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Title: Canine Search Specialist Training


1
Canine Search Specialist Training
Unit 3 Role of the Helper
2
Unit Objective
  • Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to
    describe the function of the helper

3
Enabling Objectives
  • Demonstrate proper communication, technique, and
    timing
  • Inside the remote alert box
  • In an alert barrel
  • On the rubble pile
  • Effectively reward a search canine
  • Improve reward-timing skills

4
Introduction
  • Thinking, communicating, timing and technique are
    key words to remember

5
Importance Of The Helper
  • Roles of handler, helper and trainer overlap
  • There is an art and science to being a good
    helper
  • Learning to be a good helper improves timing and
    your ability to read canines
  • In alert training the helper is focus of canines
    attention

6
  • TO REPEAT
  • In alert training,
  • the Helper
  • MUST BE
  • the focus of the canines attention

7
Definitions
8
Definitions
  • Helper
  • Handler
  • Trainer
  • Cueing
  • Encouraging
  • Reward

9
Helper
  • The person(s) who assist(s) the handler when
    training the canine
  • Teaches canine to bark for someone other than
    handler
  • When using remote alert boxwill be inside box or
    on rope
  • When using alert hole or barrelhelper is inside
    hole or barrel
  • In the rubble pilemay be visible or concealed

10
Handler
  • The handler is the person for whom the canine is
    working

11
Trainer
  • Person who makes decisions regarding which
    technique is used to get canine to perform a
    specific task
  • Trainer may be the handler, the helper, or a
    third person who is observing

12
Cueing and Encouraging
  • Cueing
  • Technique used by handler or helper to
    precipitate a behavior
  • Can be as obvious as banging a door up and down,
    or as subtle as body language
  • Encouraging
  • Occurs when canine has already independently
    started the desired behavior

13
Rewards
  • Can be toys or food, or a combination of both
  • Tug toys are preferred over retrieving toys for
    two reasons
  • Reward is given at the same spot as the find and
    can continue there with a game of tug
  • It is not safe for the canine to chase a
    retrieving toy across rubble

14
Rewards (continued)
  • Food rewards should not be messy
  • If crumbs are dropped, the area will be
    contaminated for the next canine
  • Airtight containers are recommended

15
Qualities of a Good Helper
16
Qualities of a Good Helper
  • Thinking
  • Communicating
  • Timing
  • Technique

17
Thinking
  • Planning, executing, and evaluating the training
    sequence

18
Communicating
  • Helper to
  • Trainer
  • Handler
  • Canine

19
Helper communicating with handler and trainer
  • Understand goal of exercise
  • Know how goal will be accomplished
  • Know how canine will be rewarded
  • Repeat instructions
  • Establish who has authority to change plan
  • Develop contingency plan
  • Debrief exercise

20
Helper communicating with canine
  • Convey positive attitude to canine
  • Be enthusiastic and supportive
  • Learn how to reward different canine temperaments
  • Be aware not to overwhelm or over-stimulate the
    canine
  • Debrief the exercise

21
Helper communicating with canine
22
Timing
  • Timing can make or break an exercise
  • Rewarding canine at correct and precise moment is
    critical
  • If timing is off, helper may be encouraging
    unwanted behavior

23
Technique
  • Techniques must be adapted to canines
    temperament and level of training, and the goal
    of the specific training session

24
Temperament
  • Soft
  • Hard
  • Stimulus threshold
  • Drive level
  • Manners

25
Adjust technique to temperament
  • Space
  • Energy
  • Eye contact
  • Weight (forward or back)
  • Stance

26
Helper Prey
  • Helper (prey) moves
  • Side to side or away
  • Teases with toy movement
  • Stops movement hide toy to frustrate
  • Barks restart action

27
Two toy game
  • Command to drop toy
  • Command to end reward game

28
Level of training
  • Imprinting
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced

29
What is the goal?
  • Alert
  • Agility
  • Intensity
  • Ignore distractions
  • Helper interaction

30
General Helper Principles
31
General Helper Principles
  • Check equipment
  • Understand reward system
  • Understand exercise goal
  • Plan to achieve goal
  • Repeat instructions

32
General Helper Principles (continued)
  • Ensure good timing of reward
  • Be enthusiastic and focus on canine
  • Be flexiblehave plan B
  • Understand how the exercise ends

33
Specific Helper Roles
34
Specific Helper Roles
  • Remote Props
  • Alert Barrels
  • Alert Hole
  • Rubble Pile

35
Remote Control Prop
  • Trainer controls access to helper
  • Helper delivers reward
  • Good for inexperienced helper

36
Alert Hole or Barrel
  • Helper controls access
  • Coordination
  • Timing
  • Limited visibility
  • Must control lid!

37
The Rubble Pile
  • Safety
  • Agility
  • Coordination
  • Timing
  • Technique

38
Reward Systems
39
Toy
  • Should be
  • Semi-Rigid
  • Durable
  • Easy to hold on to
  • Able to poke up through rubble

40
Food
  • Must
  • Be self contained
  • Be easy to swallow-no chewing
  • Not contaminate area
  • Be high value food

41
Canine Training Techniques
42
Training Techniques
  • Runaway
  • Pop-out
  • Call out
  • Bait and switch
  • Cold shot

43
Runaway
44
Pop-out
45
Call out
Hey!
46
Bait and switch
47
Cold shot
48
Dog leaves wanting MORE!
49
Time for a video!
  • Role of the Helper

50
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Unit Summary and Evaluation
52
Unit Summary
  • Demonstrate proper communication, technique, and
    timing
  • Inside the remote alert prop
  • In an alert barrel
  • On the rubble pile
  • Develop an effective canine reward system
  • Improve reward-timing skills

53
Unit Evaluation
  • Please fill out the evaluation on this unit
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