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Whether You Train One Dog or Many, Find Clarity in the PronouncedK9 Method.

Whether You Train One Dog or Many, Find Clarity in the PronouncedK9 Method.

If you are new to the sport and you’re looking to increase your understanding of why some things work for some dogs and don’t work on others, you have found the right place.

If you are a handler that thinks you aren’t getting all the performance out of your own dog — that he is not being worked in a way that you think shows his full potential — you have found the right place.

If you are a helper and would like to develop a more complete understanding of protection training, you have found the right place.

If you are a training director, helping a group of people train, PronouncedK9 teaches you how to train all types of dogs, because you get all types of dogs.

We break down bite work to the core elements of what is going on and explain how those elements are being used, or not being used.

You can find out right now if PronouncedK9 has the solution you have been looking for in your dog training program. Join for only $25/month and gain instant access to helpful protection, obedience and tracking training videos. Plus you will have access to a community forum and three of the top trainers in the sport. What are you waiting for?

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Teaching the Blind Search

Teaching the Blind Search

“A ball or a toy has no role in bite work with me.” – Brian Harvey

This video is an excerpt of a training video used in the PronouncedK9 Training Club.

 

If you want to learn more about this style of fundamental dog training, you can join the PronouncedK9 Club today for only $25!

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Is PronouncedK9 Right for You?

Is PronouncedK9 Right for You?

PronouncedK9 is an excellent resource for anyone involved in training working dogs: handlers, helpers, competitors, K9 officers, or individuals looking to start their own dog training business. The first of it’s kind – PronouncedK9 is an on-line dog training community that focuses on training the fundamentals. Our method creates balanced dogs that then can be trained for sport/IPO, personal protection, or as police K9s.

PronouncedK9 Creator, Brian Harvey, explains the benefits of following a training program like this:

If you have any questions about the program or how the membership site works, please email us at info@pronouncedk9.com. You can join today for only $25/month and have access to hours of videos on bite work training – for the handler and the helper, introducing new exercises and troubleshooting obedience routines, training schutzhund tracking, and much more! If you can’t find a video on your specific question…that’s what we are here for! Post your questions on the forum and our team of trainers will respond with the information you need to progress your training.

Ready to take your training to the next level?

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Limited Time Offer – PronouncedK9 Shirts

Limited Time Offer – PronouncedK9 Shirts

For the first time ever,  we are releasing PronouncedK9 logo wearables. Featuring the artwork of DJ Artistic Designs, the PronouncedK9 logo features an alert and focused German Shepherd. The PronouncedK9 Method promotes the training of working dogs that are balanced, strong, and pronounced – the art on these shirts represents this well.

With a few styles to choose from, these shirts will make great gifts for handlers and helpers alike. Choose from short and long sleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts with and without hoods, and a zip-up hooded sweatshirt. Full color screen printing on the back of the shirts, with white screen printing on the sleeve and shirt front.

We can only take orders until November 18 to have time to print and ship them before the holidays. Orders will ship the week of December 12, 2016.

Don’t hesitate! Get your order in today.

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Training the Retrieve

Training the Retrieve

PronouncedK9 Members have been watching Brian Harvey train this retrieve to his young dog Ando. From the first introduction to the dumbbell to the clean front he has now, watch the progress as it happens and going forward with Brian polishing the routine to be ready to show for his IPO title.

Learn the step-by-step sequence that you can implement in your training today.
You can learn how to train this too, and yes you can start TODAY!
What are you waiting for?

Join today for only $25 and have access to many other training tips in obedience, tracking and protection.
You won’t find content like this anywhere else on the web!

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From Yawn to Get it On! Starting Puppy Bitework

From Yawn to Get it On! Starting Puppy Bitework

Watch as this 4 month old German Shepherd puppy goes from bored and distracted to excited and engaged…over the course of 8 sessions in 4 weeks. By using the PronouncedK9 method to determine the puppy’s type, Brian Harvey is able to use the dog’s innate characteristics to achieve the desired results.

The PronouncedK9 method is centered around the concept that there are four basic drives that motivate protection dogs. Helpers using our training method will be taught how to approach a dog for the first time and provide a stimulus or trigger to test each of the four drives. If the method is used correctly, it is easy to see which type each dog is. The drive to which the dog shows the strongest natural response is that dog’s lead drive.

Many existing training methods have led helpers to believe that training in prey is the best approach for starting a puppy or inexperienced dog because it involves less stress. Following that same way of thinking, many people believe that training in defense is scary and much more stressful to the dog.

We all agree that in the beginning stages of training, the less stress we put on the dog, the better off we are. Where the PronouncedK9 method differs from this traditional thinking is our theory about what creates stress for each dog. PronouncedK9 trainers understand that not every dog thinks the same way, which means that different dogs are going to have different instinctual reactions to the stimuli we use in training; what is stressful to one dog is not necessarily stressful to another. Our method acknowledges these differences and teaches you how to approach each type of dog to get the desired reaction, instead of using one approach for every type.

 

Are you having trouble getting a dog to start or engage? Look no further! PronouncedK9 can provide you the step-by-step instruction to determine the dog’s type and how to use his strengths to train him. Read more about the Four Types and then join PronouncedK9 to start putting our training methods to work for you today! You will also see all of this puppy’s training sessions, as they are happening, and follow them going forward. Plus get training tips and advice on all IPO and schutzhund phases. What are you waiting for?

Join today for only $25/mo!

 

 

Foundation Bitework Video of Young German Shepherd

Foundation Bitework Video of Young German Shepherd

Check out the level that this young dog is working at already!
PronouncedK9’s Brian Harvey is working the foundation bite work on 16 month old Hondo, owned and handled by daughter Chelsea Harvey.

Learn how you, too, can properly train the foundation on your Schutzhund and protection dogs. Join the PronouncedK9 online training club for only $25/month. Learn methods for training bite work, tracking and obedience. Join today!

Dog Bites in the Media

Dog Bites in the Media

If you follow any discussions on-line regarding protection dog training or bite work, we are sure you came across video of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. This past week, video posted all over the internet showed protestors being met with ill-trained guard dogs and handlers. This incident sheds light on many of the problems that can be created by poor training practices. Here’s Brian’s take on the incident:

You can view some of the video Brian references here: http://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/6/canine_expert_decries_egregious_horrific_dog

What do you think?

Proposed ban on the use of e-collars

Proposed ban on the use of e-collars

This week, Jim Alloway, president of the USCA, sent a notice out to all USCA Members making us aware of a movement toward a WUSV rule that imposes an international ban of the use of e-collars and possibly other training devices. You can read the memorandum here.

How did we get to this point?

Brian Harvey has a unique perspective on this, built on his 30 plus years of being active in the sport. Watch his video and please share your own experiences in the comments section below.

Brian Harvey and PronouncedK9 are dedicated to the training the true Schutzhund. PronouncedK9 is a training method developed by Brian Harvey to promote fundamentally-sound Schutzhund training for sport, police and protection dogs. Our goal is to teach you to produce well-balanced dogs with reliable training that are capable of succeeding both in real-life situations and high-level competition.

Learn more about training the PronouncedK9 way by signing up for our free newsletter. And when you are ready to focus your training on the fundamentals, we welcome you to join the PronouncedK9 On-Line training club. We look forward to seeing you there!