In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

• Pros and cons of prosthetics for canine training.

• The importance of teaching your dog to find the human being in the bite.

• Why training biting across different textures is key.

• Tips for safely and effectively utilizing prosthetics in training.

Key Takeaways:

• When you're trying to approximate down in training and are using equipment, you want to use equipment that is as thin as possible, but as thick as necessary.

• If you're beginning training with prosthetics, the arms can be a little easier to work with at first.

• Leverage your dog's bite command right before they engage. If there is any confusion, leverage what they already know to get the behavior you're looking for.

• Decoy schools should be teaching how to safely and properly incorporate prosthetic equipment.

"Biting any kind of equipment, the dogs are going to get used to a texture that gives their teeth some purchase in that particular piece of equipment…And so we want to make sure that they're willing to engage that new texture. We want to take advantage when we first introduce these things." — Jerry Bradshaw

Episode References:

• Check out the Training Videos by Steve Sprouse at: https://www.arminleggan.com/

• More information on the Kynology Seminar with Dr. Stewart Hilliard: https://kynology.org/

Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com

Contact Jerry:

Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com

Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com

Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com

YouTube: tarheelcanine

Twitter: @tarheelcanine

Instagram: @tarheelk9

Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining

Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org

Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression

Slideshare: Tarheel Canine

Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine

Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/

Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/

Sponsors:

ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com

Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com

PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org

The Drive Company: https://thedriveco.com/

The Drive Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrive.co

Dog Armour: http://www.dogarmour.com/

Rogue Arsenal: https://roguearsenal.com/

Train hard, train smart, be safe.

Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

• Canine independence - identifying the problem and how to solve it.

• Why you might need to be doing less obedience training.

• Training independence behaviors.

• Creating hunting games with progression for puppies of all ages.

• Working with your dog near and away from you so they are comfortable in both positions.

Key Takeaways:

• Balance the inward and outward focus in your puppy training.

• Wind plays a very important role in the hunting games. The windier it is, the narrower the scent cone; the less wind, the wider it is.

• Watch your dog's intensity and speed and adjust the game accordingly. You don't want to push too fast, but you don't want them to get bored either.

• Progressive complexity should be done in a variable way. Some hunts should be easier and some should be harder.

• Do not step in and solve problems for your dog; work on independent work. That stops it from being independent work.

"We're trying to create independence. So it's very important that when we start initiating these predatory sequences, the dog will start to, on his own, realize he and only he is going to be the one that can solve this problem, and you are irrelevant in this situation. And that's exactly what we're trying to teach, that there are going to be times where the dog has to work and you are going to be irrelevant." — Jerry Bradshaw

Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com

Contact Jerry:

Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com

Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com

Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com

YouTube: tarheelcanine

Twitter: @tarheelcanine

Instagram: @tarheelk9

Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining

Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org

Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression

Slideshare: Tarheel Canine

Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine

Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/

Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/

Sponsors:

ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com

PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org

Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com

The Drive Company: https://thedriveco.com/

The Drive Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrive.co

Find out more about Hold The Line Conference 2026 at https://htlk9.com/

Train hard, train smart, be safe.

Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.