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Testimonials on "Your Puppy 8
Weeks to 8 Months" DVD:

Review 1 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

August 6, 2009

Hi Ed,

I would like to take a moment to tell you how much I have been enjoying and learning things pertaining dogs ever since I stumbled across your website a couple of months ago when I was looking for information on converting our dogs onto a natural whole prey model diet. Your website is packed with information with all the *how to’s* on any subject anyone may have in raising/rearing/training their dog(s).

The passion you and Cindy have in teaching others about dogs and their behaviors is quite apparent. In my opinion, your training video, “Your Puppy weeks to 8 Months” is by far the best DVD we have ever purchased and we’re looking forward to expanding our collection. Keep those newsletters and videos coming!

Hope your knee is feeling better.

~C

Review 2 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Mr. Frawley,

Allow me to thank you for providing such a comprehensive and high quality source of dog training information and equipment. After bringing home our new pack member at 8 weeks (a male GSD from very strong working lines) we found your DVD "Your Puppy 8 Weeks To 8 Months" invaluable. Since then we have purchased "Basic Dog Obedience," "Raising a Working Puppy," and "Drive-Focus-Grip" finding them all equally useful. We also use and appreciate the extremely high quality Amish leather collars and leashes, toys and grooming supplies found on your web site. The only equipment available to us locally was the standard cheap Chinese crap that we found to be so poorly designed and manufactured that it could be dangerous to our animal. Again, many thanks.

Sincerely,
Frank

Review 3 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Dear Ed:

My name is Heather rae and I just wanted to send you a great big THANK YOU!  I had a GS mix for 13 years and had to have her put to sleep 3 years ago.  I recently purchased a beautiful male GSD whom we named Malakai!  He is so beautiful and so sweet! (Actually he chose us! LOL) The breeder I purchased him from recommended your web site to us.

I first purchased your ebook on house training as well as your Video, Your Puppy 8 weeks... Both were worth every penny!  You have such a wealth of information between your web site, DVD's and products you offer!  I am an animal lover and it was my dream to have a full breed GSD.  I am a single Mom with an 8 year old and a 3 year old and we are all in love with the newest member of our family! I am determined to train our little boy to be a great, well behaved adult GSD!  Malakai is learning quickly.

I am on your web site at least once a day and it truly is a wealth of information. I wish I lived closer to your kennels so I could meet you and thank you in person. I am looking forward to purchasing your basic dog obedience video next!  You truly have been a blessing to us! 

Heather Rae

Review 4 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Ed,

My family just got a dog for the first time and as first-time owners, we wanted to "get it right" from the start. We purchased your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months video, even though we weren't sure if it would be completely applicable to our 12 week old Cairn. I would like to tell you, we are completely satisfied. We were impressed with the information and how it is presented on the video. Before we watched it, we were enthusiastic owners without direction. Now we feel like we have a plan, and confidence that we're handling our dog the way we should.

Thanks,
Dennis

Review 5 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Hey Mr. Frawley,

I just wanted to say thank you for all the great information you have on your site. I bought your videos Puppies 8 weeks to 8 months and the Basic obedience a few weeks before we got our Chihuahua puppy. I have some dog experience but my husband had never owned one and the videos have been incredible. We have learned so much and Weller at 12 weeks is coming right along with the boundaries you have helped us set. It has also helped us to anticipate what we’ll need to work on next and what expectations we should have at each stage. I constantly refer others to your site and check back myself often to keep learning. You took the time to write me back after initially being unsure if your methods will work for a small dog and I’m so glad you did. I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate you and your site. You’re awesome!

Heidi P

Review 6 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Dear Mr. Frawley,

I just want to say thank you so very much for making my family's first experience with a puppy (a dog, for that matter) such a positive one. We were fortunate to find you by accident (in a panic) via the Internet in the middle of his first night home in August. Your web site, articles, and tapes (actually, you) truly saved us.

We were clueless when we brought Jake, our Labrador Retriever, home. Your article on housebreaking turned out to be like a Bible to me.
I followed it down to your every word (carried it around in my purse as if it were a Bible), and he was completely housebroken in no time. (NO accidents in the house after I found you ...a true miracle)

Likewise, your puppy video provided us with a wealth of valuable information. I repeatedly watched it, took notes, and applied everything that you said. We seem to have a Wonder Puppy now. He's only 4 1/2 months old, and he sits, lies down, goes to his "place," cooperates when I clip his nails and brush him, even sits and watches when squirrels run by or other dogs/people approach during a walk!

