With 20 years' experience, help and advice from dog behaviourists, dog trainers, dog handlers. and successful rescue dog re-homers, Heather has put together some helpful insights into the introduction, familiarisation and training of your new dog. The course looks at his learned behaviours, how his mind works, and which methods work best to gain his trust and achieve favourable behaviour in the home and out and about.

Leash Aggression is a very serious and prominent issue with many dogs. Unfortunately, owners make their dog's aggression worse every day by not understanding why their dog is doing it. Learn what causes leash aggression, why it isn't aggression at all, and how to solve it. This course has valuable information and step by step videos on how to fix your dog's leash reactivity and begin to enjoy walks again with your dog. With this course, you will learn: -what causes leash reactivity -what everyday things you are doing to make it worse -scientifically based training to reduce reactivity -how to reduce pulling, barking, jumping on a leash -how to have more controlled walks with your dog -counter-conditioning your dog's aggression -how to get your dog to listen to you on walks *This training program also works for friendly dogs that are overly excited and out of control when they see a dog or person they want to greet.

The world of dog husbandry and training is in dire need for another quantum leap! The time is long overdue for all dog professions (breeders, veterinarians, pet store retailers, trainers and shelters/rescues) to utterly reevaluate and refocus their practices and to champion a combined focus on educating prospective and new puppy owners vis a vis puppy raising, so that puppies stay in their original homes instead of being surrendered to shelters as adolescents. Just as we have great owners and not so great owners, it is truly a sobering thought that, by definition, in any profession, when assessed according to any criterion, 50% of professionals fall below median. Dog owners have had an enormous impact on the improved selection of quality products offered in pet stores. As educated consumers, prospective owners can have and probably, will have, similar expectations and effects on breeders, shelters and trainers. From breeders, owners will be looking for puppies that at the very least have been housetrained, chewtoy-trained, manners trained and socialised to people. Similarly, from shelters/rescues, adopters will be searching for dogs that have been housetrained, chewtoy-trained and manners trained during their stay and are now friendlier and more confident. From trainers, puppy and dog owners will be looking for the easiest, quickest, most effective and most enjoyable training techniques that offer immediate and enormous benefits. We really can’t keep blaming irresponsible pet owners if no one tells them what to do ( before they make predictable and preventable mistakes). The requisite puppy-raising educational materials are readily available but they need to be universally distributed (via email) by all dog professions to all other dog professions and eventually, to all dog owners. Some dog owners might get another puppy. More likely though they will know a friend or neighbor who is searching for one and so, pass along the information. Additionally, put the materials on your company website for free download. The educational materials may be customized with your business name and contact information and so, you may brand your dog business in the community as the one trying to make a difference. Remember, it only takes just one dedicated and persistent person to cause a change. Disseminating information is so doable these days given the technological advances in social media. Dr. Dunbar has created a number of Behaviour Programs for Dog Professionals to evaluate practices and to coordinate and accelerate the distribution of educational materials to prospective and new puppy owners. 1. To encourage Breeders to at least housetrain, chewtoy-train, teach basic manners and socialise their litters and especially, to preferentially breed for longevity. Longevity is the best indicator of physical and behavioural health. It is simply not right that so many pure-bred dogs predictably die so young. “A live dog is better than a dead lion.” Ecclesiastes 9 2. To encourage Veterinary Practitioners to take full advantage of their most unique and enviable position of seeing every breeder, most prospective puppy owners (existing clients) and nearly every new puppy owner on several occasions when puppies are brought in for immunization shots. This is the optimal time for puppies and their owners to receive an educational vaccine. Of all the dog professions, veterinarians have by far the best opportunity to prevent the development of utterly predictable and easily preventable dog behavior and temperament problems. “It is easier to build strong puppies than to repair broken dogs.” (With apologies to Frederick Douglas.) 3. To encourage Pet Store Retailers to disseminate the same educational materials (i.e., instructions for use of dog products) to prospective or new puppy owners that come to purchase food and supplies. For example, puppy owners need to know why they are buying a dog crate — to prevent mistakes around the house, to autoshape chewtoy chewing and to predict when the puppy needs “to go” so that it can be taken to a toilet area and trained to eliminate on cue. 4. To encourage all Shelters/Rescues to adopt an in-house, behavior and training programme, such as Open Paw — at the very least including, housetraining, chewtoy-training, basic manners and ongoing socialization with people and other dogs. Simply housing dogs in cages is not sufficient. For example, without regular toilet breaks, a previously housetrained dog will be forced to soil its living area. Sheltering is supposed to make homeless dogs more adoptable, not less adoptable. But even more important, shelters/rescues must strive to stop the problem at the cause and so, reduce shelter input. Of all the dog professions, with their enormous mailing lists, animal charities have the best opportunity to disseminate puppy-raising materials to dog people. 5. To encourage Dog Trainers to be the people that catalyse the change in their communities by being more proactive in promoting their businesses and at the same time, educating prospective and new puppy owners by emailing the educational materials to all clients, all other dog professionals, all local media and to anyone and everyone.

