A helper must be able to do more than fight, it is much more important for example that is able to be defeated. Most of all he must know which inborn drives he can utilize to turn the dog into a protection dog. I would like to stress at this point that theoretical knowledge alone is not enough to be a good helper. In conclusion, classical and instrumental conditioning are shown as the typical methods through which dogs learn. In part two, the purely practical part.
Raiser gives methodical instruction on how to develop and train dogs in protection work.
29 briefly but informatively captioned pictures sequences, with between three and ten photographs, taken in succession in extremely short intervals, clearly demonstrate how handler, dog, and helper have to work together in the different exercises. The Defense Drive and Avoidance Behavior 1. The Defense Drive 2. Avoidance Behavior 3. Threatening and Other Trigger Stimuli for Defense Behavior 4.