HOW TO PICK A POLICE DOG, MARKER TRAINING & BITEWORK | K9 Mike

Canada’s Top Trainer, Elite Decoy, & Police Vendor @k9_mike Mike Nezbeth has a wide range of experience in all things dogs. He is the owner/founder of @grassrootsk9 in Toronto and @grassrootsk9maryland in Maryland. He’s also an established Police Vendor who carefully selects ideal candidates that would make strong, level-headed, and confident members in the police force and trains them to go into duty whether it be for detection, tracking, bitework, etc. Mike has a background in Psychology and Sociology which has played a role in his thorough understanding of operant conditioning. He is also passionate about training real world experiences which led him into the police world. In this live we discuss: Police Vendor Role Qualities to look for in candidates Puppy selection ‘Activating’ a dog Proactive vs. Reactive Most expensive dog 😅 Ideal bite grips Bitework foundation Bitework Exercises Backties and Bunjee training The difference between operant & classical conditioning Markers Behavior questions Scentwork Favorite Memory & a lot more. Thank you so much, @k9_mike! Good luck with the puppy search and hope all goes smoothly crossing the border. We don’t want another Vito situation 😆🙏💛