The only way I have found to overall reliability is with the remote training collar. The e-collar allows the handler to reinforce on the street, not just in training, and eliminates many other problems associated with handler corrections. The bottom line is the handler must possess some form of distance reinforcement to sustain any semblance of reliability. Each service dog should be handled and directed in a manner that takes advantage of his assets. On the other hand, the handler must know the dog s liabilities as well.
Nothing can be farther from the truth.
The handler strictly controls both types of dogs throughout the entire search and apprehension. Interpretation calls for an educated guess a bark only requires the ability to hear. There is no guesswork. This type of reasoning can only come from a lack of experience or understanding. Perhaps this thinking is derived from observations of training exercises wherein the dog is required to bark at length until the decoy engages him.