October 11th, 2011
By Eric Letendre
Last week I got an email from a subscriber that was extremely frustrated.
She was upset because she had been researching dog training and was confused by all the different methods being taught.
“It can get confusing.” I wrote back.
There are a lot of “experts” on the internet claiming to be dog trainers. The unfortunate fact is that dog training on the internet is a very popular niche with a lot of people that have never trained a dog in their life.
A few years back, I saw the internet explode with a huge influx of dog training gurus and decided to write my book, “The Amazing Dog Training Man”.
The book was written in story form to explain the reasons behind the methods.
You see, a good dog trainer will explain WHY he uses a certain technique.
For example, this excerpt is from Chapter 2 of “The Amazing Dog Training Man”:
“Confusion is probably the biggest problem faced by new dog owners. I see the look of frustration on the faces of dog owners coming through my doors very often when they decide to bring their little terror in for training.
“The sad fact is that confusion and frustration often lead to anger. Anger often leads to punishment.
Punishment often leads to problems between the dog and owner.
“Once the relationship between the dog and owner goes sour, things quickly disintegrate.”
I could tell that he was genuinely troubled when this happened.
“Over the next few weeks,” he went on, “I’ll show you how to develop a great relationship with your dog. I am not a guy that is going to regurgitate the same old theories and methods that you read in most dog training books.
“Instead, I am going to explain the reasoning behind why I train the way I do, and why you should apply the same methods.”
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You can get the first four chapters of The Amazing Dog Training Man Book here:
All the best,
Eric