Bark and Hold - Page 1

Ok someone probably already asked this, but if they did I missed it. I am knew to training and have been training based on what I read and see. How do you train a dog to bark and hold?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOG4u3IMrzY  

Videos on Youtube...this is day 1 they have more day 2, 3, and so on can be your last resort if needed

It would be very difficult to learn how to teach a bark and hold from videos and the internet.  One of the biggest things to a succesful bark and hold is never, ever, never letting the dog get dirty in the B&H.  

Theskridge,
That video doesn't seem like day 1 of a "Bark and Hold" training?  The dog in that video has already been taught the B&H, perhaps that video shows the first day of training the B&H in a blind, but certainly not the first day of training the "Bark and Hold."  JMO  There is a whole lot more to teaching the bark and hold then just dropping the leash and sending the dog into the blind.

I would start it by doing suspicion work. Realize that the B/H is a defensive exercise and not a prey one.....start it at a distance and take your time...also, leave the protection equipment at home...you want the dog barking at the man....good luck!

I agree with the suspicion work, start at a distance, work your way in.  By the time my last dog "officially" started hold and bark training he already understood the basic concept and was barking (not trying to bite or be dirty) with the helper up close while he was back-tied or posted by me.  His first session training the hold and bark he barked 34 times before he got a bite, so there's really no set formula.  IMO too often there is too much sleeve attraction, bites being fed too quickly without making the dog really work and work in the right frame of mind.  JMHO  I also don't drop the leash for a long time.  For one it's my job to keep the dog clean (and granted if I'm constantly checking him when he moves in or having to check him back then something else is going wrong) but I also want to be close enough to my dog to PRAISE him, move in and out, pat his sides, make him feel empowered by us as a team and also be comfortable with me (I have another dog that had issues with me coming in to sit him or call him out and he'd take dirty jabs, so now I'm really careful about making sure my dogs are confident with me and not worried about me).

Find a helper who actually knows what he is doing, and don't take anything too seriously when viewing youtube video's.
Avoid training on slick concrete floors, my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dSMaxm0UV8&feature=channel&list=UL

teach the command clearly first - MAKE SURE YOUR DOG UNDERSTANDS THE WORD - then reinforce in the situations you want

take your time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4989u08bJDQ&feature=relmfu

dont push the fire - if its in there it will come

but there is No compensation for an experienced helper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yQa2gh5L_A&feature=channel&list=UL

Thanks guys, had not had time to respond. I appreciate your responses.