Protection ( Controlled Agression )

We believe that to develop a protection dog regardless of the disciplines (i.e. sports, personal, or law enforcement work) requires a good foundation training and some skills work. How the dog behaves or performs in real life pretty much depend on to these two fundamentals.

 At Real K-9, dogs will be trained to negotiate in different type of environments and distractions, different type of equipments thus focusing on man-orientation. Although, some may perceived a protection dog as merely a biting machine, but a good protection dog must also be trained in obedience, calm and stable.

The dog will be taught to recognize a threat towards their owner or handler. We will refine it's natural protection instinct to provide owner controlled, defense for themselves and their property. Although some dogs do not readily show aggression, they do possess the ability to protect their owners and their owner's property. This form of training prepares the dog to defend his/her owner on command by naturally enhancing the dogs suspicion level and building their confidence.

Before dogs are put into training, they must undergo a rigorous evaluation and assessment. For this reason, they should be both physically and mentally developed to demonstrate their true potential or non cost-effective rejects will occur in all procured stock. Evaluation will include testing of dog's sociability, nerves, drives, hardness, focus and attention span and others.

The following is a guideline for breed age selection:

Spaniels - 10 months and above
Labradors - 12 months and above
German Shepherds - 12 months and above
Malinois/Dutch Shepherd - 12 months and above
Dobermanns - 12 months and above
Rottweilers - 18 months and above
 
These are the main seven working breeds used in protection work/security work and it shows that spaniels mature earlier than the other six.
 
To evaluate dogs younger than this means some dogs are too mentally puppyish and have not gained the confidence that comes as they mature. By adhering to the above age limits the selection of suitable dogs is much more reliable and, in consequence, economical.
 
One final point to consider, because the training of protection work and security requires some degree of compulsion handling to teach control and obedience, two problems can arise in young ones.
 
1. They cannot take the compulsion and become too nervous
2. They become too handler conscious and controlled which affects them when bite training is introduced