Discover The Rules to Developing Great Protection Dogs

Where there is no foundation, there can be no development.

Our Protection 101 Seminar creates the blueprint of integral fundamentals necessary to build and develop great protection dogs.

HEG Seminar

HELPERS | DECOYS | HANDLERS 

of all Bite Sports

This seminar is geared to assist helpers and decoys who are just starting out along with experienced decoys who want to enhance or freshen up on their foundation training skills. 

It is highly recommended for handlers who want to understand the fundamentals of protection training and how they can help their dogs and decoys throughout the protection phase.

The information is NOT sport specific but rather it is geared to making your training in protection sport crystal clear to your dogs and to give you more understanding of a dog's behavior in protection.

When creating a Blueprint in protection sports for both helpers and handlers, there are necessary fundamentals where both these agents play an integral part in building and developing great protection dogs.

During the 3 days, you will discover:

  • Understanding different drive and behavioral states
  • Identifying diverse types of dogs to best determine your training "path" for optimal success
  • My training philosophy and why it generates success stories
  • Secondary Obedience and why it is important
  • Drive Channeling and what it entails for helper, handler and dog
  • The path for optimal Grip Development and Success
  • Development of the necessary skill sets required to get your dog trial ready
  • Developing and creating your training blueprint

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In consideration of the risk of injury while participating in Dog Training and Protection Sport (the "Activity"), and as consideration for the right to participate in the Activity, I hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or personal representatives, knowingly and voluntarily enter into this waiver and release of liability and hereby waive any and all rights, claims or causes of action of any kind whatsoever arising out of my participation in the Activity, and do hereby release and forever discharge Helper Engineering Garage, located at 8041 Highway D, Bonne Terre, MO 63628, their affiliates, managers, members, agents, attorneys, staff, volunteers, heirs, representatives, predecessors, successors and assigns (hereinafter referred to as "HEG"), for any physical or psychological injury, including but not limited to illness, paralysis, death, damages, economical or emotional loss, that I may suffer as a direct result of my participation in the aforementioned Activity, including traveling to and from an event related to this Activity.

I AM VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ACTIVITY AND I AM PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTIVITY ENTIRELY AT MY OWN RISK. I AM AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVELING TO AND FROM AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTIVITY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY, PAIN, SUFFERING, ILLNESS, DISFIGUREMENT, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT DISABILITY (INCLUDING PARALYSIS), ECONOMIC OR EMOTIONAL LOSS, AND DEATH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE INJURIES OR OUTCOMES MAY ARISE FROM MY OWN OR OTHERS' NEGLIGENCE, CONDITIONS RELATED TO TRAVEL, OR THE CONDITION OF THE ACTIVITY LOCATION(S). NONETHELESS, I ASSUME ALL RELATED RISKS, BOTH KNOWN OR UNKNOWN TO ME, OF MY PARTICIPATION IN THIS ACTIVITY, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO, FROM AND DURING THIS ACTIVITY.

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Your seminar host

Joeri Veth

Helper / Trainer / Coach / GSD Breeder / American Schutzhund judge / AS head of decoys / 4X WC Comp

Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, I started my IGP career at the tender age of 11 and titled my first dog at 13.

I became a certified club helper at 16, a regional certified helper at 17 and a national certified helper at 18 years old.

As a handler, I have competed at numerous regional and national championships in the Netherlands, Norway and the USA, placing first in several regionals in the Netherlands and the USA. I have place first at the Norwegian Nationals and have numerous podium placements in these countries including World Qualifiers and National Championships.

As a trial helper, I have been selected to perform at many club trials along with regional and national championships in the Netherlands, Norway, the USA and South Africa.

My Coaching has included working with both helpers and handlers for training and preparation for various championships including regional and world championship trials.

I am the Lead Training Helper for American Schutzhund and an AS Judge.