Skill Level: Beginner
Length: 12 Modules
Access Period: Unlimited
Price: $200.00
Over the past 16 years, we have produced a number of excellent training videos with our friend Michael Ellis. Up to now we have never released a comprehensive course on protection dog training.
Some years ago, I went to The Michael Ellis School for Dog Training and filmed his 2-week protection class. I came back with 50 hours of excellent video. We are releasing this class in a 2-part series. This first part is @ 18 hours of material, that has been edited and organized into over 300 shorter videos.
In 2023 Michael retired from running his school for dog trainers in California. While he continues to do occasional seminars, he no longer runs his immersion program, his intern program or his school. This course allows trainers to take advantage of what used to be offered at the school.
This comprehensive course is designed for dog trainers, handlers, decoys, and enthusiasts interested in the specialized field of protection work. Students will explore the fundamental principles, techniques, and equipment used in various protection scenarios, from personal protection to sport training.
This course is ideal for those dog owners who wish to compete in the various biting dog sports, professional dog trainers, new law enforcement personnel, and dedicated dog owners looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in protection work.
Course Topics:
Introduction to Protection Work
- Definition and importance
- Historical evolution and current applications
- Overview of bite work techniques and their roles
Understanding the Types of Protection Work
- Personal protection: Techniques for individuals
- Professional protection: Training for police and military
- Sport protection: Competitive aspects and regulations
- Essential protection equipment: Overview and selection testing
- Understanding aggression types and terminology used in the field
Equipment Mastery
- Leash pressure techniques and their applications
- Bite work equipment essentials
Understanding equipment bias
- Overview of additional gear and its purpose
The Role of Your Decoy
- The importance of the decoy in bite work
- Familiarization and targeting techniques
- Practical skills: Leg sleeve, arm sleeve, and bite suit work
- Working with hidden equipment
Handler Dynamics
- Key roles and responsibilities of the handler
- Effective posting and carrying techniques
- Training protection skills without a decoy
Puppy Bite work
- Understanding developmental stages: pre-teething, teething, and early adolescence
- Puppy imprinting and play/tug activities
- Criteria for selecting the ideal biting puppy
Young Dog Bite Work
- Focus on post-teething adolescents and aggression development
- Strategies for building drive and engagement
- Teaching controls and practical exercises for young dogs
Adult Dog Bite work
- Teaching advanced techniques in capping and control your dog's drives
- Methods for building intensity and assessing older dogs
- Implementing corrections and evaluating maturity in protection work
This new course is designed to teach a the skill set needed to be able to design a training program in protection work for a dog.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is ideal for those dog owners who wish to compete in the various biting dog sports, professional dog trainers, new law enforcement personnel, and dedicated dog owners looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in protection work.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
None
MODULE 1: What is Protection Work?
SEGMENT 1: Introduction to Protection Training
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SEGMENT 2: Protection Dog Sports
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SEGMENT 3: Protection Breeds
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SEGMENT 4: Selection Testing
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SEGMENT 5: Bite Work Techniques
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SEGMENT 6: Types of Aggression
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SEGMENT 7: Role of the Handler
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SEGMENT 8: Role of the Decoy
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SEGMENT 9: Bite Work Equipment
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SEGMENT 10: Stages of Bite Development
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MODULE 2: Terminology
SEGMENT 1: Thresholds
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SEGMENT 2: Sensitization
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SEGMENT 3: Counter Conditioning
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SEGMENT 4: Habituation
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SEGMENT 5: Generalization
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SEGMENT 6: Self-Reinforcing Behaviors
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SEGMENT 7: Non-Reinforcing Punishment
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SEGMENT 8: Stressors
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SEGMENT 9: Superstitious Association
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SEGMENT 10: Active Dogs
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SEGMENT 11: Countering
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MODULE 3: Equipment
SEGMENT 1: Tugs & Toys
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SEGMENT 2: Leg Sleeves
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SEGMENT 3: Arm Sleeves
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SEGMENT 4: Bite Suits
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SEGMENT 5: Leashes & Lines
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SEGMENT 6: Collars & Harnesses
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SEGMENT 7: Protection Muzzles
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MODULE 4: The Dog
SEGMENT 1: Dog's Perception
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SEGMENT 2: Active Dog
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SEGMENT 3: Assessing Dogs
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SEGMENT 4: Sharp Dogs
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SEGMENT 5: Handler Sensitive Dogs
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SEGMENT 6: Genetic Traits
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SEGMENT 7: Possessive Dogs
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SEGMENT 8: High Threshold Dogs
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SEGMENT 9: Medium Threshold Dogs
