Controlled Aggressio‪n‬ Jerry Bradshaw

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:
The importance of working dogs in defense, without creating avoidance.  Pre-avoidance behaviors and how to read and manage them.  The role of a skilled decoy in defense training basics.  Understanding the dog is going to do what it has been trained to do. Addressing strengths in a puppy and working in those strong drives.  
Key Takeaways:
When you’re working with a dog, you have to adjust your behavior, in real-time, to avoid creating an avoidance situation.  You have to change your attitude immediately if your dog doesn’t engage. Take him out of the situation and do everything you can to avoid creating the phobia of the situation.  In PSA, if your dog is not confident working in defense, you will see it in the carjacking scenario or on the handler attack.  Reward is a very powerful thing if you're going to pressure your dog. It will teach him how to handle stress from you; it's going to teach him how to handle stress generally.  
"If you don't work the defensive side of the dog, you may encounter one day or a suspect puts your dog in defense and your dog doesn't know how to handle the situation. Better to tackle it before it happens and understand how to do it." —  Jerry Bradshaw
 
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Contact Jerry:
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Train Hard, train smart, be safe.
 
 
Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
 
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In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:
Timing the puppy training early and with directed purpose and handling the fear periods in dogs.   Habituation, spontaneous recovery, sensitization, and learned irrelevance.   When to reorient and when to address fears.  Understanding your dog’s phobias to learn how to solve the problem.  Common fears and phobias seen in police and sport dogs.    
Key Takeaways:
Too many people restrict social and experiential learning in puppies during the critical stages of development out of fear.  As a decoy, as a handler, as anyone working with a young dog, you need to be attentive to what you’re doing and always be surveying your environment to avoid unintended consequences.  Avoid creating a problem that doesn’t already exist. Take a systematic approach to expose your dog to everything they need to be exposed to.  Generally, fear periods are short-lived. Take your dog into more familiar places, more natural spaces, where it’s not going to encounter a lot of things that are going to be super unusual or might provoke a fearful response.  
"I have a phobia about creating phobias. I don't want to create a phobia in my dog, because the road is going to be super long to try and systematically desensitize to any type of stimuli that's been created as an avoidance response." —  Jerry Bradshaw
 
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Book Reference: 
The Decoy Book by William Garrido - amazon.com/Decoy-Book-Collaborations-Some-Industry/dp/B08T6YGWSD


Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training by Stephen R. Lindsay - 
amazon.com/Handbook-Applied-Behavior-Training-Vol/dp/0813807549
 
Excel-erated Learning by Pamela J. Reid - 
amazon.com/Excel-erated-Learning-Explaining-plain-English/dp/1888047070
 
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Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com
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Train Hard, train smart, be safe.
 
 
Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
 
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In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:
How the grip can vary depending on the sport you’re training for.  What it means to have a bad grip and why different ways bad grip may manifest. Teaching your dog to be unsatisfied with any bite that is not at the back of the mouth.  Teaching the basic fundamentals from a young age, including social interaction and teaching the dog to work with other trainers.  Taking the proper time through progressions and not pushing too hard too fast.   
Key Takeaways:
A firm grip is more important than a calm grip. We want the dog to default to a full grip, all the way back to the back teeth.   Genetics provides a capacity, but the training can enhance or ruin what the genetics are bringing to the table.  Give your dog something challenging to bite. A lot of busy grips come from a failure to challenge the grip and give the dog something they can bite successfully.  Challenging the grip is one of the most important things you can do as you go through your training progressions.   
"The firmness, the fullness, the hardness, those are the things that really determine the grip." —  Jerry Bradshaw
 
Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com
 
Contact Jerry:
Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com
Tarheel Canine Training:  www.tarheelcanine.com
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Twitter: @tarheelcanine
Instagram: @tarheelk9
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Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org
Patreon:   patreon.com/controlledaggression
Slideshare: Tarheel Canine
 
Sponsors: 
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PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org
Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com
 
 
Train Hard, train smart, be safe.
 