Tired of your dog pulling you down the street? In this course, professional dog trainer Bijan of ORA Dog training teaches you how to train your dog to walk properly and 'heel' on a leash. Once you and your dog have mastered the heeling drills and commands, the next step is off-leash mastery. Take your dog walking in high distraction spaces and rest assured his/her attention will remain on you as the owner at all times. ORA — train O bedience and build R elationship through A ffection.

Your puppy’s first hours, days and weeks in their new home are the most important of their life — miss out on training opportunities now and you’ll be playing catch-up for months, if not years, to come. What You'll Need & Why Life with your puppy will be so much easier if you manage your puppy's environment from the start. I'll show you the best way to use crates, playpens and dog gates. Your Advance Checks What to check with the breeder, making sure you've puppy-proofed your home and garden, and deciding on puppy house-rules! Today's the Day!! Your home is ready and waiting (or almost!) and now you just need to pick up your puppy. This lesson will send you off well prepared for the journey and those critical first few hours at home with you. Plus downloadable Shopping List (so you're well prepared)!

Based on the bestselling dog training book 'How to  Be Your Dog's Superhero' This course shows you how to use positive and practical methods that will help you connect, bond and better control your pet dog. Training and exercising your dog off lead in the park is easier and more enjoyable when your dog is focused on and wants to be with you, the owner. Train your dog like a dog trainer (even if you have never done any training before) Using the methods used my the worlds leading dog trainers like John Rogerson and David Davies you will learn how to assess you own dog and find out exactly what rewards he prefers, then Dom will show you how to use those rewards to play games and get your dog's attention so that he follows you around the park ALL the time, even when their are birds, rabbits, dogs and other distractions around. The course can be completed in a few days, although I would recommend you take your time and implement over at least a week to really understand what it is your dogs loves doing. Starting with an explanation of why your dog currently does naughty things you don't want him too (important so you don't repeat the mistakes of the past) you then discover how dog's learn and are shown how to conduct your own 'Dog Audit'. The Dog Audit will give you a great understanding of what are the things your dog really enjoys, his kryptonite. In the following lectures we then use the Kryptonite to connect ,bond, play and train your dog. Dom will then show you what and where you should train your dog. Training in the right environment is crucial to allow you dog to learn quicker and make less mistakes. Finally you will see how you can put all of the training into practise so you can do more than just Survive the Dog Park and really start enjoying your dog again outdoors. This course is aimed specifically at pet dog owners and dog enthusiasts. There is NO long complicated dog training jargon in this course. You will be able to put the kind and effective methods I teach in this course into practise with your own dog almost immediately, and quickly start enjoying exercising your dog again. Students who complete this course will be able to much better control and have more fun with your four legged best friend. This course comes with a downloadable 24 page ebook and a free chapter of my best selling dog training book, ' How to Be Your Dog's Superhero'.

