Thread: Is the Deer Dog Blueprint any good?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

our wee pup Poppie is doing something rather weird which I BELIEVE I can use to my advantage...she will be romping around like a loopy visla and if we put a jacket/doggy T on her,its like she has taken a chill pill,take it off and the loopy switch goes back on...we have done it half a dozen times with the same result.
Im thinking when I do get on to taking her bush,a T shirt vest will be worn when in serious,find a deer mode is on..then take it off,telling her OK to goof off again.... dont know if it will work but Ive seen it with SAR dogs with a working vest.... food for thought anyway.

This is exactly what Police Dog handlers do with their tracking harness - it locks the dog into head down find the bad guy scent work. If you can tie the calmness of the coat into a deer on the deck it will reinforce the coat as "calm" time.