Troubleshooting

Question 1

Often tears up PVC pipe/plumbing in house searches

Answer 1

Expose dog to PVC with no target odor, conflict training, conduct searches around dead PVC.

Question 2

Indicates better on marijuana than heroin

Answer 2

Marijuana is stronger odor, focus on heroin training (or whatever weak odor is)

Question 3

Doesn’t search high very well

Answer 3

Practice high searches

Try vehicles such as 18-wheelers etc

Question 4

Nips handler during tug

Answer 4

Tug is too small. This is a good display of drive, not aggression toward gander