Our five part course is recommended for those who want to gain an understanding of how to get the best out of their dog training. It covers subjects such as: What your dog needs - the basics and how this affects training; Body language – why is it important? Includes simple exercises to keep your dogs focus; Rewards - how to scale them effectively to enhance learning; Setting up training sessions; Entertaining your dog - and unlocking the nose.Its ideal for new puppy owners or experienced owners who want to understand how their dog works and how to best set up training sessions. Jim is a dog handler and member of the National Search and Rescue Dog Association in the UK. He works alongside the Police in the UK and has had a number of successes in searching for missing people. He has worked with dogs for over 20 years in various settings such as a dog warden, dog walker and dog trainer. He holds local dog training classes , teaching people basic obedience, advanced obedience and scent discrimination. When he's not training owners he can be found handling a variety of different dogs walking them in idyllic locations and training his own search and rescue dog with team colleagues. Having worked alongside some of the best dog handlers in the world, Jim is now utilising his dog training skills to help customers understand their own dogs better and provide them with valuable advice to help build a loving happy relationship with their own dogs. Jim has also featured in Dogs Monthly Magazine and appeared on the BBCs Crimewatch Roadshow. The series episode guide is as follows: Video 1 - Basic needs: Bonding with your dog and why it is important to you and your training; Labelling dogs and what they achieve; Basic Needs - what are they and how can they help your training?; Physical reactions - whats going on inside your dog? Video 2 - Body Language: Reading your dogs body language - signs of anxiety, happiness, etc. Your Body language and how to use it to benefit your training Body language signs Teach your do to focus on you - 'watching you' demonstration. Video 3 - Rewards: How do dogs learn? What to reward your dog The Reward scale Marking behaviour Video 4 - Getting the most out of training sessions: Before you begin The Training Environment Generalisation Training complex tasks Keeping a record Video 5 - Entertaining your dog and unlocking the nose: Exercise Using the Nose Puzzle Solving Socialising Course Summary This course is great for everyone interested in dogs - from beginners, (those who've just bought their puppy or are thinking about buying one) to experienced dog owners who want to understand their dog better and become more efficient at training their dog. It is the first in what will be a series of training modules designed to help you train your dog to become more obedient and to teach them how to search for things using their nose.

Does your dog listen to you all the time? Does your dog unruly behaviour embarrass and frustrate you? How to Find Your Dogs' Kryptonite will show you the secret to having a dog that loves and listens to you ALL the time. Using the simple techniques applied by the worlds leading dog trainers his course will  teach you how to use toys and treats to get your dogs attention and successfully train him. No more will you feel guilty for telling your dog off for running away from you to find a dog to play with at the park. The truth is you do not need to be a dog trainer or a canine psychologist to have a well trained dog. This course gives pet dog owners the practical knowledge they need to enjoy exercising a dog that actually wants to be with their owner. You will have a deeper understanding of exactly what it is your dog likes and how you can use that information to better control him at the park. The course is structured in a way that allows you to practise playing and training in an environment that you feel safe in. The training begins at home and then gradually move to more distracting locations as your knowledge and confidence increases. At the end of the course you will have a better connection and be able to grow your relationship with a dog that loves and wants to be with you wherever you take him.

In this course you will learn how to correctly perform all the exercises in the AKC Rally Master class. You will also learn how to teach these exercises to your dog. Each exercise is demonstrated on video, usually from four different angles. Each video demo is followed by a discussion video. The discussion video is an analysis of the exercise and covers such topics as principal parts, orientation, teaching the new skills to your dog, footwork, cueing, and practice tips. Some exercises have separate training videos following the discussion video. Written materials are included to enhance the learning experience. Questions are always welcome. If you would like to include a link to a video of you and your dog, I am happy to comment or help you troubleshoot any issues you may be having. My goal is for you to have a fun and rewarding learning experience. I want your team to have a thorough understanding of the Master exercises and to be able to perform them skillfully while working towards your RM and RACH titles.

How to tailor your dog training to your dog to get results.  Practical, simple, easily understood methods for the every day dog.  Nobody's dog is perfect, even if they are perfect for us.  Help your dog become more secure and fulfilled by learning how to teach them correctly.  I have trained hundreds of dogs in the Tampa Bay area using these methods, and I'm excited to be able to bring you a practical, real world resource for training your dog.