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Thegoalofthismethodistoarm theanimalwithapowerful toolwhich can be utilized to notonly defeat,overpower, intimidateandapprehendathreatinarealworldconfrontation butalsotoinstigateactivityinapassivetarget,throughwhatI refertoasactiveaggression.Idefine“ActiveAggression”as forward,animated,ofensiveoferingsbythedogwhichcanbe shownthrough,butnotlimitedto;erectanddominantbody
,eyecontact,adesiretoadvancetowardsthetarget, combinedwithstrong,convincing,repetitive,powerfulbarking. Restrictionfrom aleashcanalterthesebehaviorsbuttheintent
oftheanimalremainsthesame.Thesebehaviorsarealinitiatedbythedog,notareactionprovokedbyan outwardmovementorstimuluscreatedbythedecoyortarget.Initiatingafightwithapassivetargetand creatingactivationisthedesiredresponsefrom thedogwhenplacedinthesesituations.Althoughthis article’smainfocusisforPoliceK-9training,thismethodcanbenefitsportdogsandpersonalprotectiondogs aswel.Manydogsdon’thavethegeneticpotentialtoproducethesebehaviors.Thisiswhytheselection processiscrucialtothesuccessoftheteam andachievingtheirultimategoal.However;Ihavehadsuccess
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gtheconfidenceofweakerdogsinthesportworldorworkinginotherapplicationsthrough“Boogie Man”work.This method,when applied corectly with perfecttiming,can greatly enhance the dog’s confidence,hardennerves,bolsterawareness,andraisethebarofthedog’sgeneticpotential.Thereare severalkeystepstofolowinordertoproduceadogwhowildisplayactiveaggressionwhichisreliableand purposeful,evenonthemostpassiveofpotentialthreats.Thedogmustbelieve,throughhisownself-initiated efort,he/shecancauseafighttostartandtheiraggressionisthekeytowinning.
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