June 7th, 2010
By Eric Letendre
Saturday night my sweetie tells me that we
are going to her folk’s house for her Father’s
birthday.
“No problemo,” I tell her and off we go. I was
not expecting to walk through the door and get
attacked – not by a dog, by a person.
The person was Rachael’s cousin’s wife, Mary Ann.
Ryan, her cousin, and his wife, Mary Ann, had come
up from New Jersey to attend the party and they brought
their new little dog, Lucy, with them.
Lucy had a few issues that Mary Ann wanted me to help
with and was anxious to get started. I had barely walked
through the door when the questions came at me faster
than bullets coming out of an M-16 on full auto.
Lucy is a great little dog and Rachael’s cousins were in
luck because I was going to compress six weeks of dog
training lessons into one hour.
I was going to show them how to stop the jumping, walk on
leash, come when called and show them what to do for the
separation problem they were having.
I think they were skeptical that I could accomplish such a
feat, but only because they had never seen me work my magic.
One hour later, Lucy was a different dog and Rachael’s cousins
had a better understanding of dog training. You see, I had
shared with them the secret to dog training.
It is a secret that I did not learn from any of the dog training
“gurus.”
You see, I learned it from one of America’s founding fathers – Ben Franklin.
Ole Ben was a master of persuasion. I became very interested in persuasion
and started to think about it and teach dog owners to use it instead of force.
Here is the definition of persuasion: “The state of being persuaded or
convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced.”
I especially like the last part, “which has been induced.”
The best way to train is to induce your dog into doing the commands.
For years force was used and it has backfired tremendously.
Don’t believe me?
Take a look at the statistics – 4.6 million reported dog bites last year. That
number probably doubles if you were to add the unreported dog bites.
Man’s best friend?
Not according to the statistics. Listen, I have been in the trenches training
dogs for a long time and I have seen first-hand how negative training methods
have caused a lot of aggression in a lot of dogs.
Anyway, as I said earlier, I don’t see her cousins too much and compressed
the six week course that I teach into one hour, but I told them they had to
continue their training using the Dog Training Inner Circle website.
They agreed and went home happy. Another day in the life of your friendly,
neighborhood Amazing Dog Training Man.
If you’re ready to learn more about training dogs Ben Franklin style, you’re
in luck because you can still take advantage of the Cotton Anniversary Special.
You can get my dog training products at an incredible half off.
This won’t last much longer, so don’t delay.
All the best,
Eric
March 12th, 2010
By Eric Letendre
Your dog is always trying to communicate to you through his body language. It can effect the training that you do with your dog. This video will show you what to look for when you’re training. Please leave your comments and suggestions for other videos.
January 7th, 2010
By Eric Letendre
Waaaay back in 1994 I was asked to set up
a K-9 Unit for a security company at World
Wide Plaza on West 44th St. in Manhatten.
To say I was excited was an understatement.
Food, hotel, cab fare all paid for, not to
mention the cashola they were paying me to
do the work.
When I landed at LaGuardia Airport I was picked
up by a limo and they drove me to meet the client.
I learned a very valuable dog training lesson as
we drove into Times Square to pick him up.
Here’s what happened:
As were driving through Time Square he wanted to talk
over the details of training the staff and dogs. He
also wanted to discuss dog food, vet care and training
equipment.
In most situations I would have been all ears…
…but I just could not focus on what this guy was
saying. In fact, I was silently wishing he would
shut his pie hole so I could concentrate on what was
going outside the limo windows.
You see, I had been to New York many times as a kid,
but this was the first time I was there on my own. I was
young, I had a pocket full of money and all of the
Big Apple was calling for me.
Have you ever been in a situation like that?
Here is the dog training lesson I learned. Most dogs
can do their obedience commands when there is nothing
going on around them.
Most dogs come to their owner when they are in the
house. Take them outside and with all the distractions,
your dog’s obedience goes out the window.
So the question of the day is…
“How do I get my dog to respond to the commands when
there are distractions?”
That question, my dog loving friend, will be answered in
my next message, so stay tuned.
All the best,
Eric
December 17th, 2009
By Eric Letendre
Went for a walk with my pups this morning
and all I can say is, “IT’S COLD!”
December mornings here in chilly Western
Massachusetts are not fun. Maybe I’ll take
my Mom’s advice and go visit her in sunny
south Florida soon.
Won’t she be surprised when I show up with
Jimmy, my German Shepherd, Izzy, my pitbull
and Martini, the maltipoo – haha!
Anyway, as I was walking around this morning, I
thought back to when I used to do K-9 patrol
in Hartford,CT.
I used to work 8 to 9 hours outside with my
partner Jocko, a long haired German Shepherd
who never seemed to mind the temperature.
Back then I started giving it some thought
to becoming a full time dog trainer. The
thought of working all day long in a nice,
heated room working with dogs seemed nice.
What I didn’t know was that becoming a dog
trainer was like entering a life in politics.
Dog trainers are very opinionated about the
right way and wrong way to train dogs.
Spend some time on the Internet or watching
some of the popular dog training TV shows
and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
One trainers says to use a choke collar, the
next says to never use a choke collar, never
use a treat, always use treats, and on and on.
The problem for the new dog owner is that they
become confused, frustrated and in some cases
depressed.
I know, I have talked to thousands of dog owners
over the past 20 years.
It’s one of the reasons I have put up so many
videos on YouTube and articles on the Internet.
It’s also the reason I developed the Dog Training
Inner Circle. I wanted a place where people could
go and get quality information and a place where
you can go and ask your questions.
The forum has over 1700 pages of questions asked
and answered. The forum is a dog training encyclopedia
all by itself!
Add to this, The Good K9 Manners course, The Housetraining
Handbook, monthly video seminars, breed of the month
profiles and your dog training and behavior problems are
SOLVED!
If this is the kind of information you’d like to get
your hands on…now you can.
All the best,
Eric
P.S. You’ll be amazed at how simple and easy it is to apply
all of the dog training techniques.
September 10th, 2009
By Eric Letendre
Had a great labor day weekend up at Sebasco Bay in Maine. Nothing like taking a few days off and relaxing on the coast of Maine.
What a beautiful place.
The problem is when you come back. Email, phone calls, meetings, it all takes a few days to catch up.
Anyway…
While going through hundreds of emails, one stuck out like a sore thumb. "Army Dog Swallows Bomb…And Survives" Talk about getting your attention.
I had to stop what I was doing and read the story. Turns out an Army dog named Toby ingested a toxic substance when sniffing out Taliban improvised explosive devices on the front line, he was picked up by a medical emergency helicopter and whisked back to Camp Bastion.
The story went on to say that Toby is fine and in great spirits – Thank God.
This story got me thinking…
Eating, chewing and destructive behavior is a big problem for a lot of dog owners. I know, because I been working with dogs for 20+ years and chewing is at the top of the list.
Coming when called, walking on leash, jumping and housetraining are also at the top of the list.
That’s why I put together the "Back To School" special which includes…
The Back To School ends tomorrow. So don’t delay go to Back To School!
All the best,
Eric
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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.”
