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K9 Behavior Basics

A Manual for Proven Success in Operational Service Dog Training

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak,Simon Prins

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K9 Behavior Basics

A Manual for Proven Success in Operational Service Dog Training

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak,Simon Prins

Understand dog behavior to work with, not against, your K9’s instincts. Learn how to: Recognize and interpret your K9’s expressions, gestures and signals. Use operant conditioning to efficiently and humanely train K9s. Plan and execute effective K9 training programs for search and detection, patrol, remote guided camera, attack, and more. The art and science of training police, military and other service dogs continue to evolve as we learn more about dog behavior. In this revised edition of K9 Behavior Basics, expert dog trainers Dr. Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak and Simon Prins share the essentials every trainer needs to know about these advances in K9 training. You’ll learn how to successfully implement or improve your dogs’ training programs using operant conditioning. The authors outline key concepts in dog behavior and communication and provide practical approaches to operant conditioning. They share proven techniques and solid advice from their more than thirty years of specialized K9 experience. Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned pro staying up-to-date, K9 Behavior Basics has something for you. Get a free ebook through the Shelfie app with the purchase of a print copy.

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1550594516

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K9 Professional Tracking, 2nd Ed.

A Complete Manual for Theory and Training in Clean-Scent Tracking

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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K9 Professional Tracking, 2nd Ed.

A Complete Manual for Theory and Training in Clean-Scent Tracking

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

Train your dog to reliably follow a human scent trail Learn: - How to pick the right dog for tracking - What equipment you need - How to lay both simple and advanced tracks - The science of scent and your dog’s nose A well-trained tracking dog can be the deciding factor that determines success in both criminal investigations and search-and-rescue operations. When the stakes are high, demanding the highest level of performance from your K9, you need training methods relied upon by police forces and SAR teams around the world. Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak show you how to train your dog in clean-scent tracking, a proven method that trains dogs to follow a particular scent on a track, while ignoring cross-tracks and other odors. In K9 Professional Tracking, you’ll learn how to train a clean-scent tracking dog you can count on. You’ll also learn to fully understand what your K9 is and is not capable of in the field. With the right knowledge and techniques, you’ll be able to train tracking dogs to the highest professional standards.

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1550599127

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K9 Working Breeds

Characteristics and Capabilities

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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K9 Working Breeds

Characteristics and Capabilities

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

In order to understand people better, we often look to their past. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak show that the same is true for dog breeds. By taking a look back through the history of those breeds most active in K9 work, Gerritsen and Haak reveal why the traits of each breed emerged to make them world class K9 workers. Each chapter in this book examines the history, characteristics, training experience, and physical defects of the world's best working breeds. Only through understanding a breed's history can a K9 handler truly appreciate the different characteristics and capabilities of the dog they're working with. Knowing this information is invaluable in training a dog in order to develop his full potential. To this end, the authors include a chapter devoted to the difference in training the increasingly popular Malinois versus the previous top K9 worker, the German Shepherd.

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The Malinois

The History and Development of the Breed in Schutzhund, Detection and Police Work

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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The Malinois

The History and Development of the Breed in Schutzhund, Detection and Police Work

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

A comprehensive guide to the history and development of the Malinois breed. Learn: Specific problems Malinois handlers and trainers may encounter. How the breed developed to become the top choice for police work. Other roles for which the Malinois is perfectly adapted, including tracking, search and rescue, oil and gas detection, and more. The Malinois is one of the most effective working dog breeds in the world, prized for their intelligence and high energy level. This breed, which for centuries served as the ultimate sheepdog, has become increasingly popular among police departments and militaries that recognize its unique suitability for detection and police work. Beginning with a brief history of Belgian shepherd dogs, Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak next explore the emergence of the Malinois as a distinct breed over a century ago and examine the history of the Malinois in police work. They also provide practical tips and information for those who are raising and training a Malinois themselves.

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1550597329

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K9 Personal Protection

A Manual for Training Reliable Protection Dogs

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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K9 Personal Protection

A Manual for Training Reliable Protection Dogs

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

Create a safe, successful K9 training program that results in reliable protection dogs. Learn how to: Select the optimal breeds, temperament and physical and mental characteristics for protection work. Master the obedience-training techniques that form the foundation of protection training. Use the methods of the Dutch Police Dog (KNPV) program, which produces some of the finest police and protection dogs in the world. Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak, leading dog trainers from the Netherlands, share their proven, comprehensive program for training dogs for personal protection. Their cutting-edge techniques and work with the International Red Cross, the United Nations and the International Rescue Dog Organization (IRO) have placed them in world demand. In this fully revised and updated edition of K9 Personal Protection, Resi and Ruud start with the basics, including how to select the right dog for protection work, how to properly raise a protection dog from a puppy and how to correct a dog’s bad behavior. Next, they cover fundamental obedience training for protection dogs, such as training for heelwork, the recall, the send away and more. Finally, they present a complete program for training reliable protection dogs, from basic exercises and decoy techniques to the exercises of the KNPV program. Get a free ebook through the Shelfie app with the purchase of a print copy.