Without your expertise on the phases of training (especially the distraction phase), I would be completely frustrated with training, and worse, impatient with Jake. Your knowledge, however, enables me to realize what I am doing wrong, rather than what he is doing wrong. (And Jake thanks you for that!)
Now, when he exhibits some new unacceptable behavior, we all talk about what "Ed would do" and head for your site and back to the tape. :)
(My kids also call out "Handler Mistake!" when I do something wrong!)

For me, you have made dog training a challenge and a rewarding experience, rather than a job. I look forward to moving on to your next tape on behavior training tomorrow.

I have told my kids that I hope to drive to Wisconsin some time to personally thank you and introduce you to Jake, a product of your brilliance. (We're neighbors as we live in the north suburbs of Chicago.) Until then, thank you from afar...You truly have a gift with animals and we are so happy to have found you!

Best wishes,
Cherie K

Review 7 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Ed,

Thanks for the email yesterday. It seems after a day or two of completely removing my puppy from either the barking or presence of the "Menace" dogs, he has come back to himself! Thanks for your reassuring email as yesterday I was pretty distraught.

What I failed to tell you yesterday was that I own most of your videos!

From puppy 8 weeks to 8 months to bite training, training drive and focus
grip, and basic obedience. We have a new puppy because our last GSG died of a rare disease called "dysautonomia." This shuts down all automatic functions such as breathing, digestion, bowel movements, etc. We had followed your DVD's to the T.

This is for anyone who doubts or things that Mr. Frawley's training tactics or methods are cruel. For those who think this: You will be the same people emailing Mr. Frawley with the, "My dog bit my child, my dog bit my neighbor, etc..."

As I told you in my previous email, my neighbor's dog's ran out of the house without being told. Due to your videos our previous GSD NEVER, I MEAN NEVER, left the house without the command, "FREE." I could open the door and have all my children and wife leave, and then peg the door open with a rock and leave his sight and he would just sit there. After 10 minutes I would say, "FREE" and he would come out of the house! This was all based on your training tactics!

So, again to those of you who are thinking of getting ANY, and you should get MOST of the videos, DO IT!!! They will aid your dog and your family in a VERY pet safe, people safe, dog safe, animal! REGARDLESS OF BREED!!!

Again, thanks for the videos!!
Alien

Review 8 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

December 4, 2004

Good morning~

My 14-yr old son and I are getting our first puppy on Tuesday. I wanted to thank you for the video. Up until now I had some idea about training from the reading and research I've done. But now that I've seen your video, I have the comfort and confidence level to know we can do it right. Thanks so much and I hope you, your family and loved ones have a wonderful holiday season.

Jennifer B

Review 9 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

May 9, 2000

Dear Mr. Frawley,

Thank you for making the tape "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months" puppy video, it was enormously helpful and reassuring for me. My pup is almost four months old. Wish I had known about it earlier, but now I'm in a position to really appreciate it! In particular I appreciated hearing the animated way you speak to your dogs.

The ball on a string is now her favorite toy. Although I'm not setting any limits in terms of how far we'll train, am not generally planning in going in the protection direction. We live in a Buddhist community, which is quite public. I'm more concerned in getting her to leave our chickens and cats alone. (Read your dog and cats article) I hope that the ball work is providing a fun outlet for her prey drive (it helped her really catch on to retrieving) but don't necessarily want to enhance her prey drive. She has been socializing with the animals since she came at 8 weeks. She is actually quite gentle with them, but does get in a play mode which could I 'm sure develop into something more. Have been hesitant to give a real strong correction with her being young and me not being so experienced (would want to be sure she understands what it is in regard to), although she is quite confident in a healthy way leaning more to the "hard" rather than "soft" character. My pup sees the cats regularly, but they are not living in the same building together.

Thanks again for making these videos, any insights into having a German Shepard with chickens would be most appreciated.

