How to Train a Police Bloodhound and Scent Discriminating Patrol Dog ; The Kocher Method

752 Pages·2014·18.499 MB·English

by  Kevin John Kocher, Robin Monroe

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Seminar in Italy
This Second Edition published in 2014
© 2010 First Edition Kevin and Robin
Kocher
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InterNational Bloodhound Training
Institute (INTBI)
Virginia
USA Website: www.inbti.com
Facebook: Kevin John Kocher
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my older brother
Jim Kocher. After all these years, I find
he still has the ability to teach me
lessons about life. Because of him, I
understand that some deeds are not
done for those I perceive as
undeserving, but because that is the
person I should strive to be.
To my two editors:
Karen Porter Gheesling, who first
started straightening out my imperfect
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English, Thank you for your hard work. I
know how daunting the task must have
appeared.
Cynthia Weesner, who indeed took
command of a floundering project and
guided it to its completion. I hope all
that read this book will never forget you,
as I know I won’t.
Note: If you follow the method put forth
in this book, you are a member of
INBTI. We do not ask for dues, but
consider you one of us.
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Table of Contents
Part One: THE PRINCIPLES:
Learning the Basics
Chapter 1 What is Mantrailing?
Chapter 2 Choosing the Breed
Chapter 3 The Harness
Chapter 4 The Lead and Lead
Control
Chapter 5 The Reward
Chapter 6 The Targeting
Command
Chapter 7 The Pre-Starting
Ritual
Chapter 8 The
Scenting/Starting Commands
Chapter 9 The Foundation
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Part Two: Your Arsenal of
Exercises to Build a Solid
Foundation
Chapter 10 The Intensity Trail
Chapter 11 The Primary Actors
Chapter 12 Praising
Chapter 13 The Delayed Start
Intensity Trail
Chapter 14 Scent Article
Intensity
Chapter 15 Extended Intensity
Trails
Chapter 16 The Flip
Chapter 17 Other Intensity
Building Tools
Part Three: “Reading Your Dog” &
“Learning the Dance”
How Dogs Work a Trail
The Beginning Circle
The Trail Circle
The Classic Cutback
The Flowing Negative
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The Head Turn
Putting it all Together Diagram
The No Forward Scent
Indication & Exercise
Part Four: Scent Articles and The
Identification
Chapter 18 The Scent Article
Chapter 19 Scent Article
Collection
Chapter 20 Scent Article
Transfers
Chapter 21 Reading a Bad
Scent Article or Failed
Transfer
Chapter 22 The Scent Article
Start
Chapter 23 The Identification
(ID)
The ID for The
Patrol Dog
Part Five: Continuing the
Fundamentals
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Chapter 24 Dog Training TKM
Chapter 25 Teaching the Rules
Chapter 26 Positive Trail
Reinforcements
Chapter 27 The Walk Back
Chapter 28 Learning How to
Cast
Chapter 29 Covered Trails
Chapter 30 Scent Pools
Chapter 31 Barriers and
Obstructions
Chapter 32 Cross and Split
Trails
Chapter 33 Are You Ready for
Advanced Training?
Part Six: “Component TrainingTKM”
Chapter 34 The Rationale of
Component Training
Chapter 35 Laying Out Trails
Chapter 36 The Pre-Scent
Chapter 37 The No Scent
Identification (NSI)TKM
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