The Paw Man

I strongly agree with the recommendation of this book as we in the military use it as one of our main reference books. However I would add that it is the ideal reference book for Man Trailing not Tracking.

In reply to your query above...... I can most certainly solve your dogs behavior problems withing a single 3 hour consultation that is done in your home. If you're not 100% happy that I have succeeded at the end of the consult then its free ;)

I just thought I'd add my input at the end of this thread. I am The Paw Man and I have read with interest all the comments made about this dog. I take my hat off to the dogs owner for his commitment but I still stand by my assessment. This is a VERY serious dog, highly unsuitable for any domestic environment. This dog has extremely high drive and it's aggression is not 'show' or 'bluff' this is the real deal. On a Police Dog Scale of aggression from 1 to 10, this dog is a 9. I have been training police dogs for the military for nearly 30 years now and there is no way I would have this dog at my home outside a double fenced kennel enclosure. This dog represents a major financial liability to its owner. It is a dog bite lawsuit waiting to happen. If I remember correctly I suggested that the owner cut out the court case and just leave his house keys in the letterbox and move out because any lawsuit involving aggression from this dog would be impossible to defend. My consultation with the dogs owner was an initial assessment taking up to an hour and if I deemed the dog to be salvageable then it would be followed by my standard consult. However within a couple of minutes of evaluating this dog I could see that it was not within the capability of the dogs owner to change this dog. It would even be a challenge for a topline professional trainer so a civilian dog owner would stand little or no change of doing it safely. I did not recommend that the dog be put to sleep however I did strongly suggest that the dog be removed from the current domestic situation that it is in due to the legal liability it represents to its owner and his assets. I would gain nothing by giving this dogs owner any false hope and in fact to do so would also damage my credibility and reputation. When people ask me to do an assessment on their dog all I give them are the facts, no warm fuzzy politically correct crap.... it's in my best interests to tell the dogs owner exactly what they have, what the best solutions are, what risks there are and any and all available solutions / options etc. I did not enjoy telling the owner that his dog was not salvageable. I wished I was the bearer of better tidings for him.... but as one poster in this thread commented... after a while when several professionals tell you your dog is not salvageable then at some stage you have to accept it..... or keep searching in the vain hope that someone will give a differing opinion and that he has the ability to do what he says. I hope this dogs owner finds such a person. Regards, Grant 'The Paw Man' Canine Behavior Specialist RAAF Police Dog Handler - 30 years service. www.thepawman.com.au