May 16th, 2012
By Eric Letendre
This guy makes me mad.
Lately, all I hear from my wife is how great this guy is.
“His videos are great,” she tells me. So much information on his website.”
All I know is that this “Whisperer” guy is making me crazy.
Lately, Rach has been telling me how she has been reading about the pecking order. I finally had to tell her that I don’t want to hear another word about The Chicken Whisperer.
You see, my wife and I bought a house with a couple of acres of land and she wants to raise some chickens for the eggs.
I thought it was amusing when she showed me The Chicken Whisperer website. It’s funny how many “whisperers” there are.
The Ghost Whisperer, the Chicken Whisperer, the Wood Whisperer, the Book Whisperer, there is even a bra whisperer.
So what’s all this got to do with dog training?
Well, I am biased but…
…my thinking is that getting chickens, starting an aquarirum or haivng a dog goes much better with some education and help.
I’d love to help you and your dog.
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Best,
Eric
May 15th, 2012
By Eric Letendre
Last week I was working with a big fun, beautiful dog named Bo.
Bo’s owner was not too happy with his behavior.
You see, Bo loves chewing, digging, pulling on leash and basically getting into trouble.
I have seen hundreds of dogs like Bo, and by following some simple steps, his behavior can easily be brought under control and he can become a very enjoyable dog to be around.
But here’s the rub…
…the owner. Bo’s owner thinks Bo is a complete and utter bonehead and has said so many times during our training sessions.
The owner likes to tell me all the reasons why Bo will never learn obedience or stop his annoying behavior problems.
The first ten minutes of our last session were spent with the owner explaining all the reasons why Bo can’t learn obedience commands and why none of my suggestions were going to work.
That is when I put up my hand and asked her if she knew who Henry Ford was.
“The car guy?” she asked.
“Yes, the guy who started the Ford Motor Company.” I said.
I went on, “Henry Ford is famous for a very popular dog training quote. Would you like to hear it?”
“Sure.”
“If you think you can do a thing, or if you think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” I said.
“That is a dog training quote?” She asked.
“Well in this situation it is. It applies to everything in life but for our purposes it applies to dog training,” I said.
You see, I have used this quote over and over in my dog training career because it applies so well.
I have had loads of people tell me why dog training doesn’t work for their dog and they are correct, if they believe that.
BUT…
…The same person can also choose to believe that their dog can learn to do obedience, to stop doing annoying behaviors and become the dog they always wanted.
The choice really is up to you.
If you believe Henry Ford’s quote and are ready to train your dog, I have a something you may want to check out:
All the best,
Eric
March 28th, 2012
By Eric Letendre
This episode we will be discussing fear aggression and Scaredy Dogs. Many dogs show fear of other dogs and or people. This can be simple fear of everything or fear of one thing or object.
Dogs can fear men, vacuum cleaners, other dogs and just about everything else.
March 23rd, 2012
By Eric Letendre
There are two things that I love: Dog training and movies. Recently I watched a movie that got me thinking about dog trianing.
You can learn a lot about dog training from watching movies. The other night, Rachael and I came home after a long day of work and started flipping through the channels and decided to watch a Jim Carrey movie, “Yes Man.”
In the movie, Jim Carrey attends a seminar where he agrees to say “Yes” to everything that comes his way.
He starts to say yes to everyone and everything.
Some good things come into his life by taking a completey positive approach to everything, but he also discovers that you CAN’T say yes to everyone and everything.
Once in a while it’s healthy and better for you to say NO!
By now you’re probably asking what this has to do with dog training?
When it comes to dog training, there are two camps, one camp is all positive, you should never say or do anything negtive to your dog.
The other camp beleives that dogs should never get treats and they should comply to your commands because you are the boss – the biggest reward the dog should get is a pat on the head.
Well my dog loving friend, I am in neither camp. I strongly beleive that your training should be solidly grounded on an extremely poditive approach.
But…
I also beleive that there are times when you have to say “No” to your dog and have to apply a negative consequence.
By always saying yes to your dog, you have a long road and there is a good chance your dog will not be as well behaved as you’d like.
Let me give you an example…
One of my most popular videos on YouTube is about how to stop your dog’s jumping problem (358,676 views as of this writing).
Jumping is a behavior problem that 80% of dog owners have to deal with. I can stop a dog from jumping in about ten minutes by being positive and negative.
Anyway…
I know that this can all be a little confusing.
That’s why I started the Dog Training Inner Circle.
To show dog lovers how to train using the most common sense methods available.
All the best,
Eric
P.S. BTW, there are over 90 dog training videos and articles to help you train your dog. There is also a forum where you can ask me your questions directly. Check out:
March 22nd, 2012
By Eric Letendre
Some things just don’t make sense.
Especially in the dog training world.
In fact, the longer I train dogs and deal with behavior problems (and hear from other dog trainers), the more “don’t make no sense” things I see and hear.
Take the following, for example:
1. People who claim that you should wait until your dog is six months old before you start training.
2. “Experts” who tell you to train using choke collars.
3. Blaming the dog for not responding the
way they want them to.
4. People who think reward based training is not effective.
5. Trainers that don’t understand that training is all about consequences.
6. People that tell dog owners that tug o war is dangerous and that they should never play the game.
7. Trainers that tell people nutrition has nothing to do with behavior.
There are probably 100 other things I could tack on this list.
But then, I would just belabor the point and waste time.
And that wouldn’t make no sense either.
The Dog Training Inner Circle is all about training dogs of any age to do excellent obedience and solve stubborn behavior problems.
It contains all kinds of proven dog training tips, articles and videos that you can use instantly and do make sense.
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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.”
