Raising Working Dog Puppies

By Bob Taylor

This book provides a comprehensive foundation anyone can use to raise their puppy as a real working dog. It was written by a trainer who spent years raising hundreds of dogs that he used to compete in International Dog Sports, supply top quality Police Canines, Anti-Terrorist Canines, and Psychiatric Service Dogs for hundreds of families, businesses, Police Officers, and Governments, world wide. The book is written to help the millions of people around the world are raising working dog pups and need direction, focus, and proper instruction.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bob Taylor
• Release date: Apr 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311172518

Bob Taylor

I started my career with dogs as a Los Angeles Police Officer, decoying several of their dogs, and being used for Search purposes. They used me because for some reason their dogs loved to bite, and find me. After I retired from LAPD, I was hired by the City of Long Beach, as an Animal Control, where I was given my own shift, and worked with Emergency calls, Cruelty Complaints, and Injured Dogs. •It was during this time I finished my bachelors in Philosophy at Cal State Long Beach, and •Started purchasing, training, and placing an American Pit Bull Terrier, every week. •I also became involved with the Golden State, and the Southern California Pit Bull Club(s). •I also operated a Gymnastics Clinic (Something I had done since my sophomore year in high school WITH THE Whittier YMCA, and sent two students to the Olympics). •During this time I read every book printed I could find on Dog Training, including the works of Dr. Michael Fox (about wild dogs), and Dr. William Campbell, The American Veterinarian Association’s 35 year chosen Psychologist, (DOGS AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS), and went on to contact him, and corroborate my dog training, using his Psychology. •I entered the “CAREER FOR DOG TRAINERS” WITH Steve Cobb, (a self-proclaimed national AKC Obedience Champion, from Miami Florida, and out of some 5000 students finished in first place. •I quit Animal Control and went into Professional Dog Training the day I graduated from the School, (June 15th, 1978). •I started protection training, working with Soren Paulson (along with Bob Eden) of the Long Beach Police Department, using their Police K9 dogs to learn how to decoy. •I went on to train with Serveral different Departments throughout Southern California. •I quickly became the top In-Home Dog Trainer in California. •In 1985 I created Orange Counties first Licensed Dog Training Facility. •I was elected the Vice President of the Orange County Commercial Kennel Owners Association. •I also became the Orange County Dog Behaviorist with Administrative Chief Ron Hudson, and Director Lyn Liberio. •In 1986 I was Honored as the California State Superior Court K9 Expert for my work helping to create the Dangerous Dog Laws. •As such I also became a consultant for the Southern California Animals Control Officers Association, and the Southern California Police K9 Officers Association. •I n 1987 we began competing in SCHUTZHUND dog sports, and went to the Nationals. •In 1988 we took second, third, and fourth place at the German Shepherd National Schutzhund Championships. •In 1989 I took the U. S. Open National Schutzhund 3 Championships, and the National Master Tracking Dog (FH) Championships, 1st, 2nd, and 4th place. I did the same thing for the next 6 years. •During this time I trained over 50 dogs for people with Neurological and Physical Disabilities For private clients, and several for The-Make-A-Wish-Foundation. Every dog I have ever used as a Service Dog, with the exception of the German Shepherd pups I have personally bred and raised, came to us as a rescue dog. We have saved the lives of thousands of people, and thousands of dogs as well. Accomplishments •Ex(Retired) Los Angeles Police Officer, •Ex(Retired) Long Beach Animal Control Officer. •CONSULTANT: Southern California Animal Control Officers Association •CONSULTANT: United States Federal Post Office, & So Cal Edison. •Retained as Manager of Animal Services by Samsung Electronics, Seoul South Korea. •Over 28 years CALIFORNIA’S SUPERIOR COURT CERTIFIED K9 EXPERT •Helped create the “Dangerous