20 STEPH ALLINSON
POLICE DOG FILES STEPH WORKS FOR CHESHIRE AND NORTH WALES DOG HANDLING SECTION. EACH EDITION WE ARE TREATED TO A LOOK AT HER WORKING LIFE AND THAT OF HER TWO BEST FRIENDS, JAX AND OTIS.
Well Jax has blown me away; she’s been a superstar so far. I was hoping we would be licensed by now but the weather has really set us back. Having so many hot days has meant less time training and even during the heat wave training was understandably cancelled completely. That’s okay though,we are so close to finishing initial training.
which is holding recent human scent, she indicates by lying down with the item in between her paws. She gets a ball reward for this.
Jax is tracking 800 meters in multi surface terrain, woods, fields, industrial estates and handling it all well. She locates the suspect at the end of the track with confidence and ease.
We’ve taught her to focus on a fleeing subject and once committed to the chase call her back, this is the emergency recall,which is vital for safe practice.
We’ve come along way from laying hotdogs in footsteps. We’ve taught her to identify items of property which have recently been discarded. Once she locates the item
Her obidence and agility is of a good standard, which is important because we need her to be able to jump obstacles for real life crime fighting.
She can locate and hold suspects in buildings and open areas. She is taught to sit and bark at their feet unless they offer violence or try and run away. Then she is allowed to chase and detain with a bite.
