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Muzzle Attacks - Transitioning from Basics to Sparring

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Alex Bois

Transitioning from Muzzle Attack Basics to Advanced Sparring in Preparation for Real-Life Encounters

This training session was the transition from doing foundational training for muzzle attacks to using it for sparring. This transition allows us to see how the dog reacts to the decoy and how proficient he or she is in using the skills that they have learned. Muzzle training also enables us to set up real life scenarios without the need for protection equipment.

Muzzle attacks serve as a great tool for integrating protection skills for clients who do long-term maintenance training. It simply requires having your dog wear a muzzle for short periods in everyday life. In doing so, the muzzle does not alert the dog to a training session. The encounter with a threat is a surprise and outside of a training scenario. Therefore it is much more in line with a real-life threatening encounter.

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Come with us on a journey that starts in the European countryside and ends in your home, with a confident family companion resting calmly at your side. Each dog from Canine Protection International (CPI) undergoes a thorough process, from selecting the best breeding dogs to nurturing puppies and training them into Fully Trained Protection Dogs. This careful and dedicated approach ensures that when a CPI dog joins your family, it brings loyalty, confidence, companionship, and protection.

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Importing European Dogs vs. Kennel Breeding: What's best for a family protection dog?

In the world of high-end protection dogs, the pursuit of excellence demands a commitment to unparalleled standards. At Canine Protection International, we have revolutionized our approach by steering away from conventional in-house breeding programs, and the importing of titled sport dogs passed off as protection dogs. Instead, we've established an exclusive network of partnerships with the finest breeders in Europe to source top-tier dogs that not only meet but exceed our stringent criteria for personal protection. We select the one percent, of the one percent to allow into our program.

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