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joke camp is an animal coordinator for

joke camp is an animal coordinator for film and television in Los Angeles

film and television in Los Angeles

film and television in Los Angeles Lauren Williams and Bryan Hill are

Lauren Williams and Bryan Hill are

Lauren Williams and Bryan Hill are professional dog trainers with eight

professional dog trainers with eight

professional dog trainers with eight years of experience teaching dogs to

years of experience teaching dogs to

years of experience teaching dogs to guard against intruders and attack on

guard against intruders and attack on

guard against intruders and attack on command just how does the physiology of

command just how does the physiology of

command just how does the physiology of a predator determine the manner and

a predator determine the manner and

a predator determine the manner and power of its attack the four varieties

power of its attack the four varieties

power of its attack the four varieties of dogs in this show answer that

of dogs in this show answer that

of dogs in this show answer that question the bulldog makes his bite and

question the bulldog makes his bite and

question the bulldog makes his bite and then uses his body not only to wrestle

then uses his body not only to wrestle

then uses his body not only to wrestle the animal to the ground she’s actually

the animal to the ground she’s actually

the animal to the ground she’s actually twisting his bite to cause more pain the

twisting his bite to cause more pain the

twisting his bite to cause more pain the Mastiff totally

Mastiff totally

Mastiff totally uses nothing but its weight its attack

uses nothing but its weight its attack

uses nothing but its weight its attack was head-on slam into with his body get

was head-on slam into with his body get

was head-on slam into with his body get a grip and down you go the Malinois

a grip and down you go the Malinois

a grip and down you go the Malinois and the Dutch Shepherd are very similar

and the Dutch Shepherd are very similar

and the Dutch Shepherd are very similar in shape they draw the comparison

in shape they draw the comparison

in shape they draw the comparison between the ancient gray wolf and its

between the ancient gray wolf and its

between the ancient gray wolf and its larger cousin the direwolf the Malinois

larger cousin the direwolf the Malinois

larger cousin the direwolf the Malinois being a lighter God uses the momentum or

being a lighter God uses the momentum or

being a lighter God uses the momentum or its speed and coordination to pull its

its speed and coordination to pull its

its speed and coordination to pull its prey down

I think the Dutch Shepherd combined all

I think the Dutch Shepherd combined all the best traits of all the different

the best traits of all the different

the best traits of all the different styles he hurled himself there for

styles he hurled himself there for

styles he hurled himself there for getting momentum he opened his mouth as

getting momentum he opened his mouth as

getting momentum he opened his mouth as wide as he could similar to the Malinois

wide as he could similar to the Malinois

wide as he could similar to the Malinois got that good solid bite his weight

got that good solid bite his weight

got that good solid bite his weight slammed into the prey just like the

slammed into the prey just like the

slammed into the prey just like the bigger dogs very similar to the modern

bigger dogs very similar to the modern

bigger dogs very similar to the modern wolf and probably the dire wolf to the

wolf and probably the dire wolf to the

wolf and probably the dire wolf to the more vigorous attack of the Dutch

more vigorous attack of the Dutch

more vigorous attack of the Dutch Shepherd hints at the advantage the dire

Shepherd hints at the advantage the dire

Shepherd hints at the advantage the dire wolf had over its lighter gray cousin it

wolf had over its lighter gray cousin it

wolf had over its lighter gray cousin it may have used its more massive body to

may have used its more massive body to

may have used its more massive body to take down larger prey besides his

take down larger prey besides his

take down larger prey besides his superior size the dire Wolf’s only other

superior size the dire Wolf’s only other

superior size the dire Wolf’s only other weapon was his massive head and jaw to

weapon was his massive head and jaw to

weapon was his massive head and jaw to determine how the size of an animal’s

determine how the size of an animal’s

determine how the size of an animal’s jaw affects the strength of his bite a

jaw affects the strength of his bite a

jaw affects the strength of his bite a specially designed meter can be used it

specially designed meter can be used it

specially designed meter can be used it will measure just how much power that

will measure just how much power that

will measure just how much power that jaws could pack what we have here is a

jaws could pack what we have here is a

jaws could pack what we have here is a digital bite meter and the sensor has a

digital bite meter and the sensor has a

digital bite meter and the sensor has a gap in it when the dog bites it it

gap in it when the dog bites it it

gap in it when the dog bites it it closes the gap and the readout over here

closes the gap and the readout over here

closes the gap and the readout over here tells you how much how many pounds of

tells you how much how many pounds of

tells you how much how many pounds of force the dog is applying each dog is

force the dog is applying each dog is

force the dog is applying each dog is lured into biting the meter and the

lured into biting the meter and the

lured into biting the meter and the force of that bite is measured quickly a

force of that bite is measured quickly a

force of that bite is measured quickly a relationship between bite strength and

relationship between bite strength and

relationship between bite strength and head size emerges for example the Dutch

head size emerges for example the Dutch

head size emerges for example the Dutch Shepherds head is only slightly larger

Shepherds head is only slightly larger

Shepherds head is only slightly larger than the Malinois yet its bite is much

than the Malinois yet its bite is much

than the Malinois yet its bite is much stronger

good boy 95 he was a 195 I got into

good boy 95 he was a 195 I got into Maximo 224 right now but it was up to

Maximo 224 right now but it was up to

Maximo 224 right now but it was up to about 2:30 and as for the Mastiff that’s

about 2:30 and as for the Mastiff that’s

about 2:30 and as for the Mastiff that’s the mess whoa 550 600 that that is

the mess whoa 550 600 that that is

the mess whoa 550 600 that that is that’s amazing a lot more than I

that’s amazing a lot more than I

that’s amazing a lot more than I expected the numbers demonstrate that a

expected the numbers demonstrate that a

expected the numbers demonstrate that a slight increase in the size of a dog’s

slight increase in the size of a dog’s

slight increase in the size of a dog’s head can yield a significantly stronger

head can yield a significantly stronger

head can yield a significantly stronger bite this was undoubtedly true for the

bite this was undoubtedly true for the

bite this was undoubtedly true for the prehistoric wolves it’s impossible to

prehistoric wolves it’s impossible to

prehistoric wolves it’s impossible to assign specific numbers to the dire

assign specific numbers to the dire

assign specific numbers to the dire Wolf’s bite but it appears the dire

Wolf’s bite but it appears the dire

Wolf’s bite but it appears the dire Wolf’s larger head and jaw would have

Wolf’s larger head and jaw would have

Wolf’s larger head and jaw would have created a much stronger bite than his

created a much stronger bite than his

created a much stronger bite than his grey cousin its powerful bite together

grey cousin its powerful bite together

grey cousin its powerful bite together with its robust attack style probably

with its robust attack style probably

with its robust attack style probably allowed the dire wolf to bring down much

allowed the dire wolf to bring down much

allowed the dire wolf to bring down much larger prey

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