A proprietary K1K9 self-preservation technique. The dog's ability to disengage from a losing engagement, reposition, and re-attack from advantage. Developed 2010. Refined 15+ years. Every sport-titled dog is conditioned to hold the bite. The whistle blows. The decoy releases. The dog wins.
In the real world, the assailant does not release. The assailant reaches for a knife. The assailant produces a firearm. The assailant introduces a second attacker. The dog that has been conditioned to hold — holds until it dies. Bite conditioning is a survival trap when it is the only conditioning the dog has.
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