dogs this could mean a totally unique regime from their brothers or sisters. It does not take too long to bring them all under the same plan, but for those first few weeks we cater for their individuality.

Malinois pup starting training. One of our Malinois pups starting training.

The Man! The Legend! http://www.youtube.com/c/cerberusk9uk   That is my 'go to' Dog Expert... Please let me introduce my eldest brother Dave Hollis. Dave has been a part of the working dog world in the UK for 30+ years now, starting as a Security dog handler in the commercial sector before, as you can see in the picture above, becoming an RAF Police Dog handler in HM Forces in the UK, rising to rank of Sergeant becoming a Senior Instructor of both Handlers and Dogs, General Purpose Guard Dogs and also elite Detection Dogs. Upon leaving the Military ( after 22 years serving in active war zones around the world ) he has been recruited and consulted by many leading commercial companies involved with Security, Protection and Detection dogs. Both he and I have worked together on Security details including guarding events such as the world famous Reading Rock Festival. Over the years we have been involved in training pets, security, protection and det...

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