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wildemonstrate.Thisgivestheappearanceofthedogbeingmomentarilysuspendedintime,balancingona tightropeofnerveandself-preservationastheyareprocessingtheirenvironment.Inthismoment,hehas choicesandthisiswhereweseetherawcharacterofthedog.Atthepointofrecognition,thehandlershould takeinwhateverslackmaybeintheline.Itshouldnotbedoneinawaywhichisaquickpulsimulatinga c o r re c tio n , b u t a s lo w , m e th o d ic a l re tra c tin g . T h is w il l ta p in to s o m e o p p o s itio n -re fle x , g iv in g a g re a te r likelihoodofforwardactivationandaggression.Thiswilalsogivethedoganenhancedsensationofpack
beingsolidified,makingthem moreconfidenceasthehandlerhasgotenclosertothedog.Thehandler istoremainsilent,givingnoverbalorphysicalpraise.Thisisaconflictthedogmustresolvethroughhisown aggression,nothandlerinduced.Oncethedogrealizesthedecoyisariskfactor,hemaygivealowgrowl, leanintothecolar,bark,spin,sniftheground,lookforanescaperoute,trybackingoutofthecolar...etc.The handlermusttrytokeepthedog’sfocalpointtowardsthedecoyifthereisavoidance.Youmighthavetotrap thedogbetweenyourlegsandapplypressurewithyourinnerthighsinordertomaintainthem inthisposition.
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Thelowgrowl,leanintothecolar,barkingandanyotherform offorwardaggressionshouldbeimmediately rewardedbythedecoybygetingupfrom hisloweredpositionandtakeofrunningina45degreeangleaway from thedog.Somescreamingfrom thedecoycanaddtotheefectoffearbeinginducedandcrackingawhip canenhancethedogsdriveandfrustrationassociatedwiththemoment.Theunderstandingwewanttocreate inthedogsmindiswhenplacedinaconfrontation,activeaggressionwilresultinthethreatbecomingprey.A processknownas“drivechanneling”.Asthedecoyisrunningawayfrom thedogatagreatdistance,Ialow
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edogtoconductashortpursuitor“push”towardsthedecoy,withtensionontheleash.Thiscontinuesonly forashortdistanceandoncethedecoyisoutofsight,Idisengagethe“push”andIalowthedogtoinvestigate theareawherethedecoywasoriginalyhiding.Thisiswherewecreateascentassociationtotheexercise. T h e d o g w il l s w itc h g e a rs fro m a v is u a l g a m e to a n o s e g a m e a n d d e e p le a rn in g w il l ta k e p la c e . T h e d o g w il l begintosniftheground,vegetation,orwhatevermaterialthedecoycameincontactwith.Thisisthekeyto buildingstrongdogsinBoogieManworkandintherealworld;thedoghascausedgreatfearinitsopponent
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theiractiveaggression.Thiswilsoonempowertheanimaltodisplayactiveaggressionfasterand fasterasaform ofconflictresolutioneverytimetheopportunitypresentsitself.Theteam trainingthedogmust c o l le c tiv e ly c o n c lu d e th e d o g is re a d y to h a n d le m o re p re s s u re fro m th e B o o g ie M a n . A te l lta le s ig n th e d o g is readyformoreisevidentinthewaythedogcomesoutofthecar.Hecomesoutofthecarwithagreater purpose,lookingtopickafight.ThefeedbackIgetfrom handlersnewtothistechniqueis“Ican’tevengethim totakeabathroom breakwhenIgethim outofthecar....alhe(thedog)wantstodoisfindtheBoogieMan.
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dogsgetaddictedtothegame.Asahandler,theprocessdoesn’tchangemuch.Theyaretoprovidesafe handling,pairedwithsolidtimingwhenthedogisrewardedandthepursuittakesplace.
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