The five pressure categories every real protection dog must be calibrated to. Sport dogs are tested against one. Real-world dogs are tested against all five. A sport-trained dog knows what to expect. The decoy comes from a known direction. The bite is scored against a known standard. The whistle blows. Handler recalls. Points logged.
Real-world protection is not scored. There is no whistle. The threat does not follow rules. The dog is either calibrated to handle five different pressure categories — or it isn't. Sport tests one pressure. Reality tests all five. That is the calibration gap the industry does not talk about.
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K1K9’s framework for pressure, unfamiliar conditions and readiness.
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