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Price: $19.99
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The decision to bring a dog into your home can represent enormous and unexpected responsibility and chaos. Many of us find ourselves feeling overwhelmed when the reality of such a large undertaking is exposed and the market for training books and other information is so vast and competitive. Join Dog Behavior Expert, Joe Ardis Horn, as he uniquely and innovatively approaches canine training from the dog s perspective. Effective techniques are taught in a concise and comprehensive manner, and apply equally to both the new dog owner and to those who are merely seeking to sharpen current behavior skills. Achieving optimum behavior from your dog requires understanding more than a memorized set of verbal commands, baby talk, or an elaborate training plot, which can lead to frustration, discouragement, and can be prohibitive to progress. Joe Ardis will relay in simple, easy to follow terms how understanding the thought patterns and psychological nature of your dog is essential to successful human/canine communication. Chapters on this 2-Hour DVD include: 1. Sit 2. Stay 3. Down 4. The Correctional Touch 5. The Walk 6. Feeding by Invitation 7. Properly Giving Treats and Rewards 8. Claiming Spaces 9. Creating Areas 10. Affection by Invitation 11. Nipping 12. Crate Training 13. Housebreaking 14. Nutrition 15. Grooming and Maintenance
MPAA rating : G (General Audience)
Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
Director : Joe Ardis Horn
Media Format : NTSC, Multiple Formats, Widescreen
Run time : 2 hours
Release date : January 29, 2014
Actors : Joe Ardis
Studio : Defenders Film
ASIN : B00HG25RQM
Number of discs : 1
Rachel28 –
âï¸ Positive training – no shock collars/clickers
This video has been so helpful to us with our new Lab! I really appreciate that this trainer uses positive reinforcement and interacts with the dogs in their own language, so they can easily understand what is expected of them. I also like that there are no hand-held “clickers” to be used ….. because honestly, we’re not going to walk around with clickers on our hands forever. We want to be able to handle/train our dog with just our hands/leash and voices. I’m happy to report that our dog is understanding and responding well to the training she’s been receiving from this video! Good girl!! ððð¼The only suggestion I would give, is that it would have been nice if he included the “Come” command. But we figured it out on our own using his principals and a leash to gently but firmly draw her to us. It worked! Thanks!
My2Cents –
We are about to get a Coton de Tulear puppy- 11 weeks old!
We are getting a new puppy soon. I wanted a dvd that the kids would enjoy and learn from. It is mostly basic stuff, but for people with little or no puppy experience, it serves it’s purpose.The dvd is home movie quality. Don’t expect anything close to hollywood. However, everything is explained well. After watching, my husband, 11 year old daughter, 10 year old son and myself walked away feeling much more confident in preparing for our new puppy.He demonstrates all the techniques with his own, untrained puppy. It is amazing how the puppy is able pick-up on the sit, lay and stay commands in just minutes. His technique is calm and simple. He uses treats and positive reinforcement. He also demonstrates how his techniques works just as easily on mature dogs.We are now watching the video a second time in order to reinforce the techniques.It is cute because he shows his two little kids using the skills; making my kids comfortable, that they too, will be able to train the puppy.
Father Abraham –
Really good general foundation for a new dog
Awesome video. We just got a puppy and this method has been working really well. It’s all about positive reinforcement and getting your puppy or dog to behave appropriately based on dog psychology and natural instinct rather than punishing them. Seems to be really effective so far.There were a couple behavioral things that have come up with our puppy that weren’t covered in great detail by this video, but it is a great general foundation to use to start, and Joe Ardis Horn has a really good way about explaining this method and why it works.We combined this video with one or two reference books that included some additional situations and details to fill-in some gaps and for additional details on specific topics we were running into (nipping, crate training problems, etc.), and it has worked out great for our puppy.
CLane –
Good for new dog owners
The video is probably good for people who are new to owning dogs, I have been a dog owner for over thirty years. He provides good examples for training if you have not trained dogs before.The information is pretty basic and not worth the cost of the CD in my opinion.
Patty C. –
Very Good for What It Covers But Falls Short!
Very good training methods & don’t necessarily have to offer a lot of treats. Many sections of situations that your dog might face with easy-to-follow instructions for how to improve your dog’s behavior and establish yourself as the “alpha male.” However, I primarily got this DVD for the purpose of training my cocker spaniel (a 5 yr. old rescue) to come when she’s called so she can roam around our large backyard and not stray into neighbors’ yards or, worse, into the road. This command was not covered at all, and I was very surprised, as it’s one of the most basic and most important things to teach your dog. I would’ve appreciated this being covered far more than nutrition, which you can talk about with your vet. So I had to look elsewhere for the one thing I was hoping to learn from this video.
Kelli D Rejniak –
your dog always looked like they were getting pulled at too quick of a …
Why are you on the wrong side of the dog when you are walking them?? Not much positive reinforcemnents given to the dog, petting and praise. You need to be using a 6-foot leash instead of the short lead you were working with, your dog always looked like they were getting pulled at too quick of a pace. I was not impressed at all with this DVD.
Seth –
This DVD can get results amazingly fast
I have a 8 year old 10lb Coton de Tuléar. She is adorable, however she had a horrible habit jumping up on the leather couch and digging in the cushions. The lessons and attitude that Joe showed me. Had an effect in about fifteen minutes of training. After a day she completely stopped jumping on the couch at all and shes started to learn “STAY”. I made the changes in my voice and started issuing commands rather than conversations and my old dog is learning new tricks. I am showing this DVD to my sister who is having some trouble with her dog bursting out the door. If you need some help training your dog this DVD goes into not only what you need to do but the why and the how of what your doing. There is so much in this dvd I wish I had it when Cherub was a puppy.
michael a rants –
Was not clear as how the Alfa dog comes into …
Was not clear as how the Alfa dog comes into play, seemed to me too generous to continuely let dog have the upper hand and spends to much time teaching and not enough time letting dog know who is in control. Sorry.
TorontoJim –
This video has a LOT of great info. I think it’s 15 chapters/sections. This video answered so many questions I still had after watching a lot of different trainers videos on YouTube. The information is explained clearly: the process, the reasonings, etc. He doesn’t spoon-feed you, but you are left knowing exactly what to do. The only thing he doesn’t really talk about (nor do most video trainers) is how long you have to keep repeating the training for. Depending on the breed and what you are teaching them, they can learn in a few days or it may take a few months. So long as you remember that nothing is overnight, I’d highly rate this video, it’s content, and it’s production. When my son and his family decide to get a dog, I’ll be getting this video for them (okay, I’ll be gifting them my copy).
Bernard P. –
Clarity in speech. Good audio n video production. Content n information are just very basic. Good for first time dog owners but recommended for advanced or professional dog training. Beware of Shipping & Handling Charges. In my case, it was ridiculous.
average person –
We watched the video and are putting into practice what we have learned.