Dog” Laws for the State of California •Worked on several dozen cases in SUPERIOR COURTS and ANIMAL COURTS throughout California involving dog bites and vicious dogs, nuisance dogs, etc. •Have worked with Los Angeles, River-side, San Bernardino, and San Diego District Attorneys, and Public Defenders Offices from 1985-2013. •In the past six years retained to testify with three murder trials involving dogs. •In 2008-2009 was retained to handle a case in Long Beach California for the owners of a rescue Shelter, which resulted in the Director of Animal Control having to retire. •Rehabilitated and trained over 1,000 dangerous dogs. •Titled over 50 dogs in the sport of Schutzhund. •18 TIMES United States National Dog Sport (Schutzhund/Police K9) Champion for Tracking, Obedience, and Protection K9 training. •4 times National Tracking Dog Champion (1st, 2nd, and 4th out of the top 57 trackers in America in 1989, 1990, 1991, & 1992). •Awarded the “Merit of Honor for Outstanding Contribution to the German Shepherd breed in America”, by the German Shepherd Dog Club of America-Working Dog Association •Qualified 12 Times to represent The German Shepherd Dog Club of America at the World Meisterschaft (Championships). Trained the highest scoring female at the World Championships. Trained several other National and World Championship Champion K9s. •Extensive education with several UNIVERSITY (Long Beach State University, LA & LB City Colleges) & College Degrees. •Author of 8 published kindle books on Dog Training and Dog Psychology. •Owner/Operator DOGWISH, Inc. 10 years. •In 2006 Bob Taylor was awarded the “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Journal of Longevity Magazine, for his work with the Disabled. •Red Cross “American Hero” for 2006, by Dr. David Kelso, PhD, VP, AMERICAN RED CROSS. •Make-a-Wish Foundation Vender of the Year 2009, 27 years of service, and over two dozen Service dogs. In 2013 we trained a dog through Make-A-Wish Foundation, for a 2 year old girl with seizures, and multiple comatose periods, to regulate her seizures and keep her awake and healthy.) •In 2007 and for four consecutive years Bob was retained to return, and trained special Police Dogs that he bred, raised, and personally trained, to guard the homes of several actors and high profile VIPs on 3 different Caribbean Resort Islands. •Bred, trained, and placed over 150 Service Dogs for people with Neurological Disabilities including: Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, Severe Anxiety & Panic Attacks, P.T.S.D., Mitochondrial Disease, Cerebral palsy, Prader Willi’s Syndrome, and several other related disorders, Seizures and related disabilities, etc. •Consultant for the State of California Board of Education, Department of Developmental Disabilities (presently this have a pilot program and am training many dogs through the State Regional Centers), to train for the public, and for Public School Special Needs Teachers. •Involved in Research with the University of Riverside, Professor Choe, concerning the special scent discrimination abilities of Dogs for Detection •Placed a German Shepherd with Bradley Davis of Providence Support Services, in September of 2012, a facility with 28 adults with Development Disabilities and Seizures. The dog has stopped from night seizures for the first time ever, and reduced his day seizures significantly. She indicated seizures in 7 people her first day at the facility. She has helped Brad “wake up” and become cognizant, responsive, and articulate. Bob Taylor is currently involved in: 1. a pilot program with the State of California, Board of Education, Department of Developmental Disabilities to place Service Dogs with: a.families through Regional Centers b.Public School Special Needs Teachers 2.Research with Leading Universities (University of Riverside & Irvine) on Scent Detection, (Bed Bug Detection K9s), using his own trained dogs 3.Placing hundreds of Service Dogs throughout America, etc., with The Dog Wish Incorporated, a Non-Profit that he founded and runs, as the President of the Board of Directors. 4.Has obtained Certification on Dementia and related Neurological concerns, including caregiving, from 3 prominent Universities, including Duke University, John Hopkins School of Nursing, and the University of Tasmania in New Zealand.

