Can you train a police dog in positive?

Who trained with traditional training methods usually object positive saying it is not possible to get reliable results. They indicate that it is not possible to train police dogs and even dogs mondioring positive schutzhund dogs.

However, it is true that the traditional and mixed methods predominate in dog training in these fields, it is also true that there are police dogs, trained to mondioring and positive schutzhund. This means that it is possible to train dogs at very high reliability using positive methods.

Guy Williams, trainer of police dogs and one of the main promoters of training in positive working dogs, a great article explains in English that can achieve high levels of reliability without resorting to violence against dog handling physical, screaming, hitting or other physical punishment. That is, training in positive.

For many dog ​​sports practitioners of protection dogs and police dogs for coaches, this may seem strange and even cause distrust, but for those using positive techniques in his training, is nothing new. Positive training has proven as effective as any other style of training, and more.

For those who do training in positive, it is not surprising that a dog immediately stop the game and see when called or an immediate halt to the order when chasing a cat or having an exceptional level of self ... things that are difficult to achieve with other styles of training.

Of course, to achieve these levels of training you need to train consistently, advancing step by step and be patient (these results overnight are not achieved). However, it is possible and there are many examples.