 
Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
 
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In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:
The power of just showing up and investing in the outcome with a manageable solution strategy. Book references for being a better K9 entrepreneur.  What it means to be effective in your life and business.  Planning for the future and investing in yourself and diversifying your business.  Reflecting on life and doing the best that we can with our decisions.   
Key Takeaways:
Do a little something every single day towards your goal and watch that success breed upon itself.  You are not a victim and at the mercy of the society in which you live. You are capable of high achievement if you are proactive, and not reactive.  Listen to understand. It is okay for you to be quiet and not just be waiting to make your point.  Pay attention to what you are doing with your money and assets. Is it working for you or is it working against you?  Take calculated risks and be willing to fail then learn from that failure.  If you don’t take any risks, you will never succeed.   
"I don't understand why anybody who's in the dog training space, doesn't do competition. Some of the best trainers that I know are in competitions. Because it teaches you how to bounce back from failures, it teaches you that sometimes you have to find five different ways to try and get your dog to do something, until you find the one way that really sticks." —  Jerry Bradshaw
 
Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com
 
Book References:
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey - https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki - https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teach-Middle/dp/1612680194
The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss - https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - 
https://www.amazon.com/12-Rules-Life-Antidote-Chaos/dp/0345816021
 
Contact Jerry:
Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com
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Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining
Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org
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Train Hard, train smart, be safe.
 
Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
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In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:
Laying a good foundation for bite work from a young age.  Using a flirt pole to emulate prey action to entice the puppy.  Encouraging biting with the back teeth through bite progressions.  Training before and after, but not during, teething.  Focusing on bite mechanics during all aspects of training.   
Key Takeaways:
The puppy needs to know, from a young age, that he is in control of the process.  A leather rag is a more slippery bite than a terrycloth roll. By using leather, it teaches the dog to lock the grip in if they want to hold and possess it.  Young dogs are super resilient. Introduce items that will become familiar to them from an early age so they can start to hear the noises that will be around.  As you progress, the more grips the dog can do per session and the longer they can hold the grip.   
"The idea is, from the beginning, a dog needs to learn if he's going to do bite work properly, that he's in control of the whole process. It's a very operant process and he has to understand that he's going to be able to push me around, he's going to be able to manipulate me, even if I'm just coming in and trying to steal his little rag." —  Jerry Bradshaw
 
Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com
 
Contact Jerry:
Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com
Tarheel Canine Training:  www.tarheelcanine.com
Youtube:  tarheelcanine
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Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org
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The Detection Blueprint: eventbrite.com/e/the-detection-blueprint-with-jerry-bradshaw-tickets-131458488879 
 
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Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie
 
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In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw & William Garrido discuss:
William’s journey into dog training and his professional journey to head trainer at Starmark Academy.  The value in working with dogs of all types and temperaments.  Continuing learning while keeping your focus and system of training.  Understanding the unchanging fundamentals.   
Key Takeaways:
You can learn a lot about dogs and behavior by training pet dogs. Even if you work with working dogs, there is still more to learn from pet dogs.  There is value in learning training at a school with a specific, outlined curriculum led by professionals.  Dog training is not all glamour - there is a grind and dirty and challenging aspects to it.  Fundamentals are always going to be there, that's not going to change. The scientists have done the legwork for you, you just have to understand how that applies to dog training and to learning.  
"I see tremendous value in going to a place where there's a curriculum laid out for you, and professionals guiding you through that curriculum." —  William Garrido
 
Contact William Garrido:
Website: StarmarkAcademy.com 
Email: Info@SchoolForDogTrainers.com
Youtube: youtube.com/user/StarmarkAcademy?feature=mhum
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/starmarkacademy
Facebook: facebook.com/StarmarkPetProducts 
Books: 
Info Every Dog Trainer Should Know - https://www.amazon.com/Info-Every-Trainer-Should-Know/dp/1653816155/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1606784677&refinements=p_27%3AWilliam+Garrido&s=books&sr=1-1&text=William+Garrido Common Myths About Dogs (Debunked): For Dog Owners and Trainers - https://www.amazon.com/Common-Myths-about-Dogs-Debunked/dp/1973484676/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1606784724&refinements=p_27%3AWilliam+Garrido&s=books&sr=1-3&text=William+Garrido  
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Reference: Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, MD, FICS - amazon.com/Psycho-Cybernetics-Updated-Expanded-Maxwell-Maltz/dp/0399176136
 
Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com
 
Contact Jerry:
Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.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
 
Sponsors: 
ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com
PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org
Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.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.