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My Addiction That Has My Wife Concered

So I have this addiction that I don’t talk about often. I’ve wrestled with it for years and recently my wife has become concerned with this addiction. She’s known about it since we got together and has learned to live with it but lately it has been causing some problems between us and I think it’s time I got some help. Especially since she now thinks it is starting to affect our daughter Scarlett. The addiction……? ………Seinfeld. I never, ever get tired of watching the show and if you were to pull up a chair and watch a few episodes… Read the rest

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Why You And Your Dog Have To Be Careful Around The “Experts”

So by now many of you know that I disagree with a lot of “conventional dog training wisdom.” The “experts” are always telling dog owners to: Never let your dog sleep on the bed. Never play tug of war. Always use a choke chain. Don’t let your dog out the door before you. Wait until six months old before training. You know that my take on all of the above is phooey! Let your dog sleep on the bed, play tug games, never use a choke chain, walking out the door – please, six months before training is a sure… Read the rest

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Get Your Stinking Dirty Paws Off Me

Little fun and excitement yesterday. Mrs. LaFluer needed help with her newly adopted dog. Being a lifelong dog lover, she had small dogs all of her life. This time she adopted a puppy and was told he would be on the small side. Now with a 60 LB. ball of energy, she needed help. She made a smart move and called in a top dog training specialist (me) to help bring him under control. I was there for about five minutes and even with all my expertise, experience and unlimited knowledge of Canis lupus familiaris, I knew I would not… Read the rest

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Dog Training Formula That Works Every Time

So once a month I do a free seminar at the local shelter. Once the locals hear that The Amazing Dog Training Man is holding a free seminar on training and behavior, the news spreads like wildfire. People from all over phone their friends and relatives and tell them that the famous dog trainer with over 11 million YouTube views, author of three books and all around good guy is having a free seminar to solve their dog’s problems once and for all. And when I opened the doors to share my dog training wisdom…… …….exactly 9 people walked through… Read the rest

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Jewish Food That Can END Counter Surfing

So I kid that my blog posts are like a mini seminar in each issue. And you are going to want to shut off the cell phone, pour your favorite beverage, sit back and read this to the end. This is what happened: I was working with a young, very active labradoodle (is the entire dog world turning into doodles?) yesterday and the owners numero uno complaint was….. …..counter surfing. Stealing food off the counter was driving this lady nuts. I held up my hand and said: “Your troubles are over. You hired The Amazing Dog Training Man and neither… Read the rest

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How To Help Your Dog In A World Full Of Creeps

Are you afraid of anything? Chances are, you have some fears. Many of the things we are fearful of are fake. There is nothing to really be afraid of but we can’t help but being afraid. For instance, I am not afraid of clowns, spiders or snakes but I am afraid of….. …..the shower. The clinical term is Ablutophobia. Here’s the interesting part. I’ve never had a single traumatic event happen in the shower. All my fears are in my head. I think it stems from the shower scene in the movie Psycho which terrified my mother who never even… Read the rest

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I Have A Bad Feeling That Whenever A Lesbian Looks At Me…

I have a bad feeling that whenever a lesbian looks at me they think, “That’s why I’m not a heterosexual.” –George Costanza I almost fell off the couch the first time I heard this line watching Seinfeld. I saw it again the other night and wondered what dogs think when they look at us. It’s tough to try and figure out what others are thinking. In fact, it’s best to just forget it all together and live the way you want. I always like what Eleanor Roosevelt said: “Your opinion of me is none of my business.” All kinds of… Read the rest

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Your Dog Is An Empty Boat

The Taoists have a famous teaching about an empty boat. You are in the middle of a river when an empty boat rams your boat. Chances are you would not get angry at the empty boat but…. …..if someone was in the boat it would be a whole different story. You might become enraged at the person in the boat holding onto the rudder. The point of the story is that the person that cuts you off in traffic, the kids that bullied you as a child, the negative and hurtful comments someone has made about you are all empty,… Read the rest

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The God Of Frolic

“The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic.” – Henry Ward Beecher Being the god of frolic can get you into trouble. A lot of trouble. I know because I see it every day. A large part of my business is going to a new puppy owner’s home to work with them. Many of the dogs I work with are under six months old and frolic is in full swing. The problem is that the humans don’t fully appreciate all the energy and quickly get frustrated when the puppy is constantly chomping on their hands,… Read the rest

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Why Your Dog Jumps, Bites, Barks At You – And How To STOP It

Did a little baby sitting yesterday. Maybe the right word is puppy sitting. Our neighbors, finding out that they were living next door to The Amazing Dog Training Man, decided to fast track their plans to get a puppy and brought the little guy home over the weekend. Smart move, I’d do the same thing if I lived next door to me. Anyway, they have a great advantage, not because they live next to me,but because the puppy has not yet developed behaviors that we humans deem unacceptable and in most cases – bad! And I am going to meet… Read the rest

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