International Working Dog Association | Erik Wilsson | Activity https://www.iwdba.org/members/wilssone/activity/ Activity feed for Erik Wilsson. Wed, 13 May 2026 17:43:32 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.14.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 e0d5e61b81ec16fd0a79f0b6e615814e Erik Wilsson started the discussion Gun powder spots on clothes in the forum Conditioning https://www.iwdba.org/forums/topic/gun-powder-spots-on-clothes/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:44:24 +0000 Gun powder spots on clothes

To whom it may concern!
Do you, or do you know someone who has, experience of detecting gun powder spots on clothes? On a shooter’s clothes after a shooting.
We intend to train some dogs for this but are happy to gain knowledge of other people’s experiences first. To avoid making any unnecessary mistakes.

Sincerely

Lasse Eriksson
Head of… Read more

]]> 161b1fb0cc35501cf436f3716bd45cf1 Erik Wilsson started the discussion Obedience training on working dogs in the forum Canine Behavior https://www.iwdba.org/forums/topic/obedience-training-on-working-dogs/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:01:19 +0000 Obedience training on working dogs

After having listened to the talk by Robert Dougherty & Alena C. Heyer at the IWDC 2021 on how to decrease arousal and increase motivation I would like to make some comments.
I see arousal as the level of sympathetic activity. Increased sympathetic activity means increased heart rate and blood pressure with increased mental awareness.… Read more

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