Steve K9Pro

K9: Cool next time I dont know what to say, I will call you Vehs! lol

K9: You should just use one, being either good girl or yes, not both and the mention of good girl must teach her to maintain the behaviour (keep doing what your doing) and not terminate the behaviour (release her). K9: Yes K9: good girl or yes can be the marker, then you need a release command, such as ok, free etc

K9: The marker or bridge is can be any word really, can be yes, good, wow etc. Then there must also be a release such as ok, yep, free yeah! You can use any word really, I wrote the program with yes, no & ok, common easy words but you can use any consistent change.

K9: Thats why you need to stand behind her to one side, she will have to break glance & look back at you. K9: Yes holding the food bowl wont work, I have written the program to be as simple as possible but behind the scenes the behavioural markers are very strong, so it must be carried out in the exact format I have written or the results may be anyones guess. So yes place the food & leave it, stand behind & see what happens.

K9: no absolutely not, this can be started at any age. K9: I would get the routine down so the pup understands what is needed & then you can substitute other handlers no problems. The main thing is to get the message across that the respect needs to go t the alpha first not the food bowl, swapping handlers to early can make that hard to figure out for a pup. Good luck & let me know how you go!

K9: Yeah I was going to have Britney as a guest speaker, but we dont lip sync here, all training is done in real time & live lol..

K9: Hi Guys, sorry for the delay, we have some big changes going on at K9 Force & they have been keeping us very busy (along with our normal work load). We have received a list if your email addresses (thank you) & will be emailing you early Jan to get some dates sorted out and of course more details.

K9: yes you can but if you really want to use his prey drive, my dedicated training in drive program is much more comprehensive.

K9: yes but create drive for the food as per instruction. K9: Slightly behind on one side works best. K9: Then it can be beneficial to bring food very close, to make him lose his patience & then learn it wont help. K9: yep can work wonders there & outside the coffee shop etc etc. K9: So up the ante, charge him more, require a number of known exercises or teach new ones. K9: sure you can show him that it is just another triangle. The key is to make sure you have drive each time you start, or its just a basic conscious level exercise.

K9: Well it is ideal when you do, if your not consistent with any dog training procedure then it wont give you great results. The TOT does not have to be a time consuming exercise, it is only the first day that can take 15 bminues, though it usually doesnt. You can do a quick place the bowl, sit release. K9: yep thats fine, thats all you need. K9: Probably, but it isnt so much a TOT wont work if.., rather the dog wont be clear headed if. K9: No, & that isnt the route I take, I dont have children work dogs until they are 5 ish, trying to assign respect to a 17 month old wont work, ever. What you may get is a feeling that when baby is around things change. K9: I dont mix dogs and babies, I run a specific sourse here to teach people how to get their pack running well, but never let baby tough dog toys, maybe fine when your there but maybe not when your not.

K9: I am really glad to hear that it is going well for you!!! K9: Sure. K9: Once you have the procedure taught to each dog separately, then go out, tie out both dogs bring out both meals, place them & start the work, you dont have to & I dont recommend releasing each dog at once. Vary who goes first, release the best behaved first. This will also increase drive a little K9: The one that is going crazy still needs some time on its own to fully grasp the concept of self control. You can start by having dog two quite a distance away until it gains self control. Then move in. K9: No worries, clear as (mud lol)

K9: lol well aren't they missing out! If you give them outr contact details, we will be happy to provide them a copy they can copy & hand out, free! K9: Yep quite normal, specially with pups that have no bad habits! Glad it is going well for you!

K9: In reality there is enough information on TID that woud cover a week of non stop work, the limitations are that, many dogs not previously trained in drive struggle to trigger drive in a new environment, once trained in drive, we can fix that but it can take some time. The other is there is a limit to how much info one can take in. For competitors or working dog people, the majority of the day can be spent on TID & the last hour or so can cover a brief section on recall techniques & LLW. We will send out some info to you all by email to find out how much & what info you would & try best as we can to get all the info out there you need.

K9: Hi Guys & thanks for the enthusiasm for my workshops! The run down or set list we used in our recent Friday workshop was quite well received, there are quite a few topics there which means I dont cover them in full depth but you get a great feel for direction & of course any questions are answered. Looking forward to seeing you all in SA!!!

K9: Drop outs are something we combated with in the early days of running workshops, something thankfully we seem to have gotten past. I guess the effect transfers to the people of that state sadly, as it means presenters just wont come any more.

K9: well I am not kidding! It will be big, 2 - 4 weeks away.

K9: well just between me and you Husk, there are some really big changes happening at K9force very soon. Once we get those sorted. We will set something up.

K9: Ahh little, no not at all. But there was a Scottish Deerhound that towered over me o Saturday, so if you compare I guess, but little? nope...

K9: Well ren I didnt see you with any little dog at all lol.. K9: Yep I warned him...! K9: remember to rely on the method & not the tool!

K9: Thanks everyone for all the kind words, I have to thank you all for letting me put fourth my methods & ideas o training & behaviour & letting me work with your dogs. They all were great & I had a great time. Camp Tailwaggers & the Team were great, Val my Camp Tailwaggers provided assistant is just wonderful, before I even think about needing something, she was there with it & Ann working to make the whole thing run like clock work. The Chef preping great food all weekend.& all the staff. Most importantly you guys who always make me feel very welcome every time I come up. A big thanks goes to Nicole & Ella who impress me every time I see them work together, it is a proud moment when I remember meeting Ella as a puppy. Also lets not forget the Beagle demo, Huski you guys are going great guns!!! Was so proud of you guys too! I guess the conclusion is that I cant leave it 12 months between trips, it means too much being crammed into a day & I would love to work more with dogs, so I guess I will have to come back sooner!!!

.K9: Yep seeing people work their dogs using what I have taught would be number one in my book!!! K9: Yeah! or maybe not... lol K9: well I didnt see any snarling or barking when I had them? lol

K9: Your very welcome, I look forward to hearing how well your doing. K9: Evidence was blurred due to a woo woo wooing!!!! K9: I am glad you can see what I was trying to achieve, I have found that giving people steps just doesnt seem to get the message across because as soon as the dog doesnt respond as the demo dogs did, people get lost, so hopefully giving you method structure will allow for some flexibility in your dog/s. But still if you strike a problem I am only as far as an email away. K9: Your very welcome, you guys picked up very well just what you need to do! K9: Thanks BL, the Distance programs are designed around the dog, we dont squeeze the dog into a program so yep, sure will work for you. As Camp Tailwaggers is up for sale you never never know... K9: And this is a problem because Huski wanted to eat them all herself!

K9: I have to say DITTO, so were you and Ella!!!! K9: I don't need a Poodle to do that lol.. K9: Yep it sure was & I can tell you I was pretty tired after three full on days, but I had a great time. K9: You wont need fingers, Chook was on fire in the demo you did!

K9: hey guys don't feed, exercise your dogs or play with them before the workshop! I can use that energy!

K9: Thats fine, well at least we will have the Beagle!!!!!!!!