Sincerely,
Genshu

Review 10 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

January 30, 1999

Dear Mr. Frawley,

I'm a member of the RCMP in Thompson, Manitoba. I've been in the Dog Section Puppy Program for eight puppies (seven years) now. We started using your videos after my first puppy. They have been a wealth of information for me and I wanted to take the time to thank you for that. I was finally accepted into the section this Spring and I'm heading off to Innisfail on April 3rd for training, and following that likely the Vancouver area to work. I know that the time I've spent studying your videos will serve me well when I get there. I can't wait to get out of general duty and get to work with my dog Rudy.

Thank again and take care,
Al S

Review 11 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Ed,

My husband and I have just finished watching your 8 weeks - 8 months puppy video for the third time. We are already having great success with our 13 week old German Shepherd puppy after only a few training sessions.

I thoroughly enjoy your "question and answer" section (you have a great sense of humor) and have found several letters that I would have sworn I had written! I, too, have a very busy puppy who seems to think I am her personal chew toy. My arms are swathed in antibiotic cream these days.

I was at my wit's end, but after reading your words and watching your tape, I am now calm, cool and collected. She WILL grow out of this and in the meantime, I can do some positive things to change her habits. I have been getting advice from everyone around me, but I just did not feel that any of it was what I needed. Contrary to the opinion of many others, I am just not of the opinion that continually correcting a young puppy will insure an obedient, happy dog. Your videotape was truly the answer to my prayers.

It is so apparent in your tape that you love your dogs and in return, they clearly adore you.You are a true inspiration to watch. Even my husband was impressed and I chuckle when I watch him emulating your style.

I plan to order some items, such as the FlexiLead and the Rake, along with another video. We live in a rural area and I doubt if I could find these items anywhere locally. Again, you are a lifesaver.

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge, experience and advice. I will heartily recommend your web site to anyone who is seeking information on training or breeding dogs.

Susan H

Review 12 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Your videos are good, thank you for producing them. After watching #120, I realized I'm being way to hard on that little dog.

I bought "how to raise your puppy, new skete Monks, & raising your puppy the natural way, Carol Lee Benjamin. Its hard to read a book & know how to apply it, especially when your not real sure what's going on in the 1st place. Its hard for me to read behavior from a book.

Your video is showing me in a way a book cant, what's is puppy behavior. After seeing how the puppy's re-act with you, I can see that my dog is being normal for her age. And for this I want to thank you very very much. I know she's got the potential to be the dog i want, a happy go-lucky, well behaved companion/guardian; she mostly is that way now. i think your videos are going to help me polish a rough diamond, so to speak.

Thank you, the order was shipped correctly, & the videos & the material on them are excellent.

Sincerely,
Tammy M

Review 13 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Ed:

I have viewed your tape Your Puppy, 8 weeks to 8 months. It was great. I just can't believe the thirst that Shepherds have for knowledge. I have been working with my Shepard, Irish on sit, down, come and watch me for a week. After watching your video and implementing your techniques Irish picked those commands up faster than I could've taught him with my methods. After only two days of very short sessions (3 to 5 min in length) 4 times a day, Irish knows sit and down extremely well. We're working on "come" and "watch me." It's a joy to work with a puppy that really and truly wants to learn. The ball on the string? We were in the yard after watching the video and it's amazing to see how much he loves this game.

Your video has taught me more in two days than I've ever learned in a lifetime about dog training.You can teach an old dog new tricks. You've taught this old dog that for years I've been using the wrong approach on my pups. I'm not professional trainer or breeder, just a dog lover and I've have several dogs over my lifetime, none have been easier to train than Irish and thanks to you and your video we're on the road to success.

Thanks Ed, Keep up the good work.
Chuck

Review 14 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Good Afternoon Mr. Frawley,

Well its needless to say I enjoyed every minutes of your 8 weeks to 8 months puppy training video. I know, and have the proof that your video works superbly well. Just wanted to display my gratitude and congratulate you on a super job.

Sincerely yours,
Lance

Review 15 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Dear Ed,

I understand that your secretary has shipped the Basic Obedience Video #302 (replacement for the bad copy). Hopefully I shall get it within a week. I am looking forward to receiving it. I had received a 30-minute training video produced by another person in the US. I felt I wasted the time and money money buying it. I have realized nothing much can be demonstrated in 30 minutes. Besides that, I am not quite sure the methods and sequences prescribed in this other video are good. For example, he demonstrates Heel, then Sit, Stay, Down and Come in that order. According to him Heel is the first Command to be taught. May be the pup won't mind the order (sequence) but I thought Heel needs to be taught only later after the commands: Come, Sit, etc. Right now we are following only your methods demonstrated in the Your Puppy 8 weeks to 8 months, and I am pleased to let you know that my wife has reported very positive results in 2 weeks (the pup is in India.)

