December 16th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Okay, some days I am a complete bonehead.
This week it happened twice.
BONEHEAD MISTAKE #1: Earlier this week I told you about the big, mean Rotti I had pinned to the ground using training techniques I learned in my younger years.
I never finished the story.
BONEHEAD MISTAKE #2: I forgot to add the link to yesterday’s post for the great resource I mentioned at the end of my email (thanks Kay)! Keep Reading…
October 11th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Last week I got an email from a subscriber that was extremely frustrated.
She was upset because she had been researching dog training and was confused by all the different methods being taught.
“It can get confusing.” I wrote back.
There are a lot of “experts” on the internet claiming to be dog trainers. The unfortunate fact is that dog training on the internet is a very popular niche with a lot of people that have never trained a dog in their life.
A few years back, I saw the internet explode with a huge influx of dog training gurus and decided to write my book, “The Amazing Dog Training Man”.
The book was written in story form to explain the reasons behind the methods.
You see, a good dog trainer will explain WHY he uses a certain technique.
For example, this excerpt is from Chapter 2 of “The Amazing Dog Training Man”:
“Confusion is probably the biggest problem faced by new dog owners. I see the look of frustration on the faces of dog owners coming through my doors very often when they decide to bring their little terror in for training.
“The sad fact is that confusion and frustration often lead to anger. Anger often leads to punishment.
Punishment often leads to problems between the dog and owner.
“Once the relationship between the dog and owner goes sour, things quickly disintegrate.”
I could tell that he was genuinely troubled when this happened.
“Over the next few weeks,” he went on, “I’ll show you how to develop a great relationship with your dog. I am not a guy that is going to regurgitate the same old theories and methods that you read in most dog training books.
“Instead, I am going to explain the reasoning behind why I train the way I do, and why you should apply the same methods.”
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You can get the first four chapters of The Amazing Dog Training Man Book here:
All the best,
Eric
September 15th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
I LOVE getting emails like this:
“Eric,
Thought you might like to have a story
that has a happy ending. About a year
ago I adopted a Leash Aggressive, Dog
Aggressive, Man/Boy Aggressive Glen of
Imaal Terrier.
I joined the inner circle about a year
ago and have been reading and following
your advice.
He was certified AKC Canine Good Citizen
in August, has achieved his Rally Novice
title and we’re working on his Beginner
Novice title (we’ve got one leg).
I still have to manage his space and make
sure other dogs don’t get in his face. He
will never be a dog I can relax with when
out an about but he’s on his way to becoming
a calmer happy dog.
Positive training does work! This dog was
on his way to becoming another statistic
for unmanageable dogs that are put down
because no one wants to take the time to
look at the world from his point of view.
Thank you for the tons of good information
available on your site.
You saved my dog’s life!” Mary H.
Getting an email like this does not make my
day it makes my month!
Become a member today:
All the best,
Eric
May 2nd, 2011
By Eric Letendre
WARNING:
This may not be an easy message for you to read. I am going to share some of my experiences that may upset you. It is NOT my intention to upset you. My intention is to make a point and I don’t think I can do it if I don’t share some unpleasant situations I’ve seen. You have been warned:
In the past two decades, as a dog trainer and former animal control officer, I have seen dogs kicked, choked, punched and beaten.
Most of the time when I saw a dog being handled roughly, it was at the hands of the last person you would think. It wasn’t someone on the street or in a backyard beating the dog. In fact, most of the time it was right out in the open. Sometimes the person choking the dog was teaching someone else to do the same. Keep Reading…
April 25th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
New England is beautiful and a great place to live but sometimes the weather really SUCKS! Saturday morning we had snow. The next day, 70 degrees. Go figure.
Anyway. Saturday was cold, the book I ordered from Amazon didn’t come in, Rach was making cake pops for Easter and I was not feeling too good.
So…I decided I was going to plop down on the couch and watch a movie.
Lucky for me one of my all time favorite movies was on.
It is violent, bloody, but full of action. The movie… Keep Reading…
Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States. For more than 20 years, he has been developing dog training "hacks" that have worked for dog owners all over the world. Eric operates from a home office or a laptop while traveling and draws on his experience and passion for dog training to show others how to develop a dog that is truly “Man’s Best Friend”.
Eric is the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Hack Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
