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K9 BEHAVIOUR BASICS
A manual for proven succes in operational service dog training
A manual for proven succes in operational service dog training
| Authors: Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak and Simon Prins |
| Edition: 2010, Paperback, 258 pages |
| Publisher: Temeron Books |
| 10 digit ISBN: 1550593668 |
In this book we will first meet the wolf and become acquainted with his behavior and see how and why this animal was domesticated. With that basis we will take a closer look at the dog's behavior and signals. These are fundamental to understanding how dogs play and learn. It is very important that every K9 Handler understand these behaviors.
Initially geared towards the police and military K9, this book uses Applied Behavior Analysis to deliver a method of training focused more on goal behavior rather than an exacting training curriculum consisting of yanking and barking commands as was used in the past. By learning to read and understand your dog's present behavior, ways of playing and learning style, you will develop better skills in shaping and the use of operant- conditioning to form the desired goal behavior with your own, unique tailor made program.
For thousands of years the dog has been a loyal companion of mankind, although this companionship has not always meant a comfortable and peaceful life for the animal. How human and dog came together has its origins in common interest; social interest and resemblance in behavior. Food was the common interest; social structure the resemblance in behavior. In living together, the human took control. From among the wolves, (the first dog), he selected animals with suitable traits and domesticated the.
Our dogs today have a great willingness to adapt to their circumstances and the rules of the pack, which now includes the human family. They are a pleasant animal, able to ive close to man, and there is their best place. From the wolf they receive qualities like watchfulness, loyalty, and submission behavior, and there are also the source of their popularity as pets and K9s.
In this book we will first of all meet the wolf, the dog's ancestor. We will become acquainted with his behavior and see how and why this animal was domesticated. With that basis we will take a closer look at the dog's behavior and signals. These are fundamental to understanding how dogs play and learn, and it is very important for every K9 handler to understand these behaviors. After all, if we understand the behavior of the dog, we can more easily raise and train them.
Author Bios: Dr. Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak and Simon Prins are internationally recognized and acclaimed specialists in the field of dog work. They've compiled over 30 titles on various matters of the subject, and continue their prolific careers as authors, trainers, and lecturers. They train search and rescue dogs for the International Red Cross Federation and the United Nations (OCHA) and act as international judges for Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) and International Rescue Dog Organisation (IRO). Living in the Czech Republic near the Austrian border, Gerrisen and Haak continue to draw attention to practices and techniques of training successful dogs. Ruud is also the editor of the largest Dutch dog magazine, Onze Hond (Our Dog).