Thanks and best wishes,
Basheer

Review 16 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Less than 1 week ago I ordered the video ‘Your Puppy -- 8 Weeks to 8 Months.’ The production quality as well as the content is outstanding. 3 days after I watched the video for the first time my puppy, a male black lab about 2.5 months old, is living ‘happily ever after’ thanks to the extremely useful information found in the video. If I was an official movie critic, I would give it a 4 thumbs up.

I’m awaiting my order of the ‘Basic Obedience Training’ video. As soon as it gets here I plan on starting some training. I will send you a further update when I get the video.

Sincerely,
Brian J

Review 17 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Some time ago I purchased "Your Puppy 8 Week to 8 Month" video, before I even bought a dog. I recently married and moved into a great 3 bedroom home. My husband and I have purchased an 8 week old full-blood beagle puppy. Gorgeous little girl we named Pixie. We greatly appreciate your video and the wonderful tips you shared. She already is responding to the "Far enough" command while on a leash, as well as going "Outside" since her second day with us. She sleeps quietly in her crate all night and is a wonderful, mouthy, energetic, well-adjusted puppy.

The patience, and guidelines you showed in the video were of great help for my husband and I, giving us a starting point for working with her CONSISTENTLY. So we are both using the same commands, and both have the same expectations for Pixie.

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for helping us get her off to a good start! We will soon be purchasing Basic Obedience videos.

I wondered what videos you would recommend for teaching tracking/Search and rescue. We would like to develop those "God-given" instincts and drives that this pup has. She already tracks us from room to room, as well as tracking the cat whenever she leaves the room! So beautiful to see.

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge with us as we seek to raise our first puppy with consistency and wisdom. You are appreciated.

Blessings,
Angela and Sidney
England

Review 18 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Dear Mr. Frawley,

Two days ago I finished watching your video "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months". This morning I was walking my mixed breed terrier puppy (11 weeks old) around our neighborhood. A large Labrador came charging out of an open gate and ran straight at Lucy and me, looking like Lucy was about to be her breakfast. As you stated in your video, the owner should step in between their dog and another dog. That is exactly what I did and the Lab backed down a little. I picked up Lucy and we walked away. The Lab followed us for a little way, and then went back into her gate.

I have always been scared of large dogs, and if I had not watched your video, I would have handled the situation very differently, and Lucy and I would have gotten hurt or worse! Thank you for a video that is loaded with USEFUL information for the first time puppy owner.
On a side note, Lucy (at 11 weeks) can sit on demand and is doing the "down" command about half the time! Also, we have been feeding Lucy raw food since we have had her, and she is super healthy! I am also in the process of switching my cats to raw.

Thank you again!
Amy H

Review 19 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Mr. Frawley,

I wrote you last week about my 3 mo. old GS puppy, Abby, who did nothing but bite every time I touched her ...petting, putting the leash on or off. etc. I tried everything you suggested and it didn't help at all....she just would not listen to NO or NO BITE and any kind of correction would not stop the biting or jumping on the couch and grabbing the sofa pillows. You said I should get the puppy prong collar and it came in late yesterday. I started using it this morning and I can't believe the difference it has already made. I can pet her and put the leash on, and lo and behold! no bites...just licks my hands. If she acts like she wants to bite I say NO BITE and she doesn't! I have only corrected her twice with the prong collar ...maybe level 4... and she's already like a different puppy. She even minds when I tell her NO when she starts to jump on the couch and I haven't corrected with the prong collar for that yet...just the biting. I can't thank you enough for your help ...I think I'm on my way to having a very good pet. I have your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months DVD and have ordered your Basic Dog Training DVD. I plan to train Abby as well as I possibly can (with your training techniques) to be a well mannered, obedient, loving and happy dog. Thank you again for your help and guidance.

