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174.  AKC Patriotic Puppy Program
Episode 174

174. AKC Patriotic Puppy Program

Gun Dog It Yourself

January 24, 20231h 21m

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Show Notes

Im joined by Stacey West of AKC to go over the AKC Patriotic Puppy Program in detail and how a lot of their training still correlates to what we do with our hunting dogs.

  • Landing in working unintentionally
  • The often overlooked benefits of competition: Train hard, Test easy
  • Running all games and trials throughout the years
  • What is the Patriotic Puppy Program
  • The breeder and selection process for the program
  • The types of dogs and breeds in the program
  • The public perception of working dogs
  • The Three Requirements= Medical, Nose, Environmental
  • Creating the discriminating nose. Hard to get to but easy to find. Easy to get to but hard to find!
  • Use of artificial scent
  • Are bomb makers getting better and tougher?
  • Subtlety and COBs (Change of Behaviors)

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Show References:

AKC PATRIOTIC PUPPY PROGRAM

Scent Training Tools

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