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Raising working dog pups

By

Bob Taylor

Published by Bob Taylor at Smashwords

Copyright 2014 Bob Taylor

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Susie and Heros

I couldn’t help but laugh. At the time it sounded like the rudest, worst thing I could have possibly, done. Here she was pouring out her heart to me. Telling me the intense, bitter story of how her dog had died for no reason; a dog she had loved and cherished, who had always been there for her, and shared so many good years together. She was hysterical, and didn’t know what she was going to do to replace her wonderful, true friend, and I broke out laughing. She was sobbing! It was horrible! I felt like such a jerk, but I couldn’t help it. The fat, lively puppy on my lap, the exact color, size, description, age, ancestral blood line, and temperament she was telling me I just had to find for her, was ripping my shirt off. I was trying to hold on to him, and hold the phone at the same time, and it wasn’t working. He was just too much! She called at just the wrong time. I had to hold him because he was going after one of my cats, and I didn’t want him to have a bad

experience, with a dog-smart feline.

Bob! She yelled, Are you listening to me?

Excuse me for one second, I said to her.

I put Heros outside, and came back to explain. This was not the way to treat one of California’s top trial attorneys, and Susie was shocked with unbelief at my response.

What are you doing, she demanded, when I got back on line?

Susie, you’ve known me for a long time, I started.

Yes, I have, she replied.

First of all I am so very sorry about Butch! He was a wonderful dog, and…I went on to try and say all the right things. He definitely was more loving, and less demanding than the next dog you are going to own, I stated.

Next dog? She flashed.

I just put him outside so we could talk, I told her. He just happens to have the same bloodlines, temperament, color, and build, as Butch did. That’s why I’m laughing. I can’t believe that of all the times for you to call me with this incredible request, I just happen, for the first time in eight years of breeding four litters a year, to have exactly what you say you want sitting in my lap.

That’s unbelievable! She said. When will he be ready to go?

You can come over right now, if you want, I told her.

How about tomorrow evening? She asked.

Sure, I said, If you can wait, but don’t push it.

Susie was a committed dog lover. I had trained three dogs for her over the past 10 years, and she was the kind of person who woke up with, and went to bed only with her dog. Of course, Randolf, her husband was included there as well, as long as he didn’t interfere! Susie loved and cherished her dogs, and they were definitely a big part of her life. This loss of Butch meant nothing less than a total response, in his memory, of course. The new pup would have to be the best, be given the best, and become the best. She had the ability to do it, and NOTHING would hold her back! Susie was the kind of woman you admire, and watch, but don’t contradict or compete with, unless you are willing to go for broke, and loose generously, because if you did, you would! Therefore, the puppy had better be something special in every way, and this one, unbelievably, was, I thought! The hardest part about selling any pup, especially to somebody that you like, is the fact that his or her genetics have yet to be completely shown.

Specific Characteristics of young working dogs

There are many specific characteristics about a pup that you have to wait and see as they develop, and can only hope that, as they mature, they will develop. Good skeletal structure, confirmation, temperament, disposition, instincts, personality, size, movement, and ability to bond and work as a team, are several general features that you long to know, and can only predict, in any puppy you sell. However, the certainty of your predictions will be more or less accurate, based on the research and development you have put into the pup’s genetic background. Knowing what the parents, grandparents, and great grandparents have produced can help a lot, and is essential in predicting what you are producing.

Susie had an appointment at 6:30. She called at 4 o’clock, right on schedule, to ask if they could come over early. She informed me that Randolf had come home from work early, and they could leave immediately. She had gone to work that morning. The first person to see her asked how she was. She broke down crying, left, and drove home. She had sat there all day waiting to call and come.

The pup was in the house when they arrived, boarded up in the kitchen area. I had her sit down on the floor, and pulled up the barrier that held him back. It was like letting a lion into the arena. He was a big, hairy, chubby, stocky, wolf-like, ball of black fur, with reddish-gold markings. He had big paws, an impressive head, and could fly! He hit Susie at about 10 mph, which is pretty good for the distance he traveled, and as they collided he knocked her over. Grabbing her sweater he began to pull her back into the kitchen as his own personal chew toy! She was in love. ‘I don’t believe it,’ was all she could say, over and over. She played with the pup for over a half-hour as we sat and talked with Randolf. Finally she picked the pup up and brought him over, putting him on her husband’s lap.

What do you think? She asked smiling.

I’m not getting involved with that, he chuckled.

Well, you are going to have to live with him for the next several years, she responded.

Obviously, he stated.

We all just laughed. When it came to the dogs, Susie and I were a team. We thought alike, and knew each other well, from the beginning. Randolf, on the other hand, was one of the most intelligent people you would ever meet. His practical wisdom was awe-inspiring. He understood, and enjoyed Susie like very few men could ever have, and was in no competition with her whatsoever.