Jean

Review 20 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Your video "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months" has helped me more than anything. Far better than the puppy training class I enrolled in and quit because of aggressive dogs in the class. Also the leash they sold me broke and my dog went loose. Thankfully I had a treat ready and he came to me/grabbed him by the scruff. Funny feeling about that class/instructor from the get-go. Anyway I am not going back. Your videos/web site/resources are what I am going to follow. Thank you for making this info available. You are a Godsend. I wish I could meet you. I have a 4-month old yellow lab. Beautiful puppy, smart, wonderful, a bit on the dominant side, which I like but I need to be trained. Because I would like to train him for obedience and agility, maybe even search and rescue, if he has the right temperament, etc. So much looking forward to the videos/toys/equipment I have ordered.

Again, thank you.
Sharon

Review 21 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

I just whelped my first litter of GSD's (European confirmation) and wanted to thank you for your whelping DVD. She had 9 all survived, thanks to your DVD I was able to save two that were not breathing. I would not have known what to do if not for your wonderful advice.

Paula K

Review 22 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Thanks so much! Your Puppy DVD was informative and I have been amazed at how much more smoothly things are going than what I've experienced in the past. The thing that is taking the most effort for me is to train my children how to do and say what I'm saying and not confuse the dog.(Like ignoring the dog when she's in her crate!) I am hoping that in the end I will have a well-trained lab as well as better trained children. Thanks for your help!

Melissa

Review 23 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Hi Ed,

We ordered your puppy DVD after having our (biting) GSD puppy for three weeks, and I just watched it yesterday after it arrived. I have yet to see a  more comprehensive collection of basic information on handling puppies – thank you very much for producing it and making this DVD available! It is helping us tremendously.

Thanks again,
Marshall

Review 24 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

My husband and I got your 8 weeks to 8 months video and have used your training techniques. They work so well and he is so obedient (at least the most that he can be at 5 and a half months old). I just have to laugh when I see people at PetSmart and in the park trying to get their dogs to sit or down and give up because of their frustration. You really made it easy for us and we look forward to getting your other training videos when the time comes.

Thank you,
Stephanie

Review 25 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

After purchasing your DVD's "Basic dog obedience" and "Your puppy: 8 weeks to 8 months" I must say I was extremely impressed.  They are the best visual dog training tools that I have seen.  I enjoyed them so much I recommended they be purchased for our public library system (Hamilton Public Library, Hamilton, Ontario).  It looks like they purchased 2 copies of each.  When I was an anxiety ridden first time dog owner over 11 years ago (you want to do everything right) I sure could have used them.  Max, my standard poodle, turned out pretty great despite my blunders though, he's just that kind of dog. 

Anyway, I wanted other dog owners to have the opportunity to access these DVD's as a teaching tool, and perhaps check out your web site and the excellent articles there.  That's why I recommended they be purchased.  And I'll keep buying more for myself as well.

Just thought you would like to know,
Melissa

Review 26 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

I recently purchased your 8 week to 8 month puppy video. Wow.  It was worth every penny.  It is a pleasure to see someone as dedicated as you are to german shepherds, to share your advice with others.  I plan on ordering more of your videos,  and products.

Kyle

Review 27 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

I emailed you a few weeks ago and you were kind enough to give us some pointers.  Since that time we have purchased and viewed your puppy DVD as we have a 4 month old French bulldog.  We totally changed our way of thinking after viewing your DVD.  He was crated a great deal of the time for the last 3 weeks and on leash in the house any time he was out of the crate.  We have the kids give him treats after going outside and I am the primary caregiver.  He has since stopped growling and lashing at the kids and has become very submissive.  He still is obsessed with the cats, but I realize that will take time (a long time!)  When we received your DVD we couldn’t wait to watch it, boy things sure have changed since I was a kid.   

Thanks so much,
Denise

Review 28 for "Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months"

Hi Ed,

In the last couple of weeks I've ordered two DVD's, a wire basket muzzle for our stud dog, and a snap-lock collar and drag-line for my personal pup. I am SO IMPRESSED with the quality of everything! As much as I hate to spend money, I look forward to buying more stuff! Just wanted to let you know; THANKS!!
Kristel Smart

PS: I was watching "Eight weeks to Eight Months" with my pup in the room, and my pup was glued to the TV when, on the DVD, you were in your kitchen talking to Zoe. When you told her to sit, my guy sat too! What I would have given for a camera......;-)