Training Dogs for Protection Work | 
 enlarge | Authors: Fred Mandilk, Marv Gangloff
Publisher: J. A. Allen
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 644607
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0851317367
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780851317366
ASIN: 0851317367
Publication Date: March 1, 1999
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Product Description
An invaluable guide to training dogs for obedience, tracking, and protection.
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 Training Dogs: For Protection Work January 10, 2007
very good, lots of illustrations
a little advance for the beginner but it will help also
 the working dog October 21, 2000
13 out of 21 found this review helpful
We wrote this brief and to the point book for one reason: to quickly provide information for both the inexperienced and wrongfully taught handler of the working dog. There are three additional sub-themes. The working dog is a family member; however, it is not a "sport" dog. Defense of a family, or handler, must never be considered sport, even in training. Secondly, the working dog is a full-time two-year-old child in the sense of time commitment. The handler must not only care for physical needs, but must maintain training routines, (obedience, tracking and grip work). The goal is not robotic responses, but team interaction that incorporates work, fun and mutual respect. To repeat, this is also a goal of protection work. The work shows how to incorporate positive training aspects, and points out abusive "techniques" and their results: a dog that can't be depended upon in the multiple settings of family life. The work is an easy read and useful for owners of non-protection breeds as well.
Overall good book November 6, 1999
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
When reading this book's title, one believes they are buying a book solely on protection. Negative. This book also covers tracking and obedience training. This is fine, however, much of the techniques of the training are just an overview and are not really detailed. Many questions that may arise during training are left unanswered in this very brief book. It basically is a book on the Schutzhund sport, without it coming out and saying it outright. Overall, the book is a worthy addition for Schutzhund enthusiasts though would probably not provide any new information to the experienced Schutzhund trainer or those people well read on any of the three phases of Schutzhund.
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