Dog Training

The Way You Teach “NO” Is Magic

Training your dog using the ADTM system requires you to understand and accept two main points. They’re simple. Effective. And if you follow these two main points, you’ll have a trained dog faster than you’d think. The first part is easy. You teach your dog the word “YES” and use it when you want to teach your dog to do a behavior like sit, down, stay, etc. The second part requires you to ignore conventional wisdom and the overwhelming advice of legions of dog trainers that flood the internet and elsewhere. The second part requires you to teach your dog… Read the rest

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How To STOP Barking And Aggression On Leash (VIDEO)

This week I worked with a Rottweiler that was very reactive on leash. Barking, lunging, and acting aggressive when I walked in. The owners were in luck because this is right up my alley. I helped turn this Rotti around in less than a half hour. What? Not possible? You think you can’t change an aggressive, barking, lunging 14 month old Rotti into a nice, well behaved dog in less than a half hour. Good thing I made a video of it which you can see right here: Best, Eric… Read the rest

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Magical Dog Training

Growing up I had a best friend we’ll call Fred. At a very early age Fred developed an interest in girls. And he would do just about anything to show off in front of them. One day he got an idea inspired by the one guy that was every boy’s hero growing up in the 70’s. Fred was going to duplicate a stunt he saw Evel Knievel do. He built a ramp and was going to jump 19 garbage cans. Evel had jumped 19 cars and broke the world record. We could only round up about 8 garbage cans but… Read the rest

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How To Become A Better Dog Trainer

Okay, today I am going to make you a better dog trainer. You’re going to need a few things: Paper Pen Hat Friend Go get them. I’ll wait. Okay, now what I want you to do is write some behaviors on the paper. Here are some ideas: Walk backwards Hop on one foot Touch your knee Turn on a light switch Now put the behaviors in the hat. Pick a behavior out of the hat. You are now going to train the behavior to your friend. The way you are going to communicate is with the word “YES.” Every time… Read the rest

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Are You Confused About Dog Training?

A great question came in from a longtime reader of the ADTM’s daily email. Eric – “I read your emails daily, and learn from them. I appreciate your attitude and demeanor, and my dog, Bella, benefits from them as well. You frequently mention that negative consequences are necessary to stop undesired behavior, and that there seems to be a community that finds fault with what you say. I, on the other hand, grew up in an era before you, where negative punishments were the norm rather than the exception, and they did not border on cruelty. They WERE cruelty. I… Read the rest

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No B.S. Guide To Dog Training

Lately I have been writing a lot about teaching the word “NO” and using negative consequences to stop unacceptable behaviors. I’ve also pointed out popular, well-known trainers that are INtentionally misleading dog owners with false information. This has resulted in many readers of my daily hard-hitting, informational, educational email to write me. Their advice has been for me to back off, to focus only on the positive, to be the “Pro” and not call foul when I see it. I’ve read this advice, processed it and… rejected it. I’m sorry, but I have an obligation to my readers to provide… Read the rest

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I Promise I Won’t Bore You

I think I bored a new client the other day. You see, when I start working with a new client I always spend about 20 minutes explaining how dog training works. Part of the explanation is about classical and operant conditioning. “Classical conditioning is learning by association and operant conditioning is learning by consequence,” I said as I gave her the handout. She stifled a yawn and said, “Thank you,” and put her hand up to cover her mouth. “Uh oh,” I thought. Time to get up and start working with the dogs. I guess I am a geek when… Read the rest

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How To Stop Aggression – Before And After Video Included

I was an extremely lucky kid growing up. I grew up on the Lees River in Swansea, MA and was able to spend summers swimming and playing around the water. Because I grew up by the water I can do most water sports. Swim, scuba dive, sail, snorkel, row, fish, water ski, you name it, I can do it. This made very comfortable around water… a little too comfortable. You see, one day I was water skiing with my brother-in-law and some friends on the South Wattuppa Pond in Fall River. We had been skiing for a few hours when… Read the rest

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Did You Know Will Ferrell Is A Dog Trainer?

We all know Will Ferrell as a talented comedian but did you know he trains dogs. He also uses a clicker. Here is the video: Hope that gave you a chuckle. Anyway, if you want your dog to listen to you better than Will Ferrell’s dogs now is the time to take advantage of some of my most popular courses. WHY? By making a donation of any size to a shelter I am helping you can choose any of the following courses: * Ultimate Online Recall Course * Leash Walking Secrets Course * Ultimate Online Obedience Course * Good K9… Read the rest

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Dealing With The Reactive Dog

Ever heard the term, “reactive dog?” It has become a very popular term and it is used to describe a dog that barks, lunges, growls or acts aggressive towards other dogs or strangers. I’ll be holding a class on this for a local shelter next month and spent some time yesterday writing some information on it to distribute. Here is some of what I wrote about what will be covered in the class: What you need to know about cross associations and how this common occurrence develops into aggressive behavior on leash. (And how one simple, easy to follow tip… Read the rest

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