K9 Personal Protection

Create a safe, successful K9 training program that results in reliable protection dogs.

Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak, leading dog trainers from the Netherlands, share their proven, comprehensive program for training dogs for personal protection. Their cutting-edge techniques and work with the International Red Cross, the United Nations and the International Rescue Dog Organization (IRO) have placed them in world demand.

In this fully revised and updated edition of K9 Personal Protection, Resi and Ruud start with the basics, including how to select the right dog for protection work, how to properly raise a protection dog from a puppy and how to correct a dog’s bad behavior. Next, they cover fundamental obedience training for protection dogs, such as training for heelwork, the recall, the send away and more. Finally, they present a complete program for training reliable protection dogs, from basic exercises and decoy techniques to the exercises of the KNPV program.

About Ruud Haak

Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak are world-renowned specialists in the field of dog work and the authors of more than 30 titles on dog training. They serve as training directors and international judges for the International Red Cross Federation, the United Nations, the International Rescue Dog Organization and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI).

Table of Contents
Cover	1
Contents	6
Introduction	8
Raising and Training	10
1 Conditions for Success	12
2 Breeds for Protection Work	26
3 Training Methods	58
4 Our Relationship with Dogs	67
5 Basic Education and Exercises	76
6 Stopping Bad Behavior	86
Obedience	98
7 Training for Heelwork	100
8 Training the Sit	109
9 Training the Down	116
10 Training the Stay	122
11 Training the Stand and Touching	129
12 Training the Recall	136
13 Training the Send Away	143
14 Practical Obedience	149
Protection	156
15 The Dutch Police Dog Test	158
16 Decoy and Dog	178
17 Raising for Protection	197
18 Basic Exercises for Protection	209
19 Training for Protection	214
Epilogue: Pets and the Working Dog	236
Appendix: Dutch, German, and English Commands	240
Bibliography	246
About the Authors	248