Xamen13 said: "However, some dogs that are trained ONLY in sport and regimented drills and exercises have a hard time in real situations, such as being blindly attacked when being loaded into a car. More often than not the dog will still jump up into the car. While bite work sports can provide a GREAT basis for true protection work, I won't ever blindly group them together and assume with 100% confidence that a sport dog will protect without any "real" situational training." This is an accurate statement in the sense that it points out something that all dog trainers must take into account, regardless of discipline. That is, DOGS DON'T GENERALIZE WELL. Think about all the "well trained" dogs at home but fail to heed any commands whatsoever when they are outside or somewhere else. The owner gets upset and frustrated and thinks to himself "silly dog, it knows how to sit, lie down, roll over, fetch paper, tap dance, etc. etc." In fact the DOG is thinking to himself "silly human, how can I possibly sit when there is no refrigerator next to me?" Dogs are very contextual with their learning. So, Xamen13 is absolutely correct...there is probability that a sport trained dog would load right into a car during a blind attack in the parking lot even though 10 minutes prior, he was giving some helper's sleeve the business! So "proofing" as Frank stated is of utmost importance to help dogs generalize and execute commands whenever and wherever requested. A PP dog generalizes exceptionally well, a sport dog MAYBE less so. One trainer (Suzanne Clothier) refers to this as the Dr. Suess method and I kind of like that analogy... Can you do it in a house? Can you do it with a mouse? Can you do it in a boat? Can you do it next to a goat? http://www.flyingdogpress.com/greeneggs.html [/code]