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Guard Dogs~ Schutzhund

BASIC NARCOTIC DETECTION DOG TRAINING
Jack Robicheaux
Designed to help both the new and the experienced law enforcement or professional K9 handler to fully understand the process of selecting, training, and maintaining the working narcotic detection dog.
42 pp. / photos/illus. / 2nd/1995
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BUSINESS SECURITY K-9
SELECTION AND TRAINING
Karen & George Duet
With chapters devoted to the temperaments of breeds best suited to this work, selection of your business security dog is made much easier. Aspects covered include the necessity of dog/handler bonding, use of the dog in public, and the legal ramifications of keeping a security K-9. Situation set-ups for practicing the job at hand are included to complete the detailed instruction.
256 pp. / 118 photos / HWL-1995
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HOME AND FAMILY PROTECTION DOG, THE
SELECTION AND TRAINING
Karen & George Duet
A professional course in all phases of canine home protection training. Beginning with the decision-making process, chapters deal with legalities, selection, care, problem solving and personalized training methods for the individual needs of the family protection dog.
256 pp. / 100 photos / 10 line drawings 1HWL-1993
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HOW TO ORGANIZE A CANINE UNIT AND TRAIN DOGS FOR POLICE WORK
Jay Rapp
The police department dog training book.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE ROYAL DUTCH POLICE DOG KNPV TRAINING PROGRAM
Gerard Straatman
It takes over two years to train a dog for KNPV certification. Once trained, it can perform at an incredible level of obedience, search for very small lost articles, find hidden objects or persons in heavily wooded areas, can apprehend, guard and control a criminal suspect, plus protect his handler. This is the first book published in English featuring these dogs and KNPV certifcation program.
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K-9 BODYGUARDS
Mike Harlow
This comprehensive manual evaluates the suitability of various breeds for personal protection training and explains how to ge the most from your dog in obedience, tracking, bitework, search, agility, and many practical areas.
160 pp. / color photos / .TFH-1995
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KOEHLER METHOD OF GUARD DOG TRAINING
William Koehler
Honored as the Best Technical Book of the Year, this soundly written guide matches breeds to security purposes and explains how to begin, what equipment to use, how to correct faults, and more.
400 pp. / 76 illus. / HWL-2nd/1967
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PIT BULLS & OTHER TENACIOUS GUARD DOGS
See description under American Pit Bull Terriers.
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Reg $47.95 4M Price $39.95
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POLICE SERVICE DOG
TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE
Johannes Grewe
1989
Order #PSDTPATS $27.95
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PROTECTION DOGS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Weiss & Rose
1992
Order #PDFYAYF SC $12.95
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SCHUTZHUND OBEDIENCE
TRAINING IN DRIVE
See color insert for description.
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SCHUTZHUND PROTECTION TRAINING
Gary Patterson
1990
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SCHUTZHUND
THEORY AND TRAINING METHODS
Barwig & Hilliard
An outstanding analysis of why and how protection, obedience, and tracking all play an integral part in schutzhund training, with emphasis on selecting and raising a dog to suit the owner's needs whether in competition or at home.
256 pp. / 175 photos & illus.
HWL-1991
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STUDIES OF THE FRENCH DOG SPORTS:
"CHAMPIONS OF FRANCE" (1982-1989) AND THE BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG BREEDS- MALINOIS, TERVUREN, GROENENDAEL, AND LAKEENOIS IN SCHUTZHUND COMPETITION IN THE USA.
John A. R. Johns
This is the first book in English on the French Dog Sports. It describes exercises in the French Ring, Campagne, IPO (RCI) and tracking competitions. It also highlights the basic statistical study on how well the competitiors and the particular dog breeds performed, plus a second study on the performance of the Belgian Shepherd breed in Schutzhund competition.
1989
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TOP WORKING DOGS
A TRAINING MANUAL
Dietmar Schellenberg
Includes tracking, obedience, and protection.
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TRAINING THE COMPETITIVE WORKING DOG
Rose & Patterson
Includes schutzhund, tracking, and obedience training.
1985
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Audio / Video

Leerburg Video Tapes

BITE TRAINING PUPPIES
Details the instincts and drives to look for when choosing a puppy for bite training, shows how to imprint bite work and build the drive in a step-by-step fashion, and deals w/ the beginning of defensive work in puppies.
2 hours / VHS
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THE FIRST STEPS OF BITE TRAINING
Designed for those people that want to work with young dogs, but don't have a nearby helper with the expertise to bite train. Teaches you to teach your dog to recognize the sleeve as a prey item, grip from a back, and bark for his bite.
2 hours / VHS
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TRAINING A COMPETITION TRACKING DOG
See Tracking Videos for description.
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PROTECTION TRAINING
THE BEGINNING
Based on the seminars of Bernhardt Mannel, who has trained police and schutzhund dogs for 50 years and is one of the foremost authorities on bitework.
100 min. / VHS
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TRAINING A COMPETITION HEELING DOG
More than just heeling-includes sits, downs, recalls, fronts, finishes, and more. DOES NOT deal w/ jumps, send aways, or forced retrieve. Teaches you how to get and keep eye contact w/ your dog during training. VT #304
2 hours / VHS
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SCHUTZHUND HANDLER TRAINING FOR A COMPANION DOG B
Shows exactly what the judge expects from the handler and dog in Companion Dog B, which is required before competing in a schutzhund trial. Includes an actual exam, w/ computer generated diagrams to make it simpler to understand what the handler should do.
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The following are recommended for those with an older dog who are interested in Schutzhund.

