Field notes · Dog training in Angier & Raleigh, NC
How do you safely work with an aggressive dog?
The protective gear is the honest scoreboard. A full bite suit at the start, part of one once he can be handled, none at all when trust has been built. It cannot be faked.
In the trainer's words
We had to wear the suits and things like that before. Now we’re down to - I don’t have to put the suit on or anything. People have been able to handle him. I can handle him now.Kelton, Head Trainer, Angier K9 Consultants
Seen with 1 dog: Reaper
5 recorded moments, each one linked to the exact second it happens in a full training session published unedited. Trainers call this the armor is the measure.
1:32
It's a comforting name." "Hopefully this case won't be a grim one.
11:00
The last big dog that hit him, with no suit on
0:01
"I'm going to suit up — at least partially." Most of the work so far was never filmed
3:30
We had to wear the suits before. Now I don't have to put the suit on at all — and I can handle him.
14:47
The scars again — context now, not warning
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