In drive-through drills, what is the MWD allowed to do?

In drive-through drills, what is the MWD allowed to do?

• A. The MWD is allowed to bite the Kong only after the handler instructs.
• B. It's when the handler allows the MWD to drive all the way to the third party and allow the MWD to bite the Kong.
• C. The MWD must remain stationary during the drill.
• D. The MWD searches for odors while the Kong is in play.

Answer: (B)

Drive-through bitework drills test the dog’s ability to move to a designated target and engage a bite object on a cue, while staying under the handler’s control. The key is that the dog progresses toward the third party and bites the Kong only when the handler authorizes it, demonstrating clear control even in a moving, realistic scenario. The option that describes the handler allowing the MWD to drive to the third party and bite the Kong captures both the drive to the target and the bite on cue—exactly what these drills aim to assess. The other choices don’t reflect this moving, target-directed bitework: one implies only a basic instruction to bite without demonstrating the drive to the decoy, another suggests remaining stationary, and the last implies an odor-search task during play, which would distract from the bite engagement.

Drive-through bitework drills test the dog’s ability to move to a designated target and engage a bite object on a cue, while staying under the handler’s control. The key is that the dog progresses toward the third party and bites the Kong only when the handler authorizes it, demonstrating clear control even in a moving, realistic scenario. The option that describes the handler allowing the MWD to drive to the third party and bite the Kong captures both the drive to the target and the bite on cue—exactly what these drills aim to assess. The other choices don’t reflect this moving, target-directed bitework: one implies only a basic instruction to bite without demonstrating the drive to the decoy, another suggests remaining stationary, and the last implies an odor-search task during play, which would distract from the bite engagement.