Eric Letendre

Would You Gamble With Your Dog’s Behavior?

I was reading about a study done with pigeons the other day. The pigeons were in a cage with a feeder bar. If the pigeon pecked the bar a piece of food was given. The pigeon learned that one peck meant one piece of food. If the pigeon could peck and get food whenever he wanted he would get bored and peck every once in a while. The scientists then changed it up. The food was turned off. The pigeon would peck and no food was given. Once the pigeon learned no food was coming he gave up any interest… Read the rest

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Does Your Dog Spite You?

Earlier this week I wrote about Donald Trump. I said he’ll never make it to election day, that he will drop from the race with some excuse about why he can’t run. The response was interesting. Some emails I received were pro-Trump and some were very anti-Trump. I made the prediction because I really don’t believe he wants the office of President. So why would he put all this time and effort into something he does not want? You have to look at his underlying reasons for doing this. You see, what he wants is…. …..publicity. In the past week… Read the rest

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This Will Solve Any Of Your Dog Training Problems

QUESTION: How does your dog learn? ANSWER: Two ways. Your dog learns through Association. Consequence. Let’s say you open the refrigerator door. Your dog comes over and you give him a slice of cheese. You repeat this process a few times and your dog will associate the sound of the fridge door opening with the cheese and he will come running. Learning through association – also know as… classical conditioning. Next you open the fridge door and your dog comes running over. Instead of simply handing your dog the cheese you say, “sit.” Your dog sits and you hand the… Read the rest

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I Hope Puff Diddy Doesn’t Have Dogs

So P. Diddy, or is it Puff Daddy(?) rapper Sean Combs was arrested Saturday. He was arrested for assaulting a UCLA football coach. So why would Puff Daddy assault a football coach? He saw the coach yelling at his son who plays as a defensive back for the team. Here’s what is important to understand. You see, Puff didn’t just walk into the coach’s office and started swinging. His anger was triggered by an event that dictated his response. He became highly emotional seeing his son being screamed at and decided to resolve the problem by picking up a kettlebell… Read the rest

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Here’s What To Do If You Feel Like Quitting

Ever hear of the book, “The Compound Effect?” It’s by a guy named Darren Hardy and it is a really good book that I highly recommend reading. In it he talks about his friend, Big Mo. He states: “Have you met my friend Mo, or “Big Mo” yet? You can’t see or feel Mo, but you know when you’ve got it. You can’t count on Mo showing up to every occasion, but when it does – WOW! Big Mo can catapult you into the stratosphere of success. And once you’ve got Mo on your side, there’s almost no way anyone… Read the rest

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The One Dog Training Lesson That Trumps Them All

It was impossible to turn around yesterday without hearing that Donald Trump is running for president. Facebook was flooded with conversations on this. I am predicting that he will drop from the race. You see, Trump is in the entertainment business. He developed a brand and pushes it every chance he gets. He has been telling the American public that he is going to run since his first book, “The Art Of The Deal,” in the 1980’s. At some point he will drop out using his health, family obligations, or some other excuse. So why would he do this? Simple.… Read the rest

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Is My Writing Is Dribble?

Do you think I send dribble every day? Yesterday I gave the solution for jumping. If you want to stop jumping you need to say, “NO,” and apply a negative consequence. Once the dog has all four paws on the ground, you say, “YES,” and apply a positive consequence. The dog training world has gone a little bonkers and most of the “experts” will tell you that you should never use a negative consequence and come up with kooky explanations. Here is an email that came in from Lewis: “I am genuinely concerned with the dribble that you are now… Read the rest

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Extremely Dangerous Dog Training Advice

Much of the dog training advice today can get your dog killed. That’s a bold statement for a Monday morning. But 100% true and you know that I always give it to you straight. AND I always prove my point. Jumping is a huge problem for about 80% of the people that have a dog. The advice from the PO’d crowd is that you should always ignore the behavior or give the dog something else to do like sit. The correct course of action is to apply a negative consequence to stop the behavior. Once the dog successfully stops jumping,… Read the rest

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Lazy Man’s Guide To Dog Training

Have you ever heard this quote from Bill Gates? “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.” I am all about finding the easiest way of doing something. But it is also misleading. One question I get asked often is about running a business on the internet. How do you get customers, I am always asked. My reply is always the same. “It’s easy. I wake up every morning and write an email to my subscribers. It’s the easiest way I have found to consistently get… Read the rest

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Three Secrets That Will Improve Your Dog’s Recall (Come When Called)

The one command everyone wants their dog to do well is the recall command. As the weather gets nicer we want to be able to go places with our dogs and know that they will come back when we call. Here are four secrets that will improve your dog’s recall immediately. Avoid Unintentional Punishment – This is a biggie. I see this happen with puppies all the time. Puppy is at the beach for the first time. The owner lets puppy off leash and lets him run around for a while. It’s time to go and owner calls puppy to… Read the rest

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