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.
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All the best,
Eric
April 25th, 2013
By Eric Letendre
There are a lot of people that I would talk to if I got a chance.
But in the top five would be Chuck Norris.
Being a lifelong fan, I have always admired him and what he has done.
Anyway, I bring this up because I want to talk to you about you and your dog.
Starting in May, I am going to hold a monthly live call-in teleseminar for ALL Dog Training Inner Circle members.
Every second Tuesday I am going to take members calls and answer questions. I will also have topics that I will cover. I am also looking into doing webinars.
So, talking to me may not be as exciting as talking to Chuck, but it will be informational and helpful for you and your dog, covering whatever behavior problems or obedience questions you have.
AND if that isn’t exciting enough, when you become a Dog Training Inner Circle member, you’ll also get my DVD, “Secrets Of A Professional Dog Trainer,” AND THREE Special Reports Mailed To Your House:
“Amazing Dog Training Man’s Guide To Healthy Dogs”
“7 Simple Steps That Can Reduce Your Dog’s Shedding In 3-5 Days”
“How To Train & Exercise Your Dog While You Are At Work”
AND the live call in teleseminar EVERY month with me.
BTW – Speaking of Chuck Norris, did you know that when Alexander Bell invented the telephone he has missed three calls from Chuck Norris.
Anyway, here is where you can subscribe:
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All the best,
Eric
April 24th, 2013
By Eric Letendre
Do you watch The Celebrity Apprentice?
I love the show and it amazes me as I’m watching some of these celebrities.
Gary, “Mr. Hang Brain,” Busey for one needs to be fenced in and supervised. That poor guy really concerns me. A few weeks back he made a sculpture which he named, Mr. Hang Brain.
Anyway, he is very entertaining and is becoming famous for his acronyms.
Some of his famous ones are:
Light – Living In God’s Heavenly Thoughts (I like this one).
Team – Together Everyone Achieves More (another good one),
Failing – Finding An Important Lesson, Inviting Needed Growth.
For a guy so off his rocker he actually comes up with some great acronyms.
Although not as famous as Mr. Busey, I have come up with a popular acronym for dog owners that need help with behavior problems.
It isn’t as poetic or have as much spiritual flavor as his, but it gets the point across.
Here is the one I developed:
MUTT – Manage, Underlying, Training, Time.
Whenever you are faced with a behavior problem, you need to follow the four steps and you will solve the problem.
Here’s how it works. Short term you need to manage the behavior. Using a crate, leash, fenced in yard or simply keeping an eye on your dog are all ways to manage behavior.
NEXT: Figure out what the underlying problem is. Every behavior has a motive. Find out what the motive is and you’ll know why your dog is doing the behavior which will lead you to…
Training a new or appropriate behavior. If you don’t like your dog chewing you, first manage the behavior so you can prevent the problem short term. Then you find out why your dog is chewing (bored, teething, frustrated, etc) then you teach the correct behavior.
Teach your dog what he can and can’t chew on. And lastly you need to give it some time.
And that my dog loving friend is The M.U.T.T Method in a nutshell.
The good news is that if you need more help with this, I show you the EXACT steps on how to apply and use this method for your dog.
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Best,
Eric
March 21st, 2013
By Eric Letendre
This may be a tad bit…disturbing.
Growing up I had a best friend.
We’ll call him Fred.
Fred was a great guy to hang out with because you never knew what he was going to do next. There was always a little bit of danger hanging out with Fred.
He would whip a snowball at a car or knock over some empty garbage cans when you least expected it, and you’d be off running.
Nothing serious and mostly adolescent schoolboy hijinks.
As Fred got a little older, his stunts became more serious and he started to break the law. He showed up at my house one day in a stolen car.
That was the last day I hung out with Fred.
Last I heard, Fred was in jail.
Most would think that Fred is a bad person. Many of my old friends do.
I always disagreed with them.
Fred did a lot of bad things but he was not a bad person.
You see, Fred was severely abused. One of his parents was truly awful to him, day in and day out. I still shudder when I think of what he had to endure as a child.
I saw it firsthand for years.
The point I want to make is that there is a strong underlying reason for Fred’s behavior.
As I began my career in dog training, I thought about Fred a lot because whenever you are dealing with a behavior problem the first step is to find out what the UNDERLYING problem is.
A dog that digs has a reason for the behavior. The dog may be hot, nesting, frustrated, cold, or trying to bury something.
The same holds true for aggression, barking, chewing or any other behavior you can think of.
Once we find out what the underlying problem is, we can deal with it and help the dog develop a new behavior.
It is the reason I created The M.U.T.T. Method which stands for Manage, Underlying, Training and Time.
It’s the recipe for helping any dog with any behavior problem and is included in The Good K9 Manners course and you can use the coupon code GK9M50 to get half off.
Check it out here:
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I haven’t seen Fred in years but I hope is doing well. I still say a silent prayer when I think of him and hope someone helped him with his underlying problems.
All the best,
Eric
March 14th, 2013
By Eric Letendre
My wife LOVES Harry Potter.
The books, the movies, she knows the names, places and personalities of everyone and everything in the books.
Me, I like the movies but I’ve always been much more interested in the author, J.K. Rowling.
I think it is fascinating how she came up with the story on a train ride from Manchester to London and went on to become the first BA-BA-BA-Billionaire author.
What many people don’t know is that she had come up with the ending of her story before she ever started writing. In fact, she even wrote the last chapter of her Harry Potter series over 15 years ago. That way, she would know how the series ends and be able to tie everything together.
AND THAT, my dog loving friend, is THE BIG SECRET to training your dog.
Here’s the deal.
When I am faced with a dog that is jumping, pulling, chewing, barking, and going in the other direction when I call, “Come,” I always think about what the dog is going to be like when I am done training.
If I stay focused on how the dog is behaving that day I may give up and that is NOT fair to the dog.
Get a clear picture of what you want your dog to do. Put together a plan to get your dog to do the commands you want and to stop the behaviors that are annoying you.
Put that plan into action and you are well on your way to having the dog you’ve always dreamed of.
And you know what?
One of the best (and easiest) plans to put into action is The Ultimate Online Dog Training Course.
Videos show you exactly what to do and what your dog will learn and has helped many, many dog owners.
To see what’s inside, go to:
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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 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.”
