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I'd like to know your thoughts on this. I'd also like to know how to train it.
However, I've never seen a dog target a weapon hand so I'm not sure how realistic it is. In theory it sounds good, but can and will a dog to it for real?
In just thinking out loud my feeling is that if a dog came at me while I have a knife in my right hand I could take the bite on my left arm and then simply stab the dog in the neck. On the other hand, if I see the dog coming and even if the dog is trained to take the weapon hand, I can keep my weapon hand just out of reach while the dog has to settle for a bite elsewhere which would then allow me to, again, stab the dog.
My thought is that it's good for the dog to take the weapon hand if it can do so easily. My concern is that the dog go in and engage even if it cannot quite get to the weapon hand.
Perhpas the value of targeting the weapon hand would be most realized if the dog is going in hard and fast at a target that isn't necessarily expecting it. For example, if a man is firing a weapon and the dog comes in from another direction and goes in hard, biting the offending arm and bringing the man down. This might provide an opportunity for the handler to more safely move in, etc.
Additionally, if the handler is actually fighting the weapon-holding man, it would be great if the handler's dog would deliver a devastating bite on the man's wrist or forearm that is holding the weapon.
But again, I've never actually seen a dog do this. I'd sure like to see it and I'd like to know how to train, even if I never do so. And obviously I'd like to get some feedback on this topic. Thanks.
However, I've never seen a dog target a weapon hand so I'm not sure how realistic it is. In theory it sounds good, but can and will a dog to it for real?
In just thinking out loud my feeling is that if a dog came at me while I have a knife in my right hand I could take the bite on my left arm and then simply stab the dog in the neck. On the other hand, if I see the dog coming and even if the dog is trained to take the weapon hand, I can keep my weapon hand just out of reach while the dog has to settle for a bite elsewhere which would then allow me to, again, stab the dog.
My thought is that it's good for the dog to take the weapon hand if it can do so easily. My concern is that the dog go in and engage even if it cannot quite get to the weapon hand.
Perhpas the value of targeting the weapon hand would be most realized if the dog is going in hard and fast at a target that isn't necessarily expecting it. For example, if a man is firing a weapon and the dog comes in from another direction and goes in hard, biting the offending arm and bringing the man down. This might provide an opportunity for the handler to more safely move in, etc.
Additionally, if the handler is actually fighting the weapon-holding man, it would be great if the handler's dog would deliver a devastating bite on the man's wrist or forearm that is holding the weapon.
But again, I've never actually seen a dog do this. I'd sure like to see it and I'd like to know how to train, even if I never do so. And obviously I'd like to get some feedback on this topic. Thanks.