"Being a good decoy for police dogs involves more than putting on a sleeve or bite suit and taking bites. A good decoy needs to be an expert in canine communication and know how to use this language to stimulate aggression in the dog. This book explains, step by step, how to understand the canine paralanguage and how to use your own body to communicate with the dog. It then explains different types of natural dog aggression and how to use the dog's own language to trigger the useful types of aggression without being abusive to the dog. K9 Decoys and Aggression also describes drills designed to develop skill in the decoy. Some are designed to be conducted without dogs until the decoy has enough body control to work with a live animal without injuring the dog or him- or herself. This book combines interspecies communication skills with the specific types of aggression known to be useful to dog trainers. With expanded sections on aggression as a behavior, the use of muzzle agitation, and bite suits, this new, second edition is essential reading for all decoys, instructors, and students, as well as for K9 personnel, handlers, and trainers."-- Read more...
Revision of: Decoys and aggression: a police K9 training manual / Stephen A. Mackenzie. -- Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, A1996. Read more...