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3 Ways To Get Your Dog To Come When Called

April 21st, 2012
By Eric Letendre

Are You Afraid To Let Your Dog Off-Leash?

If your dog does not come back when called and gets off-leash, it can be terrifying.

BUT…

…if your dog knows the recall command, all you have to do is call your dog back to you.

There’s no doubt about it. The RECALL (come when called) COMMAND is the most important command you can teach your dog.

Frankly, teaching your dog to come when called, even in distracting situations, is not as difficult as it may seem.

This is why I am pulling out all the stops in my newest course:

The Ultimate Online Recall Course

Get all the details here:

The Ultimate Online Recall Course

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Are you afriad of letting your dog off-leash?

April 18th, 2012
By Eric Letendre

Are you afriad of letting your dog off-leash?

If your dog does not come back when called and gets off-leash it can be terrifiying.

BUT…

…if you dog knows the recall command, all you have to do is call your dog back to you.

There’s no doubt about it. The RECALL (come when called) COMMAND is the most important command you can teach your dog.

Frankly, teaching your dog to come when called, even in distracting situations, is not as difficult as it may seem.

This is why I am pulling out all the stops in my newest course:

The Ultimate Online Recall Course

This teaches my EXACT system for getting your dog to come back when called, EVERY time. It starts with the basics and works up to advanced training, including how to get your dog to come in distracting situations.

Some of the tips in this course include:

• A “Stealth” way to get your dog to come back when you call. (This little-known technique will “Fast Track” all of your recall training).
• Exactly how long each training session should be. (Most dogs ignore their owners’ commands to come when called because of this one HUGE mistake. Learn when you should END each session so your dog rockets toward you each time you say the command, “COME.”)
• What German Dog Trainers know about teaching the come command that most other trainers don’t. (And how to use this secret to get maximum training results.)
• The little-known scientific (and 100% accurate) way to teach your dog to come when called without force or harsh methods. (It’s amazing how many dog trainers get confused and don’t teach this.)
• Exactly what to do in your first training session that can 1.) Bond your dog to you right away 2.) Develop trust between you and your dog 3.) Get your dog to respond every time they hear their name.
• The #1 easiest way to deal with distractions. (Discover how to easily get your dog to respond to your commands when there are other dogs, squirrels and distractions.)
• The secret reason why your dog does not respond to your recall command. (And how to overcome this problem using a common backyard product.)
• Why it’s a big mistake to call your dog from the stay command. (Most dog trainers teach the come command from a stay and this can destroy your training efforts. Here’s what to do instead.)
• 31 ways to improve your dog’s recall (come when called) command. (Do this right and your dog will race back to you when you give the command, “Come.”)
• How to do daily training sessions with your dog even if you hate it and find it extremely hard. (Most people do not enjoy the process of training their dog. Here’s a simple way to make training easy and fun!)
• The one thing you have to know about using rewards. (Using rewards the right way can be extremely effective, done the wrong way and your training can self destruct.)
• A simple “test” you should do with your dog before you start teaching your dog to come when called. (And why this test could determine your training success or failure.)
• And a whole lot more.

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Always Come When Called – The Ultimate Online Recall Course

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Total Recall – How To Get Your Dog To Come When Called

April 16th, 2012
By Eric Letendre

Did a lot of yard work this weekend.

Not my most favorite thing to do in the world, but the yard is kind of a mess.

Yard work always gives you time to think about things. This weekend I was thinking about the movie, “Total Recall.”

Total Recall is an Arnold Schwarnegger movie about a guy trying to remember his past.

I love the title and thought about how dogs need to develop a “Total Recall.”

The recall, or come when called command, is the MOST important command you can teach your dog.

Dogs that come when called have a much better life and knowing this one command can save your dog’s life.

That is the reason you need to check out this website I put together for you and your dog.

I pulled out ALL the stops and teach you with step by step videos how to teach this important command.

Check it out here:

Always Come When Called

Today is a great day to start teaching your dog the recall command.

All the best,

Eric

Always Come When Called

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“Keep It Simple Student” – Applies To Teaching Come When Called

April 5th, 2012
By Eric Letendre

“Keep It Simple Stupid” is a very common saying, BUT…

I am a positive trainer so I would never call you stupid. Instead I decided to change it to Student because what I am going to teach you in today’s post is going to be very valuable now that you are on the path to teaching your dog to come when called.

