by John Soares K9 Training | Dec 21, 2016 | How to, News
By John Soares and originally published in DVG America Magazine’s Oct/Nov/Dec 2016 issue. John is a certified professional dog trainer and the best trainer for correcting dog biting problems and helping handlers understand the differences between gripping and...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | Dobermans
By John Soares An important consideration in training the Doberman for IPO/Schutzhund is understanding their aggression/defense. In my opinion, our limited success in the sport has a lot to do with methods of training which do not take these qualities into...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | How to
The Breed Directive for the Dobermann by Ottmar Vogel translated from the German by H. Redtenbacher, edited by Lisa Schuller (Kennel Ascomannis) Gladly, I respond to the plea of many an interested party to write about this most important breed selection. In order to...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | German Shepherds
By Amnon Ben Izhak If we look at a short history of this breed, we will find that the German shepherd dog of today is completely different from the German shepherd dog as visualized by the founder of the breed, Captain Max von Stephanitz. This dog is slowly losing its...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | How to
Kris Kotsopoulos: Given the appropriate genetics and the right preparation, I believe there is very little difference between the service dog and sporting dog. For me, the training foundation is identical and once this is accomplished, it is purely training them for...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | Trainer Interviews
by Michael Ellis This is a portion of an article that appeared in the first issue of PCM. Bart Bellon started in dogs while living in N. Central Africa in the 70’s. Dogs were used for protection and he worked with a variety of different dogs, none of them Malinois....
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | Belgian Malinois
(Reprinted with permission from HondenAus Malinois Kennels Australia.) The state of the working Malinois would not be in the position it is today if it was not for two Belgian Kennels – des Deux Pottois and du Boscaille. The ‘Deux Pottois’ kennel introduced the very...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | Belgian Malinois
The Belgian Malinois hails from Belgium and his basic task was, and still is, to herd…be it sheep or cattle. In addition to his herding abilities, the Belgian Malinois excels in a number of canine activities such as agility, obedience, tracking, Schutzhund and guard...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | Decoys, French Ring
By Francis Metcalf (reprinted with permission) Francis Metcalf introduced me to french ring, Francis opened a whole new world to me when it came to dog training. Metcalf is a super dog trainer – check out his video as well as more info here. By combining various...
by John Soares K9 Training | Jul 10, 2014 | Belgian Malinois, German Shepherds
From 2005… If you hang out at enough training groups or go to working dog events, you are sure to hear all kinds of gossip and rumors. Those of us outside of Europe are always subject to the uncertainty of hearing these comments and not knowing if they are fact or...
