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Pups transition from working w trainers to their new handlers can be a challenge for both.
Handlers are used to working w their soon-to-retire dogs.
Pups are used to the trainers.
It’s like changing dance partners & can take a while for the new partnerships to get in sync.
Handlers are used to working w their soon-to-retire dogs.
Pups are used to the trainers.
It’s like changing dance partners & can take a while for the new partnerships to get in sync.
Lead #CIAK9 Trainer:
“Watching an experienced K9-handler team should look like a dance. Handler should move through search area w a smooth, fluid, rhythmic motion, presenting w their hand productive areas for dog to search”
It helps w pace of search & keeps pup interested/focused
“Watching an experienced K9-handler team should look like a dance. Handler should move through search area w a smooth, fluid, rhythmic motion, presenting w their hand productive areas for dog to search”
It helps w pace of search & keeps pup interested/focused
#CIAK9 Pupdate:
Sometimes, even after testing, our pups make it clear being an explosive detection K9 isn’t for them
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Sometimes, even after testing, our pups make it clear being an explosive detection K9 isn’t for them
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We’re sad to announce that a few weeks into training, Lulu began to show signs that she wasn’t interested in detecting explosive odors.
All dogs, like humans, have good & bad days when learning something new.
Same for our pups, though it usually lasts just a day or two.
Same for our pups, though it usually lasts just a day or two.
None of the six K9s in CIA’s fall class – Suni, Heide, Freya, Lulu, Nicole, & Indigo – have previous explosive detection training.
Our #CIAK9 instructors’ days start at sun rise as they prep our training center. They do 3 lessons a day, 7 days a week, even on holidays.
