Seven Pines Kennel, Fall Seminar 2000

FALL SEMINAR 2000
On October 13 through 15, 2000, we were fortunate to host a KNPV seminar at our kennel with Jan Huiting and Jos van den Berg. Our goal was to educate both handlers and decoys about the way the KNPV trains certain exercises, how to handle a fully trained KNPV dog and how to properly decoy a dog in KNPV. A very nice group of people came from all over the US and even beyond, to attend the seminar and greatly contributed to its success. We like to thank both our instructors as well as all the participants and onlookers for their presence and sportsmanlike behavior. We hope to see all of them come back for our future seminars! Guy and Judith Powell
The seminar covered several KNPV exercises, not all related to bitework. Falko from Baytown, Texas PD demonstrates his ability to scale a 1.75 meter KNPV wall.	The long down may not be the most spectacular part of the obedience, but it is very important as a way to exercise control over the dog.
Another excellent means of control and necessary part of any training is a correct heeling pattern.	While the handlers are trying their hand at the obedience exercises of KNPV, some of the decoys are gathered around Jos, soaking up his instructions.
After the obedience exercises and the decoy instruction, the seminar continued with some basic bitework that especially the young dogs enjoyed. Hari Amrit with Kamps	There is a first time for everything: first sleeve bites for six month old Ivo, and first time using a sleeve for Jos. Many trainers in Holland do not even own a sleeve and their dogs go from a tug to the suit.
Seth with his Dutch Shepherd Loki.
GUARDING THE OBJECT One of the exercises of the KNPV program, is guarding an article. The dog is put on or behind an article that he has to defend from strangers. Innocent passers-by are to be left alone, but somebody with the intent to take the article from the dog, is to be attacked without any command from the handler who is out of sight from the dog. After the bite, the dog is to release by himself and return to the article to continue guarding it. The following three pictures of Paco, Nico and Noeska depict the dogs in various states of guarding.	Paco attacks decoy Jos trying to steal the object
Nico guarding the bicycle	Noeska attacks decoy Jos trying to steal the bicycle
BITEWORK All the dogs were 'introduced' to the decoys, so they got to know each other. This close in work between decoy and handler is also used for bite building. The following five pictures depict the handlers, dogs and decoys working on the various stages of bitework.	John and K-9 Anthos with decoy Mike
Lee and K-9 Falko with decoy Jos	Jos and Yaska with decoy Jan
Pete and Noeska getting instruction from Jan with decoy Vic	Chris and K-9 Pecco with decoy Jos
DECOYS Both experienced and less experienced decoys had been absorbing Jos' instructions and demo's long enough to try their own hand at it. They all turned out to be sports and they all did well despite some, undoubtedly, scary moments for some of them.	Are we ready?
Noeska on a stick attack with decoy Jan	Noeska on a stick attack with decoy Vic
Pecco on a stick attack with decoy Jan	Justin, determined he is not going to go down
Being 6"7', Mike is the only one that can make a big dog look 'small'	That one exercise that all the Americans 'fear' so much, was also done by our brave young decoys
VIDEO CLIPS Below are two action videos that display the power and speed of the dogs at this seminar!
Click on pic to see video clip of Pecco face planting decoy Vic Please allow a few minutes for the clip to load properly Click on icon to download the Windows Media Player	Click on pic to see video clip of Pecco face planting decoy Mike Please allow a few minutes for the clip to load properly

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