Mike Schoonbrood

How do you train the building search?

The way I have seen it done that I like best is to work backwards. First you start in the building in a room with open door and visible decoy and let the dog bite. Then close the door, repeat. Then move down the hall. Then around the corner, going backwards each step until you can do it from outside the building. Effectively showing the dog what he will find in the building. Then start to switch rooms and teach the dog the decoy isn't always in the same place and build from there.

I have seen some police trainers that go the opposite direction, they start outside the building and see what the dog does naturally, then guide the dog with some handler direction to where he will find the bad guy. Kind of a doggy trial & error method.

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