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Controlled Aggression

by Jerry Bradshaw

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Muzzle Aggression Foundation 1

October 23, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Teaching your dog to bite through the muzzle. Recognizing conflict behaviors during muzzle work and how to fix them. Five types of muzzles, their use through progression, and other…
Decoys Stop Helping the Dogs!

August 21, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Training proactive, powerful dogs in proactivity. Preventing early queues in training to your canine. Teaching your dog that their actions initiate activity from the target. Morphing…
Attention at a Distance

July 24, 2026 · 46 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: The importance of mandatory eye contact and how to generalize for distance work. Moving from negative reinforcement to positive punishment to move from escape to avoidance. Training…
Dogs Under Pressure!

July 17, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Different ways to deliver pressure reliably to your canine while tracking how the dog is doing while under that pressure. Understanding the baseline bite pressure. Reading your canine's body…
Essentials of Civil Aggression

July 10, 2026 · 57 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Bringing more civil aggression into your sport or police dogs. Utilizing prey guarding to start training young dogs for proactive defense. The difference between uncontrolled aggression and…

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Podcast Short: PSA2 Muzzle Attack

June 19, 2026 · 19 min

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…
Ditch Your Bite Suit!

June 19, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

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…
Tarheel Canine Police K9 Services 2026

May 2, 2026 · 10 min

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…
Training for the Operational Release

May 1, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Getting your dog off the bite as quickly as you can when the threat has diminished to a reasonable level. The importance of being proficient in more than one option for your dog when you're in…
Back to the Laboratory in Bite Work

April 23, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

If your dog won't counter full, won't push into the fight, or spins away when you approach, this episode is for you. Jerry breaks down exactly why these bite work issues happen and how to rebuild the foundation so your dog bites harder…
Attention, Direction & Draw

March 26, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Thinking about the end game from the beginning of your training. Creating neutrality through all kinds of distractions. Look at me, look at me, look at that, and look at that while giving…
Navigating Fears and Phobias in Working Dogs

March 19, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min

In this episode, Jerry Bradshaw discusses: Timing the puppy training early and with a directed purpose, and handling the fear periods in dogs. Habituation, spontaneous recovery, sensitization, and learned irrelevance. When to…

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About the show

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.