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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Much Needed Info Dec 30, 2009
By Cindy
We've enjoyed putting into practice some of the things in this training DVD with our dog. It's too bad that most of us will never purchase a product like this until we run into difficulties. I've had dogs all my life and never knew half of the stuff Frawley is teaching. I realize now that though we've had good experiences with our dogs, our experiences could have been much better if we had understood more in the way of what makes a dog "tick." The dog we have now (the reason for buying this and a number of other Leerburg DVDs) has become much more respectful toward our teenage daughter since she's been changing the way she treats the dog.
We also purchased the one about pack structure for the family dog, and that's a must as well. We've learned that our daughter's deferential treatment of this dog, whom she loves, was causing the dog to see her as an inferior pack member and causing the aggression problem which was our reason for the purchase. If you're only going to get one of these rather expensive videos, get the pack structure one. The alternative for us was having the dog put down, and that would have really hurt.
Oh yes . . . I should mention that Frawley has decades of experience in the real world and is not an actor playing a dog trainer or a celebrity dog psychologist. Some of the things (like "alpha rolling") advocated by these better-known trainers may be okay with a gentle (and small) dog, but with a harder dog could lose you your face. So be warned. I was advised to have our daughter "alpha roll" our dog, but had the sense to stop her when I sensed the dog's impending reaction. After having watched some of the Leerburg DVDs and heard some of his stories about this practice, I'm very, very glad we didn't push that one.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Ed is one of the best! Jan 20, 2010
By S. Hagan
You have to go to the Leerburg website. It has thousands of useful articules about dog training and behavior management. This is the best training DVD that I have seen- The next best thing to my dogs' trainers- Missy and Cameron! Buy it!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Oldie but goodie! Mar 18, 2011
By AmericanBulldogger
"Foreign Film Lover"
I own an "old" VHS version of this production, what looks like it came out of the ark. I'm certain this VHS version is quite out of date, unlike the DVD version, which appears to have been updated somewhat. Regardless of this corny oldie, but goodie, the information is still quite relevant. Using and applying the training techniques helped me and one of my female American Bulldogs achieve her CGC (Canine Good Citizen) certificate. It has also made for an easier to control and better behaved dog overall. That makes life much more pleasant for everyone, including the dog! Good stuff! Yes there are a lot of people out there that may disagree with Ed's methods. If you want PetSmart training, then by all means, take your dog to PetSmart, but if you want someone with a law enforcement background, who has spent years training and formulating his own methods, and has a good understanding of dog behavior, give Leerburg a try. It works!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Detailed, knowledgeable, lots of information Nov 18, 2011
By Quiet Summer
"SummerKY"
I searched quite a few hours for a training video or book that I felt would be helpful and that was provided by someone with experience with dog training and not someone that just happened to be particularly popular. I found more popular trainers with a lot less training than I would have liked. This DVD is very specific and covers alot of ground, you will not be able to get through this in one sitting and you will spend weeks upon weeks covering everything and utlilizing the information here over and over. There are some aspects of training that I wanted to steer clear of (choke chains) etc and I appreciate that these DVD's do not focus on that specific type of correction, it gives you options and helps you understand how it applies directly to your dog and your situation. As we all know, every dog is different. This DVD has helped me to establish boundaries in my house with my dogs and has given me the tools to knowing how to train them, how to understand if they need correction and if so, how to provide that correction without harming my relationship with my dog or forfeiting my ability to stay the master of the relationship. I would recommend this video to someone like myself who needs guidance training their dog, who really wants to put the time into it and reap the rewards. I had issues with a dominant dog and it has been wonderful understanding her so much better and being able to control her behavior, she is much happier as well as I.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
awesome dvd!! Jan 03, 2011
By Debbie
I love this training dvd. Simple to understand, and I like the fact that it has different sections and you can choose what to watch. (like the sit command or down command)So if you need to go back and watch a certain section you can, instead of having to watch a whole video again to try to find the topic you need to watch.
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