Message #488246

[Atlas]

I have seen stuff similar to this before when training service dogs. Feeding off the Handler is spot on - had a young female malinoise puppy that was showing the goods to be a superstar LEO K-9. Doing solid bites, tracking good and good odor detection. It was decided that she would go to an older Woman to work for a while - figuring the dog was on the fast track and all the person had to do was hold the leash. After about 2 months we switched handlers on the dog - as she was feeding of the vibe/personality/insecurities etc of the woman and it was apparent that it would affect her working ability.