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The Rocky Balboa Dog Story

Eric Letendre — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:27:08 +0000

There are a lot of people that I really admire, past and present. Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Mohammed Ali, Napoleon Hill, Dr. Ian Dunbar and Sylvester Stallone are just a few. I went to see Sly’s new movie, The Expendables, yesterday and noticed that he wrote and directed the movie.

I like to do research and study people that I admire, and I came across this video about Sylvester Stallone’s dog, told by Tony Robbins. I liked Sylvester Stallone before I saw this video. After watching the video, it COMPLETELY changed the way I thought of him. There is a lot to learn by listening to this. Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.

The Amazing Dog Training Man on TV

Eric Letendre — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:50:47 +0000

Well, I just wrapped up shooting this morning’s edition of MassAppeal. I had the pleasure of speaking with Ashley Sattler about dog training and behavior. It was a lot of fun and I wanted to share it with you.

Clicker Training 101

Eric Letendre — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:50:51 +0000

I want to share a little secret with you.

Every day I get email from all over the world asking me training questions. There is a common question I get all the time. The question usually goes like this: “I have a boxer and I know they need to be trained differently than other dogs. Do you have any boxer training tips?’

A lot of dog owners think that training is breed specific. Here is the secret:

Training is NOT breed specific. In fact, it isn’t even animal specific.

A dog, cat, horses and even chickens are trained using the same principles of behavior. Check out this video on chicken training. Please leave your comments and questions below.

This is one of the strangest videos I’ve ever seen

Eric Letendre — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:18:11 +0000

Greatest Trainer On The Planet (Besides Me:) – Dr. Ian Dunbar

Eric Letendre — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:33:14 +0000

Last Thursday night the lovely Rachael and I went to see the great Leon Redbone with her parents at a funky little bar in Northampton, MA.

If you don’t know, Leon was the voice of the snowman in the movie “Elf.” He also sang “It’s Cold Outside” with Zooey Deschanel in the movie. Leon is very unique and puts on a great show. If you ever get the chance go check him out.

Anyway, as I was watching him on stage I remembered what Frank Sinatra said about preforming, he stated:

“Anyone who needs anything more than a light and a microphone is a punk.”

Leon goes on stage with a guitar and a microphone and everyone’s eyes are glued to him through out the entire performance.

I guess I was thinking about that because one trainer that really changed the way I trained was Dr. Ian Dunbar. Before learning from him training was all about collars, leashes, harnesses, etc. Dr. Dunbar was the first trainer I ever saw that trained dogs with out a leash or collar. It was amazing and I changed the way I trained forever.

When I first started training dogs it was an adversarial relationship. Corrections, punishment, and harsh tones. Dr. Dunbar’s methods taught the owner and the dog to work more like a team.

Dr. Ian Dunbar has been a huge influence for dog trainers and owners all over the world. He has tirelessly promoted positive training methods for years. Please leave your comments below.