"Robin Nuttall" wrote in message
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diddy wrote:


When I asked them about Bite dogs and Search and Rescue suitability, I
was told, Bite dogs are acceptable as long as they have a good "OUT"
(Meaning they spit their victim out as soon as they are told to)

The ability to out on command means far more than "spit victim out as
soon as told." Out means to cease and desist, whether before or after a
bite.

Many SAR dogs have at least some schutzhund training. Schutzhund training
does NOT make a dog automatically bite anybody they encounter! Dogs are
pretty smart and most know there's a big difference between a rubble pile
and a schutzhund field. Further, most schutzhund dogs have incredible
obedience skills and very stable temperaments.

I'm sorry you had to deal with an idiot who should have been dismissed
from the training center the first day. I'm sorry you were dealing with a
training center so incompetent that they did not dismiss that dog. But do
not misrepresent schutzhund or [sic] "bite dogs." (hint, that is not a
term used by any schutzhund club or law enforcement agency I know of).

There are the terms bitework and bite training, so "bite dogs" is not so
far off the mark:
http://leerburg.com/drives.htm
http://www.servicek9.com/bitework.htm

There is a search engine called:
http://www.bytedog.com/ (and ByteHound for advanced searches)

And a movie called:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Bite_Dog

I first heard the term bitework when I contacted the Belgian Malinois
rescue about a dog named Rambo, and the question was asked if he had had
any bitework.

Paul and Muttley