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.
In today's protection dog market, the word "elite" appears on virtually every website, social media post, and marketing material. We at CPI coined "Elite Family & Estate Protection Dogs" over 30 years ago, a term originally reserved for truly exceptional animals with specialized training that set us as the leader in the industry. Now, "elite" has devolved into meaningless marketing jargon, appearing on every protection dog company website, leaving potential owners confused and often misled about what they're purchasing. In fact, it's now hard to find a dog from any company that isn't marketed as elite. This inflation of terminology doesn't just damage industry credibility; it potentially puts families at risk when they believe they've purchased a comprehensively trained family protection dog but instead receive an animal unprepared for real-world threats.
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Protection dogs are valuable companions and deterrents against home invasions, but certain training approaches may not be functional, and could open you up to liability. Having your protection dog trained to independently search your home for intruders is a request we often get from clients, and is one we can certainly train and deliver, but we often don't recommend this choice as it presents several serious concerns that owners should carefully consider.
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