1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:05,510 So we're out here on the grounds of 2 00:00:05,510 --> 00:00:07,760 Grand Forks North Dakota training with 3 00:00:07,770 --> 00:00:09,714 the local Security forces military 4 00:00:09,714 --> 00:00:11,881 working dog program and some local law 5 00:00:11,881 --> 00:00:14,048 enforcement agencies . One of the main 6 00:00:14,048 --> 00:00:16,103 key components or objectives of this 7 00:00:16,103 --> 00:00:18,159 course is stress inoculation for the 8 00:00:18,159 --> 00:00:19,881 dogs , getting them exposed to 9 00:00:19,881 --> 00:00:21,881 different conditions and environ so 10 00:00:21,881 --> 00:00:24,048 that they can gain the confidence that 11 00:00:24,048 --> 00:00:26,103 they need . And then , and the other 12 00:00:26,103 --> 00:00:28,326 aspect of that is that the hailer gains 13 00:00:28,326 --> 00:00:30,326 confidence that the dog is going to 14 00:00:30,326 --> 00:00:32,492 actually be able to do its job when it 15 00:00:32,492 --> 00:00:34,548 needs to go through . This week , we 16 00:00:34,548 --> 00:00:36,659 learned that the decoy is the biggest 17 00:00:36,659 --> 00:00:38,548 part decoy is the one that has to 18 00:00:38,548 --> 00:00:40,714 understand what the dog's doing . Your 19 00:00:40,714 --> 00:00:42,659 timing has to be correct , whether 20 00:00:42,659 --> 00:00:44,659 that's getting the dog off the bite 21 00:00:44,659 --> 00:00:46,659 from a handler's perspective or the 22 00:00:46,659 --> 00:00:48,826 dog's driving in the decoy has to make 23 00:00:48,826 --> 00:00:50,937 it realistic , whether that's falling 24 00:00:50,937 --> 00:00:53,103 to the ground , letting the dog win or 25 00:00:53,103 --> 00:00:55,437 a dog is not comfortable in a situation . 26 00:00:55,437 --> 00:00:55,220 So we may do something five ft away 27 00:00:55,220 --> 00:00:57,700 from that obstacle they get on the bike 28 00:00:57,700 --> 00:00:59,478 and then we pull them into that 29 00:00:59,478 --> 00:01:01,367 obstacle and it's getting the dog 30 00:01:01,367 --> 00:01:03,089 comfortable with those bites . 31 00:01:03,089 --> 00:01:04,978 Sometimes the dogs get little bit 32 00:01:04,978 --> 00:01:07,089 resistant to these types of scenarios 33 00:01:07,089 --> 00:01:09,200 because they've never been exposed to 34 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:09,040 them . So it's important to get the 35 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,096 dogs exposed to these scenarios . It 36 00:01:11,096 --> 00:01:13,207 builds their confidence and lets them 37 00:01:13,207 --> 00:01:15,040 know that it doesn't matter what 38 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:16,818 conditions these , these are in 39 00:01:16,818 --> 00:01:18,929 confined spaces , low light vehicle , 40 00:01:18,929 --> 00:01:21,290 um that I'm required to do my job and 41 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:23,568 I'm gonna be rewarded for doing my job . 42 00:01:23,568 --> 00:01:26,140 Like I said , it helps the dog trust 43 00:01:26,140 --> 00:01:28,362 the handler more because of some of the 44 00:01:28,362 --> 00:01:30,640 situations and scenarios were put into . 45 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,570 It also helps the handler trust their 46 00:01:33,570 --> 00:01:35,770 dog . And then when we're doing 47 00:01:35,780 --> 00:01:37,920 training with with an Overwatch , 48 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,670 essentially the dogs getting used to 49 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,791 almost like a real call out , there's 50 00:01:42,791 --> 00:01:44,624 gonna be more people around . So 51 00:01:44,624 --> 00:01:46,736 training in those scenarios , the dog 52 00:01:46,736 --> 00:01:48,569 is trusting friendlies and still 53 00:01:48,569 --> 00:01:50,680 looking for the target or the subject 54 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,060 decoy development is the foundational 55 00:01:53,060 --> 00:01:55,282 work that we do to get all the handlers 56 00:01:55,282 --> 00:01:57,449 to understand how important a decoy is 57 00:01:57,449 --> 00:01:59,504 and give them the basic foundational 58 00:01:59,504 --> 00:02:01,671 tools so that they can help each other 59 00:02:01,671 --> 00:02:03,838 as handlers and help other departments 60 00:02:03,838 --> 00:02:03,930 and agencies as well .