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SEGMENT 10: Low Threshold Dogs
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SEGMENT 11: Avoidance Behavior
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SEGMENT 12: Q&A
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MODULE 5: The Handler
SEGMENT 1: Role of the Handler
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SEGMENT 2: Handling Demo
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SEGMENT 3: Posting
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SEGMENT 4: Carry & Hold
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SEGMENT 5: Avoid Possession Problems After Session
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SEGMENT 6: Tug Play is Engaging
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SEGMENT 7: Teaching Protection Skills Without a Helper
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SEGMENT 8: Q&A
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SEGMENT 9: Bob Bailey
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SEGMENT 10: Michael Training Session
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MODULE 6: The Decoy/Helper
SEGMENT 1: Working Young Dogs
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SEGMENT 2: Decoy Familiarity
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SEGMENT 3: Bite Sleeve
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SEGMENT 4: Corrections from Decoy
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SEGMENT 5: The Escort (Dog Sports)
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SEGMENT 6: Canine Training Systems
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SEGMENT 7: Balancing Man & Equipment Orientation
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SEGMENT 8: Table Training
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SEGMENT 9: Q&A Sleeve
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SEGMENT 10: Q&A Dog Technique
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SEGMENT 11: Q&A Puppies
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SEGMENT 12: Man-Orientation
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MODULE 7: Puppy Bite Work
SEGMENT 1: Pre-Teething Puppies (up to 16 weeks)
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SEGMENT 2: Puppy Prey Work
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SEGMENT 3: Puppy Bite Work Demo
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SEGMENT 4: Active vs Reactive Puppies
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SEGMENT 5: Teething Puppies
(4-6 months)
SEGMENT 6: Early Bite Work
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SEGMENT 7: Lindsay Puppy Bite Work
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SEGMENT 8: Q&A
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MODULE 8: Young Dog Bite Work
SEGMENT 1: untitled
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SEGMENT 2: Working Young Dogs
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SEGMENT 3: Young Dog Demo
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SEGMENT 4: Leg Sleeve Work
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SEGMENT 5: Prey-Driven Dogs
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SEGMENT 6: 9-Month-Old Dog Bite Development
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SEGMENT 7: Dog Work
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SEGMENT 8: Teaching Out
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SEGMENT 9: Capping Behaviors
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SEGMENT 10: Q&A
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MODULE 9: Adult Dog Bite Work
SEGMENT 1: Sal's Dog
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SEGMENT 2: Q&A
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MODULE 10: Bite Work Techniques
SEGMENT 1: Possession of Equipment
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SEGMENT 2: Kicking Equipment Back to Helper
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SEGMENT 3: Channel Dog's Stress into Equipment
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SEGMENT 4: Muzzle Work
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MODULE 11: Aggression Work
SEGMENT 1: Q&A Defense
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SEGMENT 2: Frustration
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SEGMENT 3: Barrier Frustration
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SEGMENT 4: Adding Control
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SEGMENT 5: Aggression Work
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SEGMENT 6: Q&A Aggression
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MODULE 12: Q&A's
SEGMENT 1: Q&A Managing Protection Dogs In the Home
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SEGMENT 2: Q&A Protection Sports
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SEGMENT 3: Q&A Control & Intensity
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SEGMENT 4: Student Doberman Session
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SEGMENT 5: Q&A Equipment and Man Orientation
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SEGMENT 6: Q&A
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How long will this course take to complete?
The course is your typical self-study course that can be taken at your own pace.
Does this course expire?
You will have lifetime access to this course, even after completion.
How much content is in this course?
There are over 300 Videos totaling over 18 hours of content to watch.
Will this course be offered in a DVD or stream format?
This course will only be available in an online course format. It will not be offered as a DVD or video stream. The course has more content than can fit on a DVD. In addition, the online format allows students to review material in minutes compared trying to review material in a long DVD or Stream.
Is this course the same as the Michael Ellis Protection Sport Dog Seminar?
No, this course is made up of lectures and demonstrations at Michael's School for Dog Trainers. Here he goes in-depth on what protection work is, how to introduce it to your puppy, and how to build the protection dog you want. Each dog is different, so you have to work with the dog in front of you. Michael teaches methods and techniques to work with different dogs on different skills.
The Michael Ellis Protection Sport Dog Seminar was filmed at Leerburg and is made up of some lecture, but mostly demonstrations of Michael working with many handlers on skills relevant to their preferred protection sport.