Muzzle Aggression Progression Part 2

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Why the right training program matters more than just having the right equipment on hand. The importance of good decoy work.  The steps of muzzle aggression progression. What you are looking for at each progression step, and what to avoid.   Key Takeaways: The ultimate goal is to teach your dog to bite through the muzzle.  Increase depth and duration variably over time. It is important to remember that dogs do have a limit to what they're willing to do.  The goal of all civil work that we do with dogs is to teach them that they own the space in front of them, that they can, with their aggression, push and pull decoys, and they can, with their aggression, make the decoy move back. Comparison is the thief of joy - every dog is going to hit a duration wall that is a little bit different.    "Frustration is the enemy in muzzle work - that's where we lose the biting through the muzzle and go to, perhaps, barking, spinning. We don't want energy unloading and spinning and just muzzle punching and so forth. Those are all conflict behaviors that are signaling to us that the dog can't get what he wants." —  Jerry Bradshaw   Episode References:  The Working Grip Foundation: https://workinggrip.org/  Stewart Hilliard's Kynology: https://kynology.org/    Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com   Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.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 Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine  Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/  Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/    Sponsors:  ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com The Drive Company: thedriveco.com  The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co  Dog Armour: dogarmour.com  Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro  Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com</a