July 28th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Here at Casa Letendre, we are in full celebration mode and I am in a great mood.
You see, my wife’s birthday is today, her sister is having a baby, and the entire family is here for her shower.
Because I am in such a festive mood, I am going to do something I rarely, rarely do. You can become a full fledged member of the Dog Training Inner Circle for $18.50 – HALF OFF the normal price until Sunday the 31st.
If you’re ready to…
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Teach Your Dog to Become Well-Behaved and Obedient… Without
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If you want your dog to:
Then now is the time to become a Dog Training Inner Circle member at half off the regular price:
All the best,
Eric
July 8th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Most of you know that I am a HUGE Red Sox fan and have been all my life. It has been my dream to throw out the opening pitch for them.
Well…
…it’s still a dream.
You see, the pictures below are not for the Boston Red Sox, they are for the Holyoke Blue Sox. I guess we all have to start in the minors.
I’ll keep practicing!
Getting ready to throw my split finger fast ball.
The catcher thanking me for not hurting his hand.
April 17th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
I was driving home from a meeting the other night listening to “Nights with Alice Cooper.”
It’s a good radio show and I always like his freaky facts and commentary. Good stuff like:
Kentucy Fried Chicken’s slogan, Finger Licking Good, in Chinese translates to, “Eat your fingers off.”
Thinking about Alice Cooper’s freaky facts got me thinking. You see, everyday I get loads of questions via email, Twitter and Facebook.
Some of the common ones are:
Do Pit Bull’s jaws really lock when they bite?
Does a Doberman’s brain become enlarged as they get older and make them aggressive?
Is it true that a dog wagging his tail will not bite you?
So, in the spirit of Alice Cooper, I am going to give you Eric Letendre’s Freaky Dog Facts:
1. President Lyndon Johnson had two beagles named Him and Her – I once had a client that had two choclate labs named “Hershey” and ”Squirts.”
2. A dog’s mouth exerts 150-200 pounds of pressure per square inch with some dogs exerting up to 450 pounds per square inch – Pit Bull’s jaws DO NOT lock but with that much pressure, you are not going to open their mouth. I have seen this in many breeds, once they clamped their jaws shut there was no opening them.
3. Basset Hounds cannot swim – I know this is true. A client of mine had to jump out of his canoe to save his basset hound. His basset got excited, and fell out of the canoe and sank like a stone. (I don’t completely believe this one because if you’ve ever seen the movie “Smokey And The Bandit” there is a scene with Fred the Basset Hound swimming in a pond.)
4. Dogs have no sense of “time” – I don’t believe this one. Feed your dog every day at 4:00PM for three months. At the end of the third month, watch what your dog does when no chow is given at that time.
5. 70% of people sign their pet’s name on greeting and holiday cards – do you do this?
6. 58% put pets in family and holiday portraits – I do this one.
7. Dogs can only learn about 20 words – WRONG! Dogs can learn way more than 20 words.
Think about it, if you teach your dog just basic commands you have sit, down, stand, stay, come, wait, let’s go, heel – 8 words.
Then you teach some simple tricks: Shake, roll over, sit pretty, speak, crawl, wave, play dead, high five, and circle – 9 words.
17 so far 17 words. Then if you throw in some behaviors that are very easy to teach like go to your crate, back up, get busy you easily get to 20 words.
In Stanley Coren’s book, “The Intelligence of Dogs,” he states: “Sure, most dogs understand the basics –”fetch,” ”sit” and “stay.” But if you have the motivation and patience, you will probably be able to teach your dog even more than 100 words.”
Mr. Coren adds, “That average trained dogs know about 160 words. Some dogs even show a vocabulary as vast as a human toddler’s.”
So don’t beleive that your dog is limited. You can teach your dog a boatload of words that will impress your friends and family.
Best,
Eric
P.S. Need help teaching your dog some commands and tricks. You can still get the Fun Dog Tricks program as a special gift from me when you become a member of the Dog Training Inner Circle. Become a member today!
March 30th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
I think I may be losing it.
Woke up this morning and the first thing I heard:
“Snow storm rolling in this Thursday night into Friday.”
Ugh.
I know Spring is not that far off and the best time to be out with your dog is Spring. Walking, hiking, obedience, and teaching dog tricks are some of the funnest things to do when it’s nice outside.
I am NOT going to let a little snow get me down and told Rach that I am going to do something off the wall, something to get everyone excited to work with their dogs. When I told her she said I was nuts but I don’t care, I am doing it anyway.
What crazy thing an I doing?
Here it is:
Anyone that signs up for The Dog Training Inner Circle will get the Fun Dog Tricks course absolutely FREE!
That’s a $37.00 gift from your buddy, The Amazing Dog Training Man.
Let’s focus on having some fun regardless of the weather.
So truck on over to The Dog Training Inner Circle and get your Fun Dog Tricks course as soon as you
register.
This won’t last long. Who knows, the storm may pass and I may come to my senses.
All the best,
Eric
March 15th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
My zipper was stuck.
I was panicked. I felt stupid, nervous and had no idea how I was going to explain this to my new boss.
You see, it was my first day as an “official” dog trainer.
I had just landed a job training dogs at a large, successful, well-known dog training school in Connecticut.
About 25 dogs and their owners had shown up and I was very excited and happy to see the turn out.
Just before class I ducked into the men’s room and just as I finished and pulled up my zipper, it got stuck. There I was standing in the men’s room tugging and pulling with all my strength and it would not budge.
The minutes ticked by and I could hear the dogs and people getting louder and louder.
Panic time, how was I going to fix this?
A small bead of sweat began at my hairline and I could feel it drip over my forehead. I decided to give it one giant pull. Just as I did, the zipper broke.
A soft knock on the door and the receptionist asked if everything was okay. I answered that I would be right there. She must have heard the panic in my voice and said:
“You sure?” “There are a lot of people and their dogs waiting to start the class.”
That’s when an idea flashed into my head.
Downstairs was the grooming area. During the day, a steady stream of dogs came in to be bathed, clipped and dried. In a flash, I opened the door and bolted past the receptionist and ran down the stairs. Once in the grooming area, I quickly looked around and found exactly what could help me.
I grabbed it raced back up the stairs.
I got some weird looks as I walked into the training class but nobody questioned me.
I had put an apron on and taught the entire class that way. But now I had a bigger problem. The class was in total chaos. Dogs were barking and pulling on leash, kids were running around screaming and the owners did not look too happy.
I had to calm the dogs FAST.
It is very easy to calm a dog down in a hectic situation.
Most people struggle and have a difficult time when their dog becomes excited. The solution is often as simple as what I did in the above story.
In my next post I am going to explain what you can do when your dog starts to get out of control.
See you then!
All the best,
Eric
P.S. If you’re ready to train your dog faster than a zipper getting stuck, check out: The Dog Training Inner Circle.
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.”
