Brad Gillespie: Canine Tracking

Brad Gillespie: Canine Tracking

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw and Brad Gillespie discuss:

  • The basics of training tracking and the process of starting that process.
  • Challenges and benefits of laying master track, different reward systems, and tracking versus trailing protocols.
  • The factors at play in a live operation and the opportunities that tracking can bring.
  • The importance of communication with the dog in any tracking behaviors.
  • Component training in your daily tracking practice.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tracking is an interpretation of the dog's behavior.
  • Be predictably unpredictable.
  • Slow your dog down on tracking - it is always possible to speed them up (and they will often do it on their own).
  • There is not one solution for everything. You have to take the operational environment and what the operational end state is supposed to be and that drives everything else.
  • The best way to get better at tracking is to track.

"Embrace the struggle and the challenge. Dogs require incremental and obtainable struggle. We all do. That is part of the learning process." — Brad Gillespie

Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com

Connect with Brad Gillespie:

Website: CanadianPoliceCanine.com

Contact Jerry:

Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com

Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com

Youtube: tarheelcanine

Twitter: @tarheelcanine

Instagram: @tarheelk9

Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining

Protection Sports Website: psak9.org

Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression

Slideshare: Tarheel Canine

Train Hard, train smart, be safe.

Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(100)

Attention at a Distance

Attention at a Distance

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The importance of mandatory eye contact and how to generalize for distance work. Moving from negative reinforcement to positive punishment to move from e...

24 Jul 0s

Dogs Under Pressure!

Dogs Under Pressure!

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Different ways to deliver pressure reliably to your canine while tracking how the dog is doing while under that pressure.  Understanding the baseline bit...

17 Jul 1h 21min

Essentials of Civil Aggression

Essentials of Civil Aggression

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Bringing more civil aggression into your sport or police dogs.  Utilizing prey guarding to start training young dogs for proactive defense. The differe...

10 Jul 56min

Podcast Short: PSA2 Muzzle Attack

Podcast Short: PSA2 Muzzle Attack

In today's podcast short, Jerry Bradshaw discusses issues with muzzle attacks in the PSA Level 2, noting that many dogs and handlers struggle with this exercise. He emphasizes the importance of unders...

19 Jun 18min

Ditch Your Bite Suit!

Ditch Your Bite Suit!

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Keeping in mind the olfactory and visual cues of a bite suit that we don't often consider.  Reducing equipment fixation, creating habits of engagement, a...

19 Jun 1h 28min

Tarheel Canine Police K9 Services 2026

Tarheel Canine Police K9 Services 2026

Today, Jerry outlines the 2026 Police Canine Services offered by Tarheel Canine Training. They offer instructor courses multiple times per year, unit canine training, and sell green dual and single ca...

2 Mai 9min

Training for the Operational Release

Training for the Operational Release

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Getting your dog off the bite as quickly as you can when the threat has diminished to a reasonable level. The importance of being proficient in more than...

1 Mai 1h 19min

Back to the Laboratory in Bite Work

Back to the Laboratory in Bite Work

If your dog won't counter full, won't push into the fight, or spins away when you approach, this episode is for you. Jerry breaks down exactly why these bite work issues happen and how to rebuild the ...

23 Apr 1h 23min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
foreldreradet
treningspodden
mikkels-paskenotter
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
rss-kunsten-a-leve
hverdagspsyken
sinnsyn
rss-sarbar-med-lotte-erik
gravid-uke-for-uke
dopet
fryktlos
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
rss-bisarr-historie
hva-er-greia-med
rss-impressions-2
jakt-og-fiskepodden
rss-var-forste-kaffe