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1550595881

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K9 Explosive and Mine Detection

A Manual for Training and Operations

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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K9 Explosive and Mine Detection

A Manual for Training and Operations

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

A comprehensive guide to training and certifying K9 explosive detection teams Learn how to: - Train your K9 to detect and safely alert for explosive substances. - Conduct operational searches in buildings, vehicles, ships, and planes. - Train your dog for the specialized work of mine detection. In the high stakes realm of explosive detection, where even the smallest mistake can have fatal consequences, the margin of error is zero. Well trained dog-handler teams can play a key role in explosive detection, but only if their training is top notch. Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak have worked with police departments around the world to help them establish and improve their K9 explosive detection training programs, and in this book they share their expertise with handlers and trainers looking to enhance their own performance. They teach how to pick the right dog for explosive detection work, how to train the dog to detect explosives, and how to properly execute a variety of training and operational searches. They also provide some of the background knowledge you'll need about common explosives and the many factors that can influence a K9's work. Along with essential health and safety precautions for you and your dog, you'll also learn how to test and certify dogs and handlers to ensure excellent performance in the field.

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155059690X

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K9 Schutzhund Training, Updated 2nd Ed.

A Manual for IGP Training through Positive Reinforcement

By: Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak

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K9 Schutzhund Training, Updated 2nd Ed.

A Manual for IGP Training through Positive Reinforcement

By: Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak

A hands-on, practical approach to training your K9 for IGP levels 1, 2 and 3 Learn how to: - Implement a successful training program for the three phases of Schutzhund: tracking, obedience and protection. - Use expert tips and advice for passing the IGP trials. - Become a better trainer by understanding the theory behind the most effective K9 training techniques. K9 Schutzhund Training provides beginners with an excellent introduction to the field and helps expert trainers stay on top of their game with the latest techniques. Using proven methods rooted in classical and operant conditioning, Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak, world-renowned specialists in training working dogs, have developed this practical and positive Schutzhund training program. The excellent results trainers achieve through positive reinforcement prove the effectiveness of Resi and Ruud’s methods, which are based on more than 30 years of research and experience. In Resi and Ruud’s definitive guide for modern Schutzhund training, you’ll find the advice and encouragement you need to help you succeed in the IGP trials.

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1550598716

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K9 Line-up Training

A Manual for Suspect Identification and Detection Work

By: Ruud Haak and Resi Gerritsen,Simon Prins

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K9 Line-up Training

A Manual for Suspect Identification and Detection Work

By: Ruud Haak and Resi Gerritsen,Simon Prins

Enhance your K9’s detection capabilities and unlock the power of its nose with scent and odor line-up training Learn how to: - Master the basics of detector dog training - Train dogs in scent identification line-ups and odor recognition tests - Troubleshoot common problems in scent identification and detection work The use of detector dogs to find or identify scents or odors has a long history, and has risen dramatically in recent decades in all different areas of detection, including drugs, explosives, missing persons, and more. But even with this increase, there remains a lack of information about the different ways to train dogs in scent identification and detection, and even less about the many ways that training can go wrong. K9 training experts Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak, and Simon Prins wrote this book so all trainers have access to the knowledge they need to train capable detector dogs. This book introduces both professional and amateur dog handlers to the basics of scent and odor line-up training and their applications in K9 scent identification and detection work. From training schedules to the fascinating history of nose work in policing, this book is designed to be a practical, accessible, and informative resource for K9 officers, professional or volunteer search-and-rescue workers, competitive dog trainers, and enthusiastic hobbyists alike.

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1550599275

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K9 Search and Rescue

A Manual for Training the Natural Way

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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K9 Search and Rescue

A Manual for Training the Natural Way

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

Training that works by harnessing your dog’s instincts. Learn how to: Stimulate your dog’s natural hunting drive for effective SAR training. Start your dog’s training program with an easy, three-step process. Develop skills in a variety of search operations, including wilderness, avalanche and disaster scenarios. Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak have trained search and rescue dogs for more than 30 years and have taken part in rescue operations around the world. They serve as training directors and international judges for the International Red Cross Federation, the United Nations, the International Rescue Dog Organization and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Based on their decades of study and experience, their innovative SAR training method is rooted in a firm, scientific understanding of K9 instincts. Step-by-step instructions, dozens of illustrations and photographs from the field establish a professional K9 SAR program to benefit both beginners and experts. Get a free ebook through the Shelfie app with the purchase of a print copy.

