Exercise for dogs is an important topic to discuss. One of the main reasons we have behavior problems with dogs is there lack of exercise. Pent up energy in dogs can create havoc in most households. It’s important to understand that there are two types of exercise for dogs: Mental exercise and physical exercise.

It’s good to give your dog mental activities to do when you are away for long periods of time. In the videos you’ll see my two favorite types of mental exercises for dogs.

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Waaaay back in 1994 I was asked to set up
a K-9 Unit for a security company at World
Wide Plaza on West 44th St. in Manhatten.

To say I was excited was an understatement.

Food, hotel, cab fare all paid for, not to
mention the cashola they were paying me to
do the work.

When I landed at LaGuardia Airport I was picked
up by a limo and they drove me to meet the client.

I learned a very valuable dog training lesson as
we drove into Times Square to pick him up.

Here’s what happened:

As were driving through Time Square he wanted to talk
over the details of training the staff and dogs. He
also wanted to discuss dog food, vet care and training
equipment.

In most situations I would have been all ears…

…but I just could not focus on what this guy was
saying. In fact, I was silently wishing he would
shut his pie hole so I could concentrate on what was
going outside the limo windows.

You see, I had been to New York many times as a kid,
but this was the first time I was there on my own. I was
young, I had a pocket full of money and all of the
Big Apple was calling for me.

Have you ever been in a situation like that?

Here is the dog training lesson I learned. Most dogs
can do their obedience commands when there is nothing
going on around them.

Most dogs come to their owner when they are in the
house. Take them outside and with all the distractions,
your dog’s obedience goes out the window.

So the question of the day is…

“How do I get my dog to respond to the commands when
there are distractions?”

That question, my dog loving friend, will be answered in
my next message, so stay tuned.

All the best,

Eric

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Well the New Year is rapidly approaching. Rach and I are getting ready to go up to New Hampshire to bring in the New Year at her sister’s house.

She always has some friends over and the topic of dog training always comes up, which is good, because I love talking about dogs and training.

Recently I was at a Christmas party and was listening to a group of people talking about their dogs. The lady speaking stated that she had hired two different dog trainers and that it is impossible to stop dogs from stealing food off the counters or tables.

I never do this, especially around strangers, but I stepped forward, gently raised my hand and said, “You’re in luck, I can fix your problem.”

With a doubtful look she asked, “Oh yeah, who the heck are you?”

I calmly replied that I am The Amazing Dog Training Man.

After she finished laughing she said, “Okay Mr. Amazing Dog Training Man, how would you stop my dogs from counter surfing?”

With confidence, I strode over to the computer and showed her this video:

All the best,

Eric

P.S. Wishing you and your dog a Healthy, Happy New Year!

P.P.S. If you want your dog to behave in 2010, check out The Dog Training Inner Circle.

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Went for a walk with my pups this morning
and all I can say is, “IT’S COLD!”

December mornings here in chilly Western
Massachusetts are not fun. Maybe I’ll take
my Mom’s advice and go visit her in sunny
south Florida soon.

Won’t she be surprised when I show up with
Jimmy, my German Shepherd, Izzy, my pitbull
and Martini, the maltipoo – haha!

Anyway, as I was walking around this morning, I
thought back to when I used to do K-9 patrol
in Hartford,CT.

I used to work 8 to 9 hours outside with my
partner Jocko, a long haired German Shepherd
who never seemed to mind the temperature.

Back then I started giving it some thought
to becoming a full time dog trainer. The
thought of working all day long in a nice,
heated room working with dogs seemed nice.

What I didn’t know was that becoming a dog
trainer was like entering a life in politics.

Dog trainers are very opinionated about the
right way and wrong way to train dogs.

Spend some time on the Internet or watching
some of the popular dog training TV shows
and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

One trainers says to use a choke collar, the
next says to never use a choke collar, never
use a treat, always use treats, and on and on.

The problem for the new dog owner is that they
become confused, frustrated and in some cases
depressed.

I know, I have talked to thousands of dog owners
over the past 20 years.

It’s one of the reasons I have put up so many
videos on YouTube and articles on the Internet.

It’s also the reason I developed the Dog Training
Inner Circle. I wanted a place where people could
go and get quality information and a place where
you can go and ask your questions.

The forum has over 1700 pages of questions asked
and answered. The forum is a dog training encyclopedia
all by itself!

Add to this, The Good K9 Manners course, The Housetraining
Handbook, monthly video seminars, breed of the month
profiles and your dog training and behavior problems are
SOLVED!

If this is the kind of information you’d like to get
your hands on…now you can.

Dog Training Inner Circle

All the best,

Eric

P.S. You’ll be amazed at how simple and easy it is to apply
all of the dog training techniques.

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