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Wilson's Kennels Catahoulas, Catahoula Bulldogs , American Bulldogs & Valley Bulldogges
Bio-Sensor info Bio-Sensor Method  The U.S. Military in their canine program developed a method that still serves as a guide to what works. In an effort to improve the preformance of dogs used for military purposes, a program called “Bio Sensor” was developed.Later , it became known as the “super dog” program. Based on years of research , the military learned that early neurological stimulation exercizes could have important and lasting effects. Their studies confirmed that there are specific time periods early in life when neurological stimulation has optimum results. The first period involves a window of time that begins at the third day of life and lasts until the sixteenth day.It is believed that because this interval of time is a period of rapid neurological growth and development and therefore is of great importance to the individual. The “Bio Sensor” program was also concerned with early neurological stimulation in order to give the dog a superior advantage. It’s development utilized six exercises which were designed to stimulate the neurological system . Each workout involved handling the puppies once each day. The workouts required handling them one at a time while performing a series of five exercises. Listed in order of preference the handler starts with one pup and stimulates it using each of the five exercises. The handler completes the series from beginning to end before starting with the next pup. The handling of each pup once per day involves the following exercises: 1) Tactical stimulation 2)head held erect 3)head pointed down 4)supine position 5)Thermal stimulation These five exercises will produce neurological stimulations, none of which naturally occur during this early period of life. Experience shows that sometimes pups will resist these exercises, others will appear unconcerned. Benefits of stimulation Five benefits have been observed in canines that were exposed to the Bio Sensor stimulation exercises. The benefits noted were: Improved cardio vascular preformance (heart rate), Stronger heart beats , Stronger adrenal glands , more tolerance to stress and Greater resistance to disease. In tests of learning, stimulated pups were found to be more active and were much more exploratory than their non- stimulated litter mates over which they were dominant in competitive situations. Secondary effects were also noted regarding test preformance. In simple problem solving tests using detours in a maze, the non-stimulated pups became extremely aroused , whined a great deal and made many errors. Their stimulated littermates were less disturbed or upset by test conditions and when comparisons were made, the stimulated littermates were more calm in the test environment, made fewer errors and gave only an occasional distress when stressed.
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