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1550594478

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K9 Behavior Basics

A Manual for Proven Success in Operational Service Dog Training

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak,Simon Prins

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A Manual for Proven Success in Operational Service Dog Training

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak,Simon Prins

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K9 Scent Training

A Manual for Training Your Identification, Tracking and Detection Dog

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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K9 Scent Training

A Manual for Training Your Identification, Tracking and Detection Dog

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

Whether you’re searching for drugs or a missing person, K9 Scent Training will improve your K9 team’s capabilities in the field. Use proven techniques to train your dog for: Scent identification line-ups to indicate a scent connection between crime-scene evidence and a suspect. Tracking along a wide variety of track types, including the cold track, the broken-off track and tracks that run over or under cross-tracks. Detection work for searches in buildings, vehicles, open terrain and more. In this must-have guide for SAR teams and police K9 trainers and handlers, Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak present everything you need to know to build or improve a scent training program. Scent training involves high-stakes work, and in the case of a search for a missing person, the right training for your K9 can mean the difference between life and death. Beginning with the science behind odors and how dogs perceive them, Resi and Ruud show you how to harness that knowledge to eliminate training problems and maximize your dog’s potential. You’ll learn how to start scent training for young dogs using simple exercises before building up to more complex training. Finally, using techniques they’ve perfected over decades, Resi and Ruud share their specialized, step-by-step programs for advanced scent identification training and tracking. Get a free ebook through the Shelfie app with the purchase of a print copy.

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1550595849

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K9 Working Breeds

Characteristics and Capabilities

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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Characteristics and Capabilities

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K9 Investigation Errors

A Manual for Avoiding Mistakes

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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K9 Investigation Errors

A Manual for Avoiding Mistakes

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

Make sure your K9 investigation work holds up in court. Based on Resi and Ruud’s previous book, K9 Fraud, with updated content and a new chapter. Learn how to: Avoid the most common mistakes handlers make. Become a better trainer and handler with a scientific understanding of scent and tracking work. Train your dog for scent-identification lineups using the scientifically proven Dutch standard. Faulty K9 investigations often have serious consequences: the guilty might walk free, and the innocent might suffer. Internationally recognized dog handlers and trainers Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak use real-life case studies—historical and recent—to highlight K9 errors that can derail entire investigations. Each of these mistakes, such as influencing your dog’s results or relying on contaminated scents, damages your reputation and the value of your work. But with the right knowledge and training protocols, you can minimize investigation errors. K9 errors have hampered investigations from the earliest uses of dogs for police work in Europe to twenty-first century cases such as the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States. Don’t let the same mistakes happen to you and your team. Get a free ebook through the Shelfie app with the purchase of a print copy.

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K9 Explosive and Mine Detection

A Manual for Training and Operations

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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The Malinois

The History and Development of the Breed in Schutzhund, Detection and Police Work

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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The History and Development of the Breed in Schutzhund, Detection and Police Work

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The Labrador Retriever

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

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The Labrador Retriever

By: Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak

Everything you need to know about one of the world’s most versatile working dogs Learn: - Training methods and techniques specifically for the Labrador Retriever - How to keep your dog healthy and in shape - The fascinating origins and breed standard of the Labrador Retriever Anyone who owns or works with Labrador Retrievers knows they are a special breed. Originally bred as a hunting dog in the nineteenth century, the Labrador Retriever is renowned for its intelligence, gentle ways, and adaptability. The same traits that allow the Labrador Retriever to excel as a hunting dog make it a versatile working dog. Its friendly disposition makes it one of the most popular family pets as well. Expert trainers Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak take you on a deep dive into the origins and history of the breed before exploring the traits and characteristics that distinguish it. Then, they provide training basics for the Labrador Retriever to get you started, and they examine the wide range of service and detection tasks the dog is ideally suited for. If you work with a Labrador Retriever or want to start working with one, this book offers a valuable guide to the many possibilities this breed offers.

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K9 Behavior Basics

K9 Behavior Basics

K9 Professional Tracking, 2nd Ed.

K9 Professional Tracking, 2nd Ed.

K9 Working Breeds

K9 Working Breeds

The Malinois

The Malinois

K9 Personal Protection

K9 Personal Protection

K9 Explosive and Mine Detection

K9 Explosive and Mine Detection

K9 Schutzhund Training, Updated 2nd Ed.

K9 Schutzhund Training, Updated 2nd Ed.

K9 Line-up Training

K9 Line-up Training

K9 Search and Rescue

K9 Search and Rescue

K9 Behavior Basics

K9 Behavior Basics

K9 Scent Training

K9 Scent Training

K9 Working Breeds

K9 Working Breeds

K9 Investigation Errors

K9 Investigation Errors

K9 Explosive and Mine Detection

K9 Explosive and Mine Detection

The Malinois

The Malinois

The Labrador Retriever

The Labrador Retriever

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