Hans is in a unique position to explain High Drive in Personal Protection . Hans sold Me a Dog that had Very High Drives ( Prey & Defense ) and was Great in Protection Training . Our Trainer noted this to the group class and Our Dog was ALWAYS The Best Dog In The Group . And for that - I will always be grateful to Hans and Alpine K9 !!!

Thank you, Hans, for sharing your valuable information regarding the versatility of GSDs. I have also encountered individuals who claim that the methods I employ are outdated, contrasting with their use of modern techniques for training protection dogs.

I appreciate your k9 expertise and knowledge. Thanks for sharing and helping us become better trainers and handlers.

Hans sells German Shepherd Dogs from The Czech Republic , that have Great Genetics which makes All The Training ( Obedience & Protection ) easy on The Trainers teaching the dogs !!!

Thank you guys.

Hans talks so much common sense, pity it's so rare nowadays.

I believe Hans is correct. I like to hear all dog training stories from various trainers however I am 50 now and Hans solves many questions I had and makes personal protection a possible option for handlers who want that instead of only doing sports and hearing from sports trainers that most dogs cant do personal protection however all along the perspective was incorrect because with correct training more dogs could do the work of civilian personal protection.

This is 100% true my GSD doesn't have super drive 24/7 but that's not what wins you fights on the streets. Its when something is coming after you and your dog defends everything in a circle radius. Not to go looking for it but to back up whats the eminent Danger. I live in a very dangerous neighborhood. And I'm telling you from whats really going on out here. Hes been on two security details so far. And saved someone's life with Narcan rescue. And from what I've been told it's the first reported in the hospital network.

Where is the point of intersection where prey and defence come together as in the scenario a dog would hunt in prey catch a animal and obviously the animal will be fighting for its life to escape the dog would have to fight and go through adversity to close the deal So are prey and defence combined in this scenario?

Fair points but aren't most GSDs today going to law enforcement and military coming from the sport world? I.e prey driven

I'm from Portugal. Can you tell me the name of the group that trains dogs thats hans talls about.

What is the Best way for someone to become a trainer/decoy for personal protection?

Original German Shepherd worked and escourted sheep and gaurded sheep thats more defense that prey driven. Also a shepherd dog needs balance in drives cause high prey drive like a terrier could kill baby lambs or be distracted by small wild life and run off and leave the flock of sheep. Vs high prey driven military and police type dog for work is not natural type of work for a dog. Vs civilians owner who wants a shepherd companion dog to defend them.

In modern times, with the people becoming more woke(stupid) as time goes by, we’re people prefer being told what they want to hear instead of the truth, being called an ‘obsolete trainer’ is actually a very good compliment, most trainers will not teach these methods because the people whose dogs they get paid to train are too stupid & weak minded to get & maintain the respect of the dog & therefore it would be irresponsible for them to own such a dog, your everyday dog trainer knows this so they train they’re incompetent customers in inferior ways, providing them with inferior dogs to match the inferior abilities of they’re owners, so everybody is safe, Han’s training is for real world application, woke people live in a fake bubble PC world, they’re allergic to reality, so of course they disagree with Han’s methods. Being real & being woke are opposing vectors, they never align, most dog owners own dogs that are smarter than themselves, the dog gets the owner to fetch the ball.