NorthWest K9 Dogs In Training NorthWest K9's Itzak General Information Trait/Drive Summary Checklist Competency Status Service Suitability Handler Suitability Photo Gallery Pricing/Availability --PLACED-- Itzak was selected by a Police K9 Unit in Washington State for Patrol Dog training and certification. NorthWest K9's Itzak is a deeply pigmented black and tan 14-month-old male with a marvelous character and temperament. Highly animated and lively in the training, he's an especially assertive tug-o-war contender and a nut for the ball. Itzak is a confident, highly biddable young male showing very nicely in all areas. He's sure on variable heights, surfaces, and noises. He's uninhibited with body contact, and shows a pushy assertiveness in play. Full dentition to standard; hips/elbows clear. Drive building with the tug Itzak is a drivey and lively young prospect. He's a natural retriever of ball and toy, retrieving enthusiastically on land and in water. He's an easy keeper in crate and kennel and while traveling in a vehicle. He displays the best of working temperaments -- high drives that fuel the 'on' switch in play and training, yet easily settled during time-outs. Taking readily to grooming and handling, Itzak is affectionate to the handler, eliciting close body contact. On the ball hunt Itzak's foundation training includes commands heel, sit, down, crate, wait, jump up/jump down, find the ballee, watch it/take it/give, such, leave it and more. His foundation footstep tracking and man trailing shows a very nice work ethic and drive for the find. Foundation protection work on sleeve and bitesuit shows a mature balance of defense and aggression drives with a full, firm grip and pronounced fight drive. Itzak is equally at ease in forest wilderness and busy urban areas. He's confident in all types of environments in daytime and nighttime hours. Gunsureness tested (pistol and rifle). He's been exposed to machinery of all types including hydraulic compressors, HVAC, industrial floor cleaning equipment, power tools, gasoline-powered mowers and blowers, and more. He navigates without hesitation over stairs, grandstands, logpiles, and through brush and brambles, and on wet surfaces, mud, bark, gravel, concrete, wood, slippery floors, tarps, metal, and fiberglass. His tour of the industrial rock quarry took him from hills of pea-sized gravel to small boulders, all which of he readily climbed and confidently explored. Trait/Drive Summary (Rev. 080201) TRAIT/DRIVE NOT EVALUATED NONE TO LOW MODERATE HIGH PRONOUNCED Prey - - - - | Defense - - - | - Pack - - - | - Play - - - - | Food - - | - - Scent - - - - | Hunt - - - - | Retrieve - - - - | Aggression - - - | - Biddability - - - | - Ball/Toy - - - - | Tug Play - - - - | Depth of grip - - - | - Strength of grip - - - - | Object Guarding - - | - - Food Guarding - | - - - Socialness - - - | - Ability to settle - - - | - Dog friendly - - - | - Child friendly - - - | - Suspicion - - - | - Territoriality - - - | - Rebound/Resilience - - - - | Handler Bond - - - | - Independence - - | - - Variable noise threshold - - - - | Variable height threshold - - - - | Variable surface threshold - - - - | Water/Swimming - - - - | Agileness - - - | - Athleticism - - - | - PROGRAM TRAINING COMPETENCY This candidate has completed the following phases of NorthWest K9 Program Competency: Basics Social Environ Travel Drive I Drive II Obed I Obed II Track I Track II Agility I Agility II SERVICE SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT This candidate evaluates with the potential for advanced training in: Police K9 Detection SAR PPD Comp. Sport Agility Assistance HANDLER SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT This candidate is best suited for individuals with training and handling experience level: Novice Intermediate Advanced PHOTO GALLERY for NorthWest K9's Itzak (click on thumbnail to view full-size photo) PRICING/AVAILABILITY PLACED Please visit our gallery of recent NorthWest K9 Foundation Program Graduates.