This pup was exactly what they wanted. They were amazed! He fit the bill in every way, more than they even knew. It was uncanny. I believed, and still believe that it was an act of God, done specifically for Susie, and so does she. It was neat! They wrote the check, and went home, happy. That’s what you call good business.

In the packet of information, supplies, toys, and food that went with the dog was puppy starter document that I provided them.

Instructions to Start off your Pup

The puppy needs a place of their own where they can feel comfortable, away from the stress of other animals, human or not. This enclosed area should offer relief from heat, wind, and other harassments, and should always have a fresh bucket of water.

The puppy, which has only know its mother, and its whelping area will at first feel a little lonely and confused, but should adapt quickly.

Take the puppy out of the area only with you. You should carefully introduce the pup to the rest of its environment.

It is a common occurrence that pups that are started off in the house grow up much more destructive in the yard than those who started in an outside area.

Also, those pups that are started off in house have a harder time learning to void outside than those started as explained.

Do not take the pup to areas where other dogs have been or are until it has been with you a minimum of three weeks, and has had a full set of shots from your Veterinarian.

Put a collar on your pup and tie them to stakeout pole. Allow the pup to pull on the poll and associate the stress of being restrained with the pole, not you.

While the pup is restrained on the pole take it small pieces of hot dogs, or a similar treat.

Take the pup off the pole, put it on leash, hold out a treat it is used to eating, and call its’ name, stepping backwards. Praise the pup as it follows you for its’ treat. When it comes give it the treat. Then, as the pup comes start walking sideways, and then forwards as the pup gets used to moving with you, rewarding it continually with treats and verbal praise.

If your pup starts to lead you, immediately change direction and let the pup figure out how to follow. When the pup does give it lots of verbal praise for walking beside you on your left.

Pups get over excited when you touch them and loose emotional control. So use only verbal praise if you want to communicate your support of their actions, but don’t touch them until they have accomplished each task.

Feed the pup two to three times a day, one selected food soaked in very warm water for 5 to 10 minutes.

Allow it to eat for only 10 minutes and take the food is taken away. (Pups who are free fed lack maturity, motivation, focus, and drive to respond).

Remember that the primary drive causing response in your pup is their appetite.

Food left out for more than thirty minutes can become spoiled and infested with bacteria and fly eggs that cause worms.

Pick up droppings every day. Fecal left for more than 24 hours can through biological infestation cause up to 52 known diseases in humans.

Always wash the dog food and water bowls every day to eliminate bacteria build up.

Take the pup for short, 5 minute drives in the car. Make sure you have a driver and passenger who can hold the pup on their leash, and control it. Feed the pup treats in the car. Do this six times before taking the pup to the Vet’s office.

All training with pups should be done with leather, or nylon collars using only food and love.

Pups should not be corrected with strong collars until they mature into formal training age, at approximately 4 months. Even pups you want to live in the house should at first be started in their own outside penned area, and brought inside only after obedience training.

House breaking can happen naturally with your pup as long as you keep them with you, on leash, at all times in the house. Take them out to void regularly, reward and play with them for voiding outside. Do not give the pup the chance to make mistakes inside the house.

Remember there are many levels in dog training, and puppy training is the first. Keep your training very positive, playful, short, and successful. You have several years to get more serious.

When socializing remember, what your pup is never exposed to won’t hurt them. Don’t over expose your pup ever. Take it slow. People don’t have to touch your pup, just look. Never trust another dog around your pup.

When you bring your pup into the house, do so on leash. Make the pup sit and relax. Playing is for outside, relaxing for inside. Voiding is for outside, sleeping is for inside. The pup lives outside, and you inside. The pup needs to understand this.

Don’t spoil your pup with constant attention. It needs regular, consistent periods of quiet and solitude, just like you.

Let your pup be a dog. It needs to spend time alone being itself. However, you need to spend regular periods of time with the pup as well.

You don’t have to give the pup attention just because you are near it. Let it be around you without having to control your attention.

Encourage it to play with toys, with you.

Don’t leave lots of toys for it to play with by itself. If it gets a little bored it