Every protection-dog program sits on a chair. Four legs: bite-and-hold, sport foundations, pressure testing and titles. These questions test each leg. Ask them in order. Don't argue. Just listen, and write down what you hear. These build the chair. Every trainer answers them confidently.
1. Is your protection dog trained to bite and hold? If yes, the dog is trained to stop moving the moment it makes contact. Remember that. 2. Is your dog trained on sport foundations like IGP, PSA, Mondio or KNPV? If yes, the training was built around a decoy in a bite suit.
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