May 16th, 2013
By Eric Letendre
There is a company in Woodland Hills, CA that operates as a doggy CSI.
If your dog takes a dump and you don’t pick it up, this company will take a sample of your dog’s poop and track you down.
How do they do it?
Through the dog’s DNA.
Poo Prints West is the company and they use the same DNA testing that police do to hunt down criminals.
This is how it works:
A residential community signs up for the service. It requires its tenants to have their dogs swabbed for a DNA sample, then when some “evidence” is discovered, a nickel-sized sample would be tested.
Right now it is mostly used in apartment complexes and home owner associations.
Anyway. . .
. . . I’m glad I taught my dogs to go “on command.”
I give my dogs the “Get busy” signal and the floodgates open and the best part – this is not that difficult to teach.
Moral of the story.
Train your dog to go #1 and #2 on command. It really makes your life easier on cold rainy days or when the Doggy DNA Team comes to your town.
The Housetraining Handbook has everything you need to know about housetraining and more. The best part is that you can get it and other popular dog training courses during the Amazing Dog Training Man’s Spring Sale.
Here’s where to go NEXT:
All the best,
Eric
July 23rd, 2012
By Eric Letendre
Got this email over the weekend:
“Hi Eric, Love your emails. Very informative and fun to read but I have one problem. I have a little four month old yorkie that my husband and I adore but she has one problem. She still poos inside the house. We need her 2 poo outside, any suggestions?”
No fun having a yorkie that poos in the house.
This would be described as a behavior problem by many of the dog training “experts.”
Let me make this very clear – This is NOT a behavior problem. Your dog peeing and pooing is a normal, natural function that all living creatures need to perform.
When your dog pees or poos in the house it is a LOCATION PROBLEM.
Sorry for the all the captial letters but I really want you to understand this because when it is called a behavior problem it is often lumped in with bad behavior and bad behavior is always viewed through the lens of punishment.
When a dog poos inside it is not bad behavior and a dog should not be punished.
In fact, punishment can quickly backfire and cross associations can develop.
A cross association is when your dog makes a negative association with your presence, not the event you were punishing for.
For example: A dog pees in the house. The owner gets mad drags the dog over to the urine and stuffs his nose in it and yells “BAD DOG.”
The dog now learns to hold it when the owner is around. They hold it in the house and they hold it when they are outside with the owner.
The dog has to eventually go so guess what the dog does?
He hides.
He finds a place where no one can see him and he pees behind the couch, under the table anywhere he can’t be seen.
Instead, we need to think of this as a location problem and apply the M.U.T.T. Method as discussed in Friday’s email.
So if your dog still pees or poos inside the house, remember that housetraining is like real estate:
Location, location, location.
Teach your dog the right location and your dog will be housetrained faster than you can say “Amazing Dog Training Man.”
BTW – The Housetraining Handbook is included on The Dog Training Inner Circle which shows you the step-by-step method to teach your dog or puppy the right location.
Get all the details here:
All the best,
Eric
July 23rd, 2012
By Eric Letendre
Many of you know that I was not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed when I was in school.
I wish I had put more effort into learning, because after high school I did continue my education by going to school to learn how to train dogs.
There was a lot to learn and I was in trouble every time there was a test.
Luckily, I came up with a way to help pass tests.
I didn’t cheat but I did use acronyms to increase my ability to pass tests.
I continued coming up with acronyms when it came to dog training and I developed one that I have been teaching to dog owners for years and I am going to share it with you today.
The M.U.T.T. Method is what you can use whenever you have a behavior problem.
Here’s how it works:
When you have a behavior problem, the first thing you have to do is Manage the behavior.
The next step is to figure out what the Underlying problem is.
Next, you need to Teach your dog new behaviors and the last step is
Time.
For instance if your dog digs, the first step is to manage the behavior by not allowing the dog outside by himself.
The next step is to figure out what the underlying problem is.
Is it breed specific?
Is the dog bored?
Frustrated?
Once you determine what the underlying problem is, you can now start to teach a different behavior.
One of my dogs loved to dig so I built him his own sandbox. He could dig as much as he wanted because I would fill it back up.
It took me about a week to teach him that was the only place he was allowed to dig.
Following the M.U.T.T Method can help you with ANY behavior problem.
Try it out and see for yourself, and if you really want to learn more about fixing behavior problems, you’ll want to dig in to the Good K9 Manners course
You’ll be able to stop begging, jumping, stealing and more.
All the best,
Eric
February 16th, 2012
By Eric Letendre
Did you know:
Some may argue this fact, but my research shows that puppy biting is the numero uno behavior problem.
February 15th, 2012
By Eric Letendre
On my dog training radio show, Canine Conversation, this week I interviewed Eryka Kahunanui, owner of Kahuna’s K9s. She is a graduate of the prestigious Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior and a KPA certified training partner. She also has a specialty in training puppies as an Operation Socialization certified trainer.
In this episode, you’ll learn what you need to know about puppy training. Puppy training is one if the most important things you can ever do in the life of your dog. Learn the importance of socialization, positive reinforcement, nutrition, and more. Remember to call in with your questions.
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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 techniques 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.”
