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Controlled Aggression

Controlled Aggression

By: Jerry Bradshaw
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Want to learn about K9 obedience, police dog training, learning theory and more? Jerry Bradshaw has been a sports competitor and police dog trainer for 25 years, and as the executive director of the Protection Sports Association he's been around the world competing and training K9s. Welcome to the Controlled Aggression podcast.
Episodes
  • Podcast Short: PSA2 Muzzle Attack

    Podcast Short: PSA2 Muzzle Attack
    Jun 19 2026

    In today's podcast short, Jerry Bradshaw discusses issues with muzzle attacks in the PSA Level 2, noting that many dogs and handlers struggle with this exercise. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the fundamentals of a good muzzle fight and suggests starting with unsuited muzzle work to build civil aggression. Jerry advises limiting strikes in training sessions to manage your dog's frustrations and to gradually introduce other equipment, such as bite suits and hidden sleeves. He stresses the need for decoys to provide accurate feedback and to avoid distractions in early training sessions, especially when starting out on muzzle work.

    "We want the dog biting through the muzzle. The muzzle is just something that's keeping him from biting that decoy." — Jerry Bradshaw

    Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com

    Contact Jerry:

    Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com

    Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com

    Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com

    YouTube: tarheelcanine

    Twitter: @tarheelcanine

    Instagram: @tarheelk9

    Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining

    Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org

    Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression

    Slideshare: Tarheel Canine

    Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine

    Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/

    Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/

    Sponsors:

    ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com

    PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org

    Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com

    The Drive Company: thedriveco.com

    The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co

    Dog Armour: dogarmour.com

    Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro

    Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com

    Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official

    Find out more about Hold The Line Conference 2026 at https://htlk9.com/

    Train hard, train smart, be safe.

    Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

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    19 mins
  • Ditch Your Bite Suit!

    Ditch Your Bite Suit!
    Jun 19 2026
    In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Keeping in mind the olfactory and visual cues of a bite suit that we don't often consider. Reducing equipment fixation, creating habits of engagement, and training the behaviors you want into your dog. Why your dog needs to believe the bite suit is irrelevant. Focusing training on the most likely scenarios your dog will encounter. Key Takeaways: Too much suit work creates a false sense of security for your dog. Active aggression is a trained response, usually to an invasion of territory or other behaviors soliciting that reaction. Through classical conditioning, we can train dogs to show that behavior in training and, in turn, active scenarios in deployment. Create a habit of engagement. During the development of your younger dogs, you want to develop that habit so they know where they're going to bite, so they don't get into a state of choice paralysis. Train leg bites - it is typically the easiest and most likely place the dog will be able to get a bite on in most engagements. You're increasing the probability of real engagements every time you deemphasize the cues of odor and visuals from suits. "We want to camouflage these suits with different visual patterns, randomize the visual cue of that suit, and so that means different colors, textures, covering those suits with, jeans, jackets, raincoats, sheets, layers of blankets, right, all of these things to make the picture look a lot less like a guy in a bite suit, and a lot more like what a suspect might look like on the street." — Jerry Bradshaw Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com Contact Jerry: Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com YouTube: tarheelcanine Twitter: @tarheelcanine Instagram: @tarheelk9 Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression Slideshare: Tarheel Canine Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/ Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/ Sponsors: ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com The Drive Company: thedriveco.com The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co Dog Armour: dogarmour.com Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official Find out more about Hold The Line Conference 2026 at https://htlk9.com/ Train hard, train smart, be safe. Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Tarheel Canine Police K9 Services 2026

    Tarheel Canine Police K9 Services 2026
    May 2 2026

    Today, Jerry outlines the 2026 Police Canine Services offered by Tarheel Canine Training. They offer instructor courses multiple times per year, unit canine training, and sell green dual and single canines. The selection process is low-stress, with dogs undergoing four months of training before handler courses. They also provide handler course-ready dogs and SWAT integrated canines. You can also look to Tarheel Canine for seminars that cover tracking, detection, street readiness, and high-risk deployments. If you're looking to get individualized training for your dogs and departments, reach out to Tarheel Canine.

    For more information, email Jerry at JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com or call the office at 919-774-4152.

    Get Jerry's book Controlled Aggression on Amazon.com

    Contact Jerry:

    Website: controlledaggressionpodcast.com

    Email: JBradshaw@TarheelCanine.com

    Tarheel Canine Training: www.tarheelcanine.com

    YouTube: tarheelcanine

    Twitter: @tarheelcanine

    Instagram: @tarheelk9

    Facebook: TarheelCanineTraining

    Protection Sports Website: psak9-as.org

    Patreon: patreon.com/controlledaggression

    Slideshare: Tarheel Canine

    Calendly: https://calendly.com/tarheelcanine

    Tarheel Canine Seminars: https://streetreadyk9.com/

    Tarheel Canine Student Portal: https://tcstudentportal.com/

    Sponsors:

    ALM K9 Equipment: almk9equipment.com

    PSA & American Schutzhund: psak9-as.org

    Tarheel Canine: tarheelcanine.com

    The Drive Company: thedriveco.com

    The Drive Company Instagram: instagram.com/thedrive.co

    Dog Armour: dogarmour.com

    Dog Armour Instagram: instagram.com/dogarmourpro

    Rogue Arsenal: roguearsenal.com

    Rogue Arsenal Instagram: instagram.com/rogue_arsenal_official

    Train hard, train smart, be safe.

    Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

    Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

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    10 mins
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