Daughter caught me wearing old Merch!
Daughter caught me wearing old Merch! ooops!!!!
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Malinois puppy working dog.
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.
Malinois pup starting training. One of our Malinois pups starting training.
What are Detection Dogs trained on?
What are Detection Dogs trained on? So when we see videos of wonderful dogs sniffing out items hidden on baddies or stashed away in hidden corners of buildings or under car wheel arches, it is the result of many weeks and in some cases months of teaching the dog to find, a, drugs b, money c, explosives d, guns and in fact a dog can be taught to search out, using its nose, anything that has a scent, which, basically is everything, even if we mere humans can not smell it. The question then is what and how. Firstly, the 'WHAT' Many years ago when I first became involved with helping to train detection dogs it was indeed as Drugs detection dogs where we were asked to provide both Passive and Pro-Active dogs for different tasks. Passive- is where the dog will detect a smell that is targeted, as people walk past or the dog walks past, usually on a leash and either/or stand still/sit/lie down, indicating to the handler a find. Pro-Active- is where the dog will activ...
The Man! the Legend!
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...
