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K9 Schutzhund Training: A Manual for Tracking, Obedience and Protection
K9 Schutzhund Training A Manual for Tracking Obedience and Protection Author:Resi Gerritson, Ruud Haak, Resi Gerritson Professional Schutzhund trainers and instructors Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak bring their years of knowledge and experience together in this book. Appropriate for training dogs for both protection work and for international sport dog certification and competition, this is designed to be an especially practical training method. Founded on the ide... more »a that effective training can only happen when a good bond and good communication exist between handler and dog, this method allows individual handler-dog teams to progress at their own speed. Different breeds, and individual dogs, may require different lengths of time and repetition to effectively learn to perform the exercises contained in this book. K9 Schutzhund Training is divided into three sections, tracking, obedience and protection, designed to guide the reader through the three levels of examinations in each section. Each section begins with exercises appropriate for young dogs, designed to help handlers improve their bonding and communication with their dogs. Then the Schutzhund exercises themselves are broken down into simple steps, allowing handler-dog teams to progress at the their own speed, taking the next step only when they are confident in their skills to that point. This book also includes information about dog scent capabilities, equipment for training and training terrain, rewards and punishment, and problem-solving tactics. 41 bxw pictures and numerous illustrations are included.« less