While on the leash the dog is always kept
in position, with his shoulder at the left
knee of the trainer and this he must learn
first in his obedience training. A short leash
is used to pull the dog’s head to the trainer’s
left thigh. Then circling to the left, the
pressure of the leg against the dog’s head
automatically keeps him in position. Once
the position becomes familiar, and the dog
falls into it naturally, the trainer starts to
vary the procedure, stepping away to the
right, or forward, or backward, keeping the
dog always in position. All of these com-

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mands are done on the leash until the dog
answers perfectly, then the leash is removed
and the dog is worked without it.

CLIMBING A LADDER

Of vital importance to dogs in police work
is the ability to climb and jump, for without
it they are no good for chasing criminals or
investigating places which an officer cannot
reach because of a wall or other obstruction.

The quickest, easiest way to start a dog
on climbing the ladder is to get him accus-
tomed to going up and down ordinary stairs.
It is then only a short step from stairs to
ladders with wide steps or rungs. The lad-
der is first placed at a low angle, and a plat-
form is prepared at the top to enable the
dog to turn around to come down. Gradu-
ally the steepness of the ladder is increased,
and the width of the rungs decreased until
the dog is climbing any ordinary ladder
without hesitation.

When the dog is started on hurdles the
first one is four or five feet wide and six
inches or a foot high. With the dog on a
leash the trainer steps over the first hurdle
and commands “up,” and the dog follows
without hesitation, or answers to a light tug
on the leash. The height of the hurdle is
increased by easy stages.

Eventually the dog is induced to climb
ladders with dumb-bells in his mouth to give
him training in carrying materials down or
up a ladder. He is likewise trained to do
the same while making necessary hurdles.
His training is brought to the point where
he can clear a nine-foot wall.

TRAINING FOR THE ATTACK

“Teaching the dog to attack,” Roy says,
“requires very precise handling, No at
tempt is made to teach the attack until the
dog is at least one year old. The first con-
sideration in training for the attack is to
build up the confidence of the dog. As in
all other commands, he is worked exclus-
ively on the leash at first. Training for the
attack calls for at least two persons, and
preferably more; the trainer, and one or
more other persons not well-known to the
dog. The person acting the part of the
criminal is changed often, so the dog will
not get the idea he should attack only the
one person, but will attack on command.”

With the dog at heel, the person to be
attacked approaches and makes a threaten-

" ing gesture, as though to strike the dog. The

trainer advances with the dog, and the
second man retreats a few paces. The dog
is encouraged to attack. He is teased a little,
the assailant alternately advancing and re-
treating after teasing the dog, and the
trainer following up, giving the dog en-
couragement.

When the dog has reached the stage
where he will snarl and lunge at the ap-
proach of his tormentor, that person picks
up a rope, sack, or small twig, or some
similar instrument. He approaches and
swings it, continuing the tactics first used,
and it is but a short time before the dog
lunges and grabs. As soon as he takes hold,
the sack or whatever is being used is

dropped and the man retreats, the trai
following the “fugitive” while encouragj
the dog to attack.

After the dog has learned to grab t
sack or rope, it is time to take another g
in training. When he grabs, the assaily
does not release his hold immediately, 5
hangs on, pulling against the dog, and she
ing him back and forth. After a mome
or two of this he releases the hold and lea,

the sack with the dog. It

The trainer must be certain the dog
under control at all times. He works hy
only on the leash; otherwise, there is
possibility that he might severely injure ¢
person acting as his assailant. Also, —
might arrive at the stage where he will p
answer readily to the command to sto
The trainer always insists on instant obe
ence, when the dog is ordered to cea
attacking.

When this stage has been reached ¢j
assailant puts on a training sleeve and co
tinues with the attack.

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