PROTECTION TRAINING
THE BEGINNING
See description above.
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TRAINING A COMPETITION TRACKING DOG
See Tracking Videos for description.
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SCHUTZHUND HANDLER TRAINING FOR A COMPANION DOG B
See description above.
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TRAINING HANDLERS FOR A SCHUTZHUND I TRIAL
Teaches trainers how to handle a dog in Schutzhund 1 trial and get the maximum number of points possible. Covers pre-trial preparation and Schutzhund 1 obedience, tracking, and protection. w/ Tom and Holly Rose.
95 min. / VHS
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TRAINING A COMPETITION HEELING DOG
See description above.
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TRAINING THE FORCED RETRIEVE
Techniques shown produce the quickest results w/ the least amount of stress possible on the dog.
95 min. / VHS
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TRAINING THE JUMPS
Covers training Schutzhund and AKC jumps, including bar jump, broad jump, high jump, and inclined wall, each broken down into step-by-step training programs. Includes problem solving, motivational approaches, etc.
90 min. / VHS
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TRAINING THE SEND-AWAY
How to train a dog to do a motivational, not a forced send-away for schutzhund. The exercise is broken into component parts, explaining at what age each component can be taught.
85 min. / VHS
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1995 SCHUTZHUND USA
SCH I AND II TRIALS
Two tape set of the top Sch I and II dogs from the Schutzhund USA competion in Lafayette IN. Tape one covers all obedience routines, while tae 2 covers bite work from the highest scoring dogs. Ideal for those curious about a Schutzhund trial.
2-2 hr tapes / VHS
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The following are recommended for those with an older dog who are interested in personal protection.

PROTECTION TRAINING
THE BEGINNING
See description above.
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TRAINING PERSONAL PROTECTION DOGS
Offers the experienced trainer infornation needed to convert a Schutzhund or bite trained dog into a personal protection dog.
2 hours / VHS
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TACTICAL TRAINING WITH POLICE SERVICE DOGS
Provides tactical training inf. to police K-9 handlers w/ the hope that they will modify their training and produce a better prepared K-9 team.
105 min. /VHS
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TRAINING POLICE SERVICE DOGS
Assumes you know the basics of bite training (see Protection Training, the Beginning)
2 hours / VHS
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MUZZLE FIGHTING FOR POLICE SERVICE DOGS
Teaches you to train your dog in muzzle to alert on a passive suspect some distance from the handler. Also covers common training mistakes, necessary equipment, and genetic charateristics of the ideal muzzle fighting dog.
1 hr. 20 min. / VHS
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FIND AND BARK TRAINING FOR POLICE SERVICE DOGS
Differentiates between 'find and bark' as it applies to sporting dogs versus protection dogs. Shows you how to extinguish the 'prey drive' necessary in the sporting dog, concentrating instead on the 'fight drive' needed for a protection dog.
2 hr. / VHS
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Other Leerburg Schuzhund Videos of interest

TRAINING THE NEW HELPER
Teaches the person who has never done agitation or helper work before.
60 min / VHS
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TRAINING THE TRIAL HELPER
Advanced helper work, a must for every personal protection trainer and police officer.
2 hours / VHS
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TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR THE FRENCH RING SPORT
Shows how to train a dog for the French Ring Sport by first breaking the leg biting exercise down into incremental parts, training each part individually, and then putting all the parts together again.
1 hour, 45 minutes / VHS
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Video Tapes featuring Susan Barwig

SCHUTZHUND-PROTECTION I
Thorough enough to teach the beginner w/o boring the expert. Covers different types of canine aggression and how to mold them through agitation, starting w/ bite work.
60 min. / VHS
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SCHUTZHUND-PROTECTION II
Intro. to the sleeve, character testing, and teaching the defense-oriented dog to make prey.
60 min. / VHS
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SCHUTZHUND-PROTECTION III
Teaches the prey-oriented dog to bite defensively and trains the dog to bite under the stick and do a hard and intense courage test.
60 min. / VHS
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CTS Video Tapes

CANINE AGGRESSION AND BASICS OF BITE WORK/POLICE DOGS
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Video Tapes Featuring Gottfried Dildei

ADVANCED OBEDIENCE
Covers all the advanced exercises in Schutzhund obedience: the recall and finish, stand in motion, retrieves, obstacles, and send-away.
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PROTECTION
Dildei's secret for creating a hard biting but still well controlled protection dog minimizes the use of compulsion by teaching the dog to understand his work fully before using any force and develop aggressive drives at the correct growth stages.
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PROBLEM SOLVING IN PROTECTION
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AGITATION, MOOD AND BITE PROBLEMS
Order #DILAMABP VT $49.95
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BODY BITE SUIT/POLICE DOG
Covers bite suit techniques, narcotic detection levels I & II, drive work and more.
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CANINE AGGRESSION & BASICS OF BITE WORK/POLICE DOGS
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MODERN VIEW OF CORRECTION, A
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GUARD DOGS
BOXERS-ALSATIANS-BULLMASTIFFS
John Watson MacInnes
1st/1949
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KNOW HOW TO TRAIN YOUR GUARD DOG
Order #KHTTYGD SC $3.95
OBEDIENCE AND SECURITY TRAINING FOR DOGS
Tom Scott
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