Dogman Rui

Rui Navarro Quaresma
Protection dog trainer and breeder, founder of TYR Protection Dogs and Elite Boerboels.
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03/09/2026

There is only one way to really control your big working dog 😳

03/09/2026

I’ve worked with powerful dogs for 25+ years, and there’s one thing I learned very early that most dog owners still get wrong.

I’m talking about high-drive working and guardian dogs like German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, Boerboels, Rottweilers, Cane Corsos and others.

A dog knowing commands does NOT mean you have control.

I started with Rottweilers when I was very young.

Like most people, I focused on obedience:

Sit.
Down.
Stay.
Heel.
Recall.

And yes, all of that matters.

But then I started noticing something.

A dog could look amazing in training...

Then another dog appeared.
Prey kicked in.
Excitement went up.
Something happened that actually mattered to the dog.

And suddenly, the obedience became much less reliable.

That taught me something that shaped the way I train dogs to this day:

You cannot judge control when the dog is calm.

You have to judge it when the dog actually wants something.

That’s the real test.

With powerful working dogs, drive is not something I want to remove.

Drive is what makes these dogs special.

The goal is to keep the drive AND keep the communication.

The dog can be excited and still listen.

He can be in prey and still respond.

He can have power and still be under control.

And that starts with something most owners are missing:

A clear language between you and the dog.

The dog needs to understand pressure, release, reward, commands and consequences clearly.

Without that communication, obedience becomes fragile.

It works until the environment changes.

For me, real obedience is not a beautiful heel in a quiet training field.

It’s being able to communicate with your dog when drive goes up.

Because that’s where control becomes safety.

And peace of mind.

After 25+ years, that’s still the lesson I keep coming back to:

Drive is not the enemy.

Losing communication when drive goes up is the problem.

If you own a serious working or guardian dog and this sounds familiar, comment CONTROL and I’ll send you the details.

02/09/2026

Stop training your working dog like he’s a normal pet.

If you keep training him that way, sooner or later, you’re going to screw it up.

High-drive dogs need clear communication, engagement and control that still works when drive goes up.

A dog listening when everything is calm is one thing.

A dog listening when another dog appears, prey kicks in, excitement rises, or distractions are everywhere...

That’s real control.

If this sounds like your dog and you need some help, comment CONTROL and I’ll send you the details by DM.

31/08/2026

The internet is full of “protection dogs” …

But a real protection dog is not a show dog.

A real protection dog is not just a dog that bites a sleeve because he has been trained to bite equipment.

Dogs are not stupid. Their nose is much better than ours. After enough training, they know very well that behind that black shirt there is a hidden sleeve waiting for them.

That is not the real test.

Real protection is about context.

Real situations. Real pressure. Real environments. No visible equipment. No game. No routine.

This video with Atilla shows exactly what I mean.

In one of the moments, you can see him working completely without bite equipment, wearing an open muzzle, with clear intention and aggression toward the threat.

This is where you see the truth.

For me, the muzzle is one of the most important tools to test a real protection dog, because when there is nothing to bite, nothing to chase and no equipment to recognize, you can see what is really inside the dog.

The muzzle tells the truth.

A protection dog should not only look impressive during training.

He must understand when a situation becomes real.

That is the difference between training a dog to bite equipment…

and training a real protection dog.

31/08/2026

If you own a serious working or guardian dog and obedience disappears the second drive goes up, I’m working on something for you.

Over the last 25+ years, I’ve seen the same problem again and again:

The dog looks great when everything is calm.

Then another dog appears.
Someone runs past.
Drive goes up.
Excitement kicks in.

And suddenly, all that “obedience” is gone.

I’ve been building something around one goal:

Full off-leash control, even under high drive.

I’ll share more very soon.

If this is something you struggle with, comment CONTROL.

27/08/2026

Do you own a serious working dog and feel like you should have more control than you do right now?
Maybe your dog does not come back when you call.
Maybe he pulls on the leash.
Maybe he reacts to other dogs.
Maybe every walk comes with a little bit of stress because you are not 100% sure how he will react.
And the reason for this may not be that you are doing everything wrong.
A serious working dog cannot be trained exactly like a normal pet.
But most owners go to normal dog schools or follow trainers who mostly work with pet dogs.
Dogs with this level of drive, power and intensity need a different approach.
You need to understand the dog, use the drive correctly and build control when the dog is excited — not only when he is calm.
Over the next 4 months, I’m thinking about helping a small group of working-dog owners build real control.
That means:
- a recall you can trust, even off leash
- better control around other dogs
- no more being dragged down the street
- a dog that still listens when drive, excitement and distractions go up
Because with a strong working dog, control is not just about obedience.
It is about safety.
Safety for you, your family and the people and dogs around you.
I’ve spent more than 25 years working with dogs like these, and I’m thinking about putting everything I use into one structured 4-month program.
If this sounds like something you would want, comment “CONTROL” below.

26/08/2026

Does your working dog listen well... until he gets excited?
Maybe another dog appears.
Maybe he sees something he wants.
Maybe his drive goes up.
And suddenly, he stops listening.
If this happens to you, it does not always mean you are doing everything wrong.
You may simply be training a working dog like a normal pet.
I learned this over many years.
When I started, I thought obedience was simple.
Teach the command.
Reward the dog.
Repeat.
But with serious working dogs, that is often not enough.
A Boerboel, working-line German Shepherd, Malinois or Rottweiler can be very easy to control when calm...
and very different when the drive goes up.
More excitement.
More distraction.
More intensity.
So I changed the way I train.
I slowly add more drive and more distraction, but the dog still has to listen to me.
Because real control is not what your dog does when everything is easy.
Real control is what your dog does when he really wants to do something else.
So tell me:
What is the first thing you lose when your dog gets excited?
Recall? Focus? Reactivity around other dogs?
Comment below.

25/08/2026

Do you own a Boerboel ? Corso ? German Shepherd ? malinois ? Or any other strong working breed ? If so if I could help you with 1 thing only with your dog , what would it be ?

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