November 3rd, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Power is still out.
No heat, no hot water, no power but…
…it’s all good because I am at my sister’s house and it is warm and we have internet access which allows me to write this to you.
Anyway, yesterday my sister wanted to know why her dog, Vera, rolled in anything stinky she could find.
She said that every time she went outside, she would find anything that stunk and roll all over it. She was
disgusted and tired of giving her a bath. I explained to her that rolling in smelly stuff is a throw back from her hunting days. Dogs and wolves would roll in anything that smells to mask their scent.
This made hunting easier, they could sneak up on tonight’s dinner without being detected and WHAM – raccoon tartare.
She thanked me for the lesson in canine behavior but was more interested in learning how to stop it.
I informed her that stopping a behavior is simple, all she had to do was apply a negative consequence to whatever behavior she wanted to stop and she had to catch her dog in the act.
I added that there are many ways to apply a negative consquence to a behavior. Negative consequences can be anything her dog does not like. We talked for a few more minutes and she said that her dog hated being sprayed by the hose.
Okay, I said. Now all you have to do is give your dog a verbal command like “NO” and spray away.
Here is the crucial part, I added. “You have to catch your dog in the act. Even a few seconds late will
confuse your dog and it won’t work.”
“That’s all there is to it?” she asked.
I replied, “Changing behavior is all about consequences. If you want a behavior to occur more often like sit, down, come, heel, reinforce it with something your dog likes. If you want to stop a behavior, apply some type of negative consequence.”
I also told her that negative consequences do not have to harm the dog. You can use sound, water, your voice, even breath spray.
On the Dog Training Inner Circle, we discuss and show many different ways to reinforce and stop behaviors.
Every dog is a little different and that is why we have over 80 videos and articles to help any kind of dog. We also have a forum where you can ask me questions. I get over 300 emails a day and can’t answer them all – sorry, but that is why we have the forum.
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All the best,
Eric
November 2nd, 2011
By Eric Letendre
This is what happened.
Saturday it started snowing. Not the light fluffy stuff, we’re talking about the heavy wet snow that makes it impossible to shovel.
Here in Western MA, the leaves are still on the trees. The wet, heavy snow landed on the trees and they started to fall.
This all happened faster than a dog can raise his leg.
Power went out. No heat, no electricity, no internet.
Nothing, except…
…the sound of trees falling and smashing into the ground.
One fell on the house and 15 in the driveway.
Rach and I were stuck in the house for about 50 hours.
This little episode gave me a great perspective on dog behavior.
You see, I truly believe that a lot of dogs develop behavior problems because they are under-exercised and BORED.
After spending two straight days in the house, I was starting to get a little crabby.
But…
…it really gave me some insight as to how some dogs feel.
In my book, “The Amazing Dog Training Man,” I discuss what I call your dog’s P.O.V.
Your dog’s Point Of View is looking at the world through your dog’s eyes.
When you learn to effectively do this, you can solve any dog behavior problem.
Now is the best time to learn about your dog’s P.O.V. on the Dog Training Inner Circle because understanding this one thing it really is the SECRET to solving any dog problem.
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All the best,
Eric
October 26th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
I don’t know what it was but last week I got a lot of emails asking about submissive peeing. This is when a dog will pee if someone greets the dog.
Here is a video that can help:
October 24th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Did you know that most of what WE call behavior problems in dogs is incorrect.
Most of the behaviors that we don’t like are really just location problems.
When your dog pees on the carpet we call it a behavior problem. When your dog digs in your yard we call it a behavior problem. When your dog jumps we call it a behavior problem.
If we show the dog the right place to do the behavior it is no longer a behavior problem.
What if your dog pees outside, what if your dog starts digging on the beach, what if your dog jumps during an agility trial.
No longer problems.
Here is a video to help you solve any behavior problem:
October 22nd, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Just like you, I used to suffer from a dog that would pull a tree out of the ground, roots and all.
The constant pulling and using the choke chain were miserable.
You see, before I became The Amazing Dog Training Man, I had a dog that would literally drag me down the street.
Because I didn’t know any better, I went down to the local pet store and they handed me a choke collar.
The collar made the situation worse and I felt terrible putting it on my dog every time I went for a walk.
It was just miserable.
And I really feel for anyone else putting up with a dog that pulls like a pack of Alaskan sled dogs completing the Iditarod.
But you know what?
It doesn’t have to be this way.
You see, one day while I was going for a walk, I had a kind of weird idea about how to solve my dog’s pulling problem. I decided to get rid of the choke collar!
So I tried it to see what would happen. I also decided to stop walking, or go in the other direction every time my dog pulled.
And much to my surprise … it worked!
In fact, it worked so quickly I almost thought it was a fluke.
But it wasn’t a fluke.
It DOES work.
And I believe it can eliminate your dog’s pulling problem, too.
I show you exactly what I did and how you can do the same thing in my Dog Training Inner Circle.
But hurry.
Right now it’s priced low.
That won’t be the case forever.
Go there today and watch your dog’s pulling problem vanish by tomorrow.
Eric
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* A “short cut” way for ending behavior problems. (Discover the root cause of 80% of behavior problems and how this short cut can eliminate a lot of headaches)
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* The #1 “big mistake” people make when choosing a training collar that can have life-long harmful effects
* The incredible dog training secret I learned from an Ex-Russian Special Forces Instructor that can immediately make the most hyper dog calm and controlled in any situation.
* An almost unknown way to use a bagel to stop your dog from stealing food off your counters and tables forever
* Simple psychological “tricks” that teach your dog that you are pack leader. You can teach your dog that you are the leader without ever using force or harmful techniques.
* What to do if your dog does not come back to you when you call. Discover the simple training technique that attracts your dog to you like a small piece of metal to a high powered magnet.
* A unique (but extremely simple and proven) way for any dog owner to quickly stop their dog from pulling on leash.
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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.”