Sound good Grasshopper?

Excellent.

If there is one thing that the human race likes to do it is to WAY Over-complicate things.

I recently did some work for an organization that would try to solve every problem by developing complicated systems that no one would follow but made management feel like they accomplished something – ugh!

A few weeks ago I read a great book, “Mastering The Rockefeller Habits.” My big takeaway from the book was how he simplified everything and it really was a key to his giant success.

Teaching come when called really works best when you follow a few simple steps. Let me share a few simple steps that will improve your dog’s recall command:

Fun - The best, most simple advice I could give is to KEEP IT FUN. Canine’s are very playful creatures and the more fun you make your recall training sessions, the more successful you’ll be.

In order to keep it fun, you’ll have to include some games. Which leads me to…

Games - There are some simple, fun games that will greatly improve the recall command. One great game is hide n seek. This can be played inside or outside. If you do this outside, make sure it is done in a safe place.

Set Up For Success - A common mistake is when the owner calls their dog and she does not respond to the command. The owner gets frustrated and repeats the command over and over. This will result in a dog learning to ignore the command “Come.”

It is much better to start by practicing in the house where you know your pup is going to come to you. Practice teaching this command where there are not many distractions.

As your dog learns to respond to this command, you can introduce more difficult situations.

Reward - I read an interesting article about the way video game developers create the games in a way that gets you addicted to playing them.

They use the principles that are based around the work of B.F. Skinner who discovered you could control behavior by training subjects with simple stimulus and reward.

Behavior is reward driven. Reward for coming when called and you’ll be amazed at how fast your dog can learn this extremely important command.

If you’d like to learn more about training your dog to come when called get my FREE Report “8 Incredibly Simple Steps To Teaching Your Dog To Come When Called” at Always Come When Called.

What do you think? What difficulties have you had teaching your dog to come when called? Share your comments in the box below:

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The Grandmother’s Dog Training “Trick” I have Used For Years

March 29th, 2012
By Eric Letendre

I’ve been told that you before you can get help, you have to admit that you have a problem.

I have a big problem.

I’m going to get very personal here and discuss it in this post. If this is not your cup of tea, I completely understand if you leave now and don’t continue to read on.

The problem developed very quickly. In fact, I am amazed that it progressed so fast.

Here goes.

My problem is…

…Netflix.

Yes, I subscribed to Netflix about a month ago and became addicted to watching Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead.

This quickly became a problem because I was sitting in bed watching TV when I should have been productive. One morning after watching a zombie chomp someone’s neck on The Walking Dead I said to myself, “Self this is ridiculous, we can’t do this anymore.”

The scary part was when I answered and said, “Well, what are we going to do about it?”

That’s when I was struck with a great idea. I was going to use an old dog training trick on myself.

I was going to use “Grandma’s Law,” also known as The Premack Principle.

Let me splain:

Grandma’s Law is used all the time. Grandmothers and Mothers use it when we are kids. Have you ever heard, “You can’t have dessert until you eat your brussel sprouts” or “You can go out and play until you do your homework.”

Pretty interesting, wouldn’t you agree.

This is also known as The Premack Principle, named after David Premack, a behavioral psychologist. Here is what the principle says:

“A high probability behavior can serve as reinforcement for a low probability behavior.”

AWESOME.

Basically, it means that you put the pleasant activity after the unpleasant activity.

No more Breaking Bad until the end of the day. No more Walking Dead before work.

What does this mean for you and your dog?

Glad you asked my dog loving friend.

Grandma’s Law can be effectively used for the come when called command. You can get your dog to do something he does not want to do (come when called) when he wants to do something else (sniff, chase birds, etc.).

In order for this to work you have to set up some training situations where your dog learns to come to you when they want to do something else. You teach your dog that before they can get what they want, they have to do what you want (come).

By setting up the situation correctly, this can be a very powerful way to get your dog to come when called, especially when your dog is distracted.

If you like to learn more about Grandma’s law and get the FREE Report, “8 Incredibly Simple Steps To Get Your Dog To Come When Called,” go to Always Come When Called

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