We did not pick a breed because it looks intimidating. The obvious choices for protection work are obvious for a reason, and we use none of them. K1K9™ runs High-Performance Giant Schnauzers exclusively.
The Giant Schnauzer was chosen inside a corrections special-operations environment on the basis of what actually held up there — not on breed reputation, not on what sells, and not on what the internet expects a serious dog to look like. Over the life of the program this breed has been the most consistently successful one we have worked.
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I have worked as an operational K9 handler since 2009 and have seen more than 44 dogs go through our unit's program. These articles draw on that work and the feedback I bring to our K9 specialists.
A selection assessment is specific to the dog and conditions. Follow-up observations matter; one exercise cannot guarantee lifelong suitability.
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