Police dog training

V diplomskem delu smo se osredotočili na potek šolanja službenih psov slovenske policije, izvedbo posameznih vaj in na težave, s katerimi se vodniki službenih psov in njihovi inštruktorji srečujejo na dnevni ravni. Prišli smo do ugotovitev, da se vse vaje izvajajo z uporabo motivacijskega kroga, njihove korekcije pa potekajo umirjeno in brez kaznovanja pasjega nepravilnega vedenja. V diplomskem delu smo spoznali, kako pomembno je, da vsak vodnik razume pasjo psihologijo in se zaveda, da je pasje razmišljanje drugačno od človekovega, kar bistveno pripomore k lažjemu in uspešnejšemu učenju policijskega psa. Poleg pasjega voha, sluha in vida je izrednega pomena tudi dotik, ki mu omogoča razvijanje čustev, ki lahko čez čas prerastejo v močne čustvene vezi. Ugotovili smo, da za uspešno sodelovanje med vodnikom službenega psa in njegovim policijskim psom poleg dobrih psihičnih in fizičnih zmogljivosti obeh potrebujemo tudi primerno izobraženega vodnika in izšolanega psa, tudi njuno močno željo po sodelovanju, ki jo kot tandem dosežeta postopoma med konstantnim šolanjem s pozitivno motivacijo in preživljanjem skupnega časa. Pomembno je, da se vodnik zaveda, da za policijskega psa ni odgovoren le med opravljanjem posameznih nalog, ampak skozi celotno obdobje pasjega delovanja pri policiji, kar zajema tudi čas izven njegovega delavnika. Ugotovili smo, da ob močnem čustvenem odnosu med njima, pes čuti potrebo po podreditvi vodniku in upoštevanju njegovih ukazov, kar je cilj vsakega vodnika policijskega psa, a je možen le ob zavedanju le-tega, da imajo njegova dejanja in njegov odnos največji vpliv na vzpostavitev tako trdnega odnosa.The degree paper focuses on the prosedure of training a police dog, individual exercises and on the problems that police dog handlers and their tutors come across on daily basis. We came to the conclusion that all exercises are being conducted with the use of positive motivation circle and that the corrections are made calmly and without punishing improper behavior of a police dog. Through the writting of this degree paper we realized how important it is for every police dog handler to understand the psychology of dogs and to be aware of the difference between dog and human thinking, which significantly contributes to the easier and more successful learning of a police dog. We found that in addition to the dog smell, hearing and vision, a touch is very important to dogs because it allows dogs to experience emotions and gradually form emotional bonds. With this degree paper we came to the conclusion that a good mental and physical health of both the police dog and its handler and a well educated handler and well trained police dog is not enough for them to work well as a team. They need willingness to cooperate with eachother which is achieved by constant training with positive motivation and spending quality time together. It is important for the police dog handler to be aware of his responsibility for the well being of the police dog while on the mission as well as the entire time of dogs police service, even in their free time. We came to the conclusion that by having a strong emotional bond between a police dog handler and his police dog, the dog feels the need to subject to the handler and follow his commands, which is the goal of every police dog handler, but can only be achieved if the handler understands that his actions and behavior have the greatest impact on the emergence of such a strong relationship