Mechanics and Applications of Drive Capping

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses:

• Obedience and capping in drive. 

• Leveraging reward systems and using queues in drive to prepare for capping. 

• Utilizing different tools and training progressions to properly train drive. 

• Drive training with different canines. 

 

Key Takeaways:

• Suppressing the dog’s behavior is not obedience or capping because it isn’t channeling their energy into something. We don’t want to suppress - this creates behaviors we do not want. 

• Dogs that are dirty in their outings are struggling in their drive capping. 

• Don’t be scared of the expression - it should not make you nervous. But you want them to also be able to cap and be quiet. Neither should be sacrificed for the other. 

• Make sure to train your dogs in all situations and around decoys in full kit. 

 

"If all we ever do when we're doing obedience on a dog is just suppress the hell out of them, then we're not doing obedience in drive, nor are we doing drive capping." —  Jerry Bradshaw

 

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Episode References: 

• The Companion Dog Podcast - https://losthighwaykennels.com/podcast/ 

• The Working Dog Depot Podcast - https://www.doublehcanine.com/the-working-dog-depot 

• Controlled Aggression - Defensive Dogs in Protection

• Detection Blueprint

• Restraining Canine Drives 

 

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