This is not sport work.
There’s no choreography here, no clean field, no cooperative decoy.
We train dogs to stay engaged when footing is bad, when they’re being dragged through cover, when they’re driven into vehicles, and when the fight is ugly. The focus is the bite—commitment, pressure, and intent—because real attackers don’t stop when things get uncomfortable.
You can’t fake this level of resolve.
You either train for it, or you don’t.
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My new book, Beyond the Bite, is in the final edit—and it’s coming together exactly the way it should. We’re targeting a March 2026 launch.
This book breaks down the Fortress K9 protection dog training process and the philosophy behind it: how we build real-world personal and family protection dogs, not sport dogs. I also cover the bite work drills and progression we use to develop clear, controlled engagement—along with the stability and obedience that has to exist before, during, and after the fight.
Once the final edit is complete and the book is sent to the printer, we’ll open pre-sales.
If you’ve been looking for a straight explanation of how serious protection dogs are built—this is it.
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Most people think police dogs and protection dogs are the same.
They’re not.
Police dogs are trained to apprehend and detain—their job ends when backup arrives.
Protection dogs are trained to fight a human threat until it’s over.
Same tools. Same skills.
Different mindset. Different mission.
At Fortress K9, we train for the fight—not for the sport, not for the show.
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