March 16th, 2012
By Eric Letendre
Got this interesting dog training question:
“Eric, I’m concerned about using food and treats to train my dog. I don’t want to have to carry around bags of hot dogs to get my dog to do obedience. Thoughts?”
Completely agree, last thing I want is a dog that only responds to me when I am waving a treat around.
That is why it is so important to understand the difference between rewards and bribes.
If you bribe your dog, you will always need treats to get a response.
BUT…
…if you reward your dog, you won’t need treats for your dog to do a command.
It all has to do with when you offer the treat.
A lot of trainers bribe the dog instead of reward the behavior.
I cover this in great detail in the Ultimate Online Dog Training Course.
So if you’re ready to train your dog and learn the correct way to use treats, then the “Ultimate Online Dog Training Course” is for you.
To see what’s in the course, go to:
Ultimate Online Dog Training Course
All the best,
Eric
October 25th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Here is a little-known dog training secret about teaching obedience commands.
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
P.S. If you become a member today, I’ll also include my book ”The Amazing Dog Training Man” in digital form. Here is what you’ll discover in the book:
* 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)
* The single biggest mistake new dog owners make before they even start training. (This mistake almost guarantees failure unless you avoid it.)
* 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.
But you can’t put this off.
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September 6th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
One of the great things about running my website AmazingDogTrainingMan.com is that I get emails from people all over the world.
People write to say how much they love the site, to ask questions about training and behavior and to add input.
This week I received an email from Jacob who asked about what words a dog should understand.
That was a great question and got me thinking. I sat down and came up with a list of 17 words every dog should understand.
Here they are:
1. Name/attention/watch
2. Sit
3. Down
4. Stand
5. Stay
6. Come
7. Heel
8. Lets go
9. Wait
10. Drop it
11. Leave it
12. Off
13. Jump/Hup
14. Speak
15. Quiet
16. Back up
17. Break/okay – release word
In this week’s video newsletter I discuss these 17 words and demonstrate with one of my dogs.
If you own the Amazing Dog Training Man on-line Course all 17 words with explanations and video clips on how to teach each one are now up and on the website.
To watch this week’s video newsletter:
All the best,
Eric
May 10th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
What a beautiful Sunday we had here in Western, MA. The sun was shining, Rachael’s parents and grandmother came over for Mother’s day and. . .
. . . the Red Sox won!
Anyway, before Rach’s family got here, I sat outside and finished reading “Marley and Me.” Great book about a journalist who gets his first dog as an adult. Very successful book that was made into a movie a few years back.
I loved the part where they took Marley to an obedience class. Marley quickly made anyone who grabbed his leash look foolish. He dragged both of his owners around the class until finally the instructor took the leash and was almost pulled off her feet. I won’t ruin what happened next but it is a great read and I highly suggest it.
After reading about the obedience class, I went to Facebook and posted: Keep Reading…
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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.”
