Trikos protection dog social confidence and daily routine

About this video

Ritland introduces a new video series on his daily work with protection dogs. Using his dog Arrow as an example, he explains the first qualities he looks for in protection dogs before they go to clients: confidence in how the dog carries itself in different environments, and drive level appropriate to the client’s situation. He outlines his typical daily training routine with client dogs and promises future videos covering bite work and other topics.

Key takeaways

• Ritland teaches that confidence is a primary quality in protection dogs, observable in body language (tail up, ears up, bouncing movement) both at home and in public settings
• According to Ritland, drive level must match the client’s needs—high-drive dogs may be too much for families with young children despite being social
• Ritland describes his training approach: dogs live inside his home to experience daily routines, receive 3-4 formal 10-15 minute training sessions daily on basic commands, then proof those commands in real-world environments

Episode details: published October 6, 2020 · 135.3K views · 11:11 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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