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This is another DVD that’s done with Michael Ellis. It teaches trainers in a step by step manner how to use a toy as a reward in training your dog. It teaches dogs to OUT when asked and to bring the toy back when its released and it’s all done with motivational methods.
Focused Heeling with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
4 Hours
This training DVD deals with Michael Ellis' system of training competition dogs to heel using marker training (operant conditioning). Dogs trained in this system enjoy training and love to work. Michael's system uses very few corrections, it’s truly revolutionary.
Training the Retrieve with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
3 Hours
This training DVD deals with Michael Ellis's system of training competition dogs to retrieve. This is a motivational method that is really revolutionary. Michael's system is based on marker training (operant conditioning). This training system works for all dog sports. It can even be the foundation for teaching hunting dogs to hold and retrieve.
Marker training (also called clicker training or operant conditioning) is one of the most profound systems of dog training that I have seen in my 50 years of owning, breeding and training working dogs. In its most basic form, it's a method of communication that is very clear for dogs to understand. Dogs learn the marker language quickly and when they do they thrive in training. The marker system produces dogs that love to train.
The Power of Playing Tug with Your Dog DVD
$65.00
5 Hours, 25 Minutes
This is another DVD that’s done with Michael Ellis. It teaches trainers in a step by step manner how to use a toy as a reward in training your dog. It teaches dogs to OUT when asked and to bring the toy back when its released and it’s all done with motivational methods.
Focused Heeling with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
4 Hours
This training DVD deals with Michael Ellis' system of training competition dogs to heel using marker training (operant conditioning). Dogs trained in this system enjoy training and love to work. Michael's system uses very few corrections, it’s truly revolutionary.
Training the Retrieve with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
3 Hours
This training DVD deals with Michael Ellis's system of training competition dogs to retrieve. This is a motivational method that is really revolutionary. Michael's system is based on marker training (operant conditioning). This training system works for all dog sports. It can even be the foundation for teaching hunting dogs to hold and retrieve.
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This is another DVD that’s done with Michael Ellis. It teaches trainers in a step by step manner how to use a toy as a reward in training your dog. It teaches dogs to OUT when asked and to bring the toy back when its released and it’s all done with motivational methods.
Advanced Concepts in Motivation with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
4 Hours
This is the latest in Leerburg’s series of training videos done with Michael Ellis.
It’s a training video that follows Michael’s curriculum for his course on Motivation and Play at his school for dog trainers in California: michaelellisschool.com
The work in this DVD (or video on demand) teaches trainers of all breeds (large and small) and trainers from every dog sport (agility, obedience, and protection sports) the advanced concepts of how to motivate their dogs.
The goal of this training is to teach dog trainers how to turn a reward into an event for their dog. When trainers can learn these skills they are going to be able to manipulate the motivation and drive of their dogs.
The Foundation of Puppy Bite Work with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
4 Hours
I went to my first protection training seminar in summer of 1974 and can honestly say that the training in this DVD is the most in depth study on the foundation of bite training for puppies that has ever been done.
The video footage for this production has come from work with Michael Ellis that has been filmed over a 4 year period. We have dogs in this video that were filmed as 10 week old puppies that are 4 years old today.
If you have studied the 7 earlier DVDs I have done with Michael Ellis, you will understand why I can honestly say that Michael is a genius at dog training. He takes training to a different level than anyone I have ever known.
Focused Heeling with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
4 Hours
This training DVD deals with Michael Ellis' system of training competition dogs to heel using marker training (operant conditioning). Dogs trained in this system enjoy training and love to work. Michael's system uses very few corrections, it’s truly revolutionary.
Training the Recall with Michael Ellis
$39.99
59 Minutes
Training the Recall: The Most Important Behavior Your Dog Will Ever Learn
Training the Retrieve with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
3 Hours
This training DVD deals with Michael Ellis's system of training competition dogs to retrieve. This is a motivational method that is really revolutionary. Michael's system is based on marker training (operant conditioning). This training system works for all dog sports. It can even be the foundation for teaching hunting dogs to hold and retrieve.
Teaching Protection Skills without a Decoy with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
2 Hours, 55 Minutes
Teaching Protection Skills Without a Decoy with Michael Ellis is a 2 hour and 55 minute video that has been in the works for about 2 years.
For the last 10 years, Michael has given seminars 45 weekