So you want to get into Bitework
Here’s the thing, for those of you that want to do more for your dog and get into the cool vision of doing something different like bite work and think that your dog might have it in him/her please do some homework first.
Maybe you have seen a video or have seen some pictures of dogs
lunging at the end of a leash going after a sleeve or suit and thought wow
that’s cool, I want to do that. Maybe you have seen a YouTube video of dogs that will defend their owner because a “bad guy” comes and try’s to attack and you say, I want to do that!
What you don’t see is what is behind the scenes, the dedication that goes into this type of work. Now saying the word
“dedication” does not quite express or justifies the amount that goes into these 10 second scenarios that you see in videos or pictures. I want to explain in more detail what you need to understand what it takes and before you start looking into this type of “work”. This is a life style and will literally taken over your life… this is what it will take for you to start “bite work”
Not because you want win every event or be number one, but you just want to have fun, its all the same. You are teaching
your dog what it already does naturally. You will teach it to do it stronger, faster, better and harder. It can create misleading
habits if you don’t teach it correctly. You can create a unstable reaction and if not maintained correctly it can start to reward its
self because he/she just wants to have fun. You must always try to anticipate a scenario you cannot control if you do not train and practice repeatedly.
More often people with a “idea” start bad habits and bad foundation and don’t have a goal or set work in what they are trying to do. It is vital that you see a trainer that has the credibility of training to achieved titles in various bite work sports (ex: IPO, French Ring, PSA etc) preferably ones with the common breed. The reason you achieved awards, titles, certifications is to prove that they know what they are doing by being evaluated and judged. Please make sure you find someone that knows what they are doing that has experience and true knowledge of what you’re trying to accomplish.
There is a lot that goes into temperament and stability in a dog BEFORE bite work can be started. Including your handling skills, what you’re comfortable with and if you can read your dogs body language to know when and if your dog needs to gain some ground OR NOT. An evaluator will explain why and what makes a stable dog to do this type of sports. An evaluator can also tell if your dog is too to nervy and defensive and may become unstable. You want to make sure your not putting yourself or the public in danger when you start this.
Sending your dog to a trainer for this purpose is dangerous; you must learn your dog. Learn your dog’s reactions its body language, you must be able to control you dog and know your dog’s commands. You must build that bond to have that mutual respect for this to remotely work. Knowing the foundation and respect the time and work it takes you there is vitally important. Our dogs were bred to bond handler sensitive means that a dog knows who is at the end of the leash at all times and what it is expected. Also, not know exactly how it was trained or what you might try to anticipate or what bad habits they dog has could get someone seriously hurt. You must handler your own dog period.
So before you go out and buy a suit or sleeve to train fluffy to do bite work please seek professional help and talk to someone that can help point you in the right direction
author CEO Shock-N-Aw Bullies
Britney Byrnes
Here’s the thing, for those of you that want to do more for your dog and get into the cool vision of doing something different like bite work and think that your dog might have it in him/her please do some homework first.
Maybe you have seen a video or have seen some pictures of dogs
lunging at the end of a leash going after a sleeve or suit and thought wow
that’s cool, I want to do that. Maybe you have seen a YouTube video of dogs that will defend their owner because a “bad guy” comes and try’s to attack and you say, I want to do that!
What you don’t see is what is behind the scenes, the dedication that goes into this type of work. Now saying the word
“dedication” does not quite express or justifies the amount that goes into these 10 second scenarios that you see in videos or pictures. I want to explain in more detail what you need to understand what it takes and before you start looking into this type of “work”. This is a life style and will literally taken over your life… this is what it will take for you to start “bite work”
Not because you want win every event or be number one, but you just want to have fun, its all the same. You are teaching
your dog what it already does naturally. You will teach it to do it stronger, faster, better and harder. It can create misleading
habits if you don’t teach it correctly. You can create a unstable reaction and if not maintained correctly it can start to reward its
self because he/she just wants to have fun. You must always try to anticipate a scenario you cannot control if you do not train and practice repeatedly.
More often people with a “idea” start bad habits and bad foundation and don’t have a goal or set work in what they are trying to do. It is vital that you see a trainer that has the credibility of training to achieved titles in various bite work sports (ex: IPO, French Ring, PSA etc) preferably ones with the common breed. The reason you achieved awards, titles, certifications is to prove that they know what they are doing by being evaluated and judged. Please make sure you find someone that knows what they are doing that has experience and true knowledge of what you’re trying to accomplish.
There is a lot that goes into temperament and stability in a dog BEFORE bite work can be started. Including your handling skills, what you’re comfortable with and if you can read your dogs body language to know when and if your dog needs to gain some ground OR NOT. An evaluator will explain why and what makes a stable dog to do this type of sports. An evaluator can also tell if your dog is too to nervy and defensive and may become unstable. You want to make sure your not putting yourself or the public in danger when you start this.
Sending your dog to a trainer for this purpose is dangerous; you must learn your dog. Learn your dog’s reactions its body language, you must be able to control you dog and know your dog’s commands. You must build that bond to have that mutual respect for this to remotely work. Knowing the foundation and respect the time and work it takes you there is vitally important. Our dogs were bred to bond handler sensitive means that a dog knows who is at the end of the leash at all times and what it is expected. Also, not know exactly how it was trained or what you might try to anticipate or what bad habits they dog has could get someone seriously hurt. You must handler your own dog period.
So before you go out and buy a suit or sleeve to train fluffy to do bite work please seek professional help and talk to someone that can help point you in the right direction
author CEO Shock-N-Aw Bullies
Britney Byrnes
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