Category: Detection Dog Training

Private Sector Detection Dogs can be brought into many jobs and settings to stop the use of drugs, cigarettes and alcohol on the employer’s or school’s site.

When you work with detection dogs, you need to be ready for anything. On most jobs, you don’t know what you’ll find or what kind of obstacles you’ll encounter.

The bond between a dog handler and their dog is not something that happens overnight. It requires dedication, hard work, and, most importantly, consistency.

As one of the thousands of dog trainers in Canada, over the years I have found that if two trainers are in the same room, they could never agree on the simplest dog training subjects.  The fact is that the only important thing to take into considerations is the dog.   If you are truly good […]

For thousands of years the Canine has been man’s best friend, companion, therapy dog, search and rescue assistant and his right hand man when it comes to the working dog.  The detection dog is just that; a dependable and hard working animal. He will do whatever you ask of him, and all for pleasing you […]

During the four years (1999-2003) that I was involved with training, instructing and working Landmine Detection dogs, I lived in a number of villages where families had survived through the wars.  The stories that were told to me over a cup of coffee were heart breaking. A woman returned to her village to rebuild what […]

As a dog trainer for many years, I have seen just about every method that is used for motivation in getting dog’s to do what you want.  There is praise, ball reward, treats, clicker’s etc.  First you have to understand what turns your dog on with the best focus attention. One of the biggest challenges […]

There are many trainers out there who work with kennel dogs but have never utilized one of their animals for the real thing. I’m not one of those trainers. I have worked with dogs in mine fields and police searches, prisons and bomb threat sites. I know the kind of dog it takes to have […]

Like people, dogs have distinct personalities and characteristics. Some dogs are anxious, some are excitable, some are focused, and others are easily distracted. Some of these traits make dogs more amenable to training than others, and the surest way to success is to start with a suitable animal.

In 1992, I saw a news story on television that changed my life. It was a clip about the ongoing war in Bosnia. It showed an elderly couple dead on the kitchen floor of a farmhouse, while the news anchor spoke about the issues facing civilians, which included extensive land mines.