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I wondered if anyone has used any of the Leerburg training stuff. I listened to a little bit and read through his article on dominant dogs. I haven't bought anything or formed a hard opinion of his training yet, just wondering b/c so many of you have more experience than me.
Leerburg is great, mostly protection, sch and working type stuff on their site. Ed is great, Michael Ellis is a well respected trainer, and they give some great videos/articles. IMO, some of the tactics need to be modified slightly especially if you have a more sensitive dog, but overall, great stuff. Michael Ellis has a great talk on marker training.
Never heard of him but going to look him up and see what he is about- If Kevin says he is good, he probably is! Since he has the resident perfectly trained dobergirl ;)
The leerburg site, and Michael Ellis are very well know in the working dog world. Just understand that in the working world, your average GSD, or Mal is not going to be as sensitive as your typical dobe. I'm not sure if you're interested in the working sports that they train, or just general obedience. But, keep in mind that much (not all. THere's plenty of "regular" training info) of what they do is helping build and shape a dog into a good working dog. Alot of drive building, intensity and confidence building, etc. A good portion of what they do and teach is probably not going to apply to your average dog owner who will not be participating in working sports. Just keep that in mind while watching/reading, so that you can watch the right vidoes that apply to what you're trying to do.
The way I do marker training is very similar to what Michael Ellis teaches, and this particular video is him giving a lecture on that marker training. I think everyone can benefit from this video.
Thanks Kevin I will watch that when I have some time later!
It's long, about 70 minutes, but it's a great watch. When you have enough time, it's well worth it.
I am going to try and watch it over the weekend... I would have last night but the dogs had other ideas for me...
Thanks Kevin for replying...I'm going to watch this video this evening (hopefully).
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Read his article on his philosophy of dog training, & read almost everything he's written. I like Ed because he & I have similar beliefs on dog training: feed dogs a raw diet. Be the pack leader. Keep training balanced: not too hard, not too soft. If you seem to like what you've read, then go ahead & buy a DVD or something.
Probably not very helpful, but hey.