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Springer Spaniel - Detection Dog Training English Springer Spaniel (Archie) As part of our work detection dog training is one of the most demanding. The hardest part or certainly one of them, is the initial choice of dog we are going to train. The breed tends not to be so crucial, any of the gundog varieties will suit, but more often than not they can be split down into groups once we know what jobs they will be doing. For instance, the Labrador, Labrador mixes are more suitable for passive roles such as multi people queue detecting, such as lines of people to be searched before entering a nightclub/airport/docks, Spaniels more suited to small spaces due to their smaller stature and often used for building searches because the handler can often help by lifting to search more awkward areas. This is a generalisation of course as different breeds can be used for both types of work, ie  the German Shepherd and Belgian Shepherd, usually but not limited to the Malinois, ...

Our Dogs ATM Variety is the … The four dogs in the photograph are from left to right, 'Archie' English Springer Spaniel 'Amber' Staffordshire Bull Terrier 'Ava' Belgian Malinois and 'Ozzy' Belgian Malinois German Shepherd Mix. These dogs along with a couple of Rottweilers 'Maggie' and 'Coalack' are my small pack, with individuals coming and going through the system to be trained or sold on. Our Dogs ATM Having different breeds and temperaments living alongside you gives you an opportunity to learn more about them as breeds and individuals. One of my favourite tips to offer new owners is to 'watch your dog' see what they do and how they behave and interact with both other dogs and you and their environment. You can learn a lot just by watching what they do, how and when. 

German Shepherd x Belgian Shepherd mix. This is our own bred dog 'Ozzy' out of our Malinois female 'Ava' and our German Shepherd 'Amigo' both from European Working bloodlines, with many Trials champions going back many generations. As owners we had decided that we liked the idea of larger bodied Malinois for our security/protection work knowing that in general the Mali's tend to be more lightweight, that = agility and speed, but in the UK they have not, until recent years been, recognisable as a guarding breed by the general public. That recognisability is an important part of the 'Deterrent'  factor when patrolling on sites/premises. So in the past when purchasing or breeding Belgian Malinois we have always looked at size as well as all the normal markers when getting a new working dog. 'Ava' is a larger Mali' and 'Amigo' a medium to large GSD, so their offspring was a mix of both as you might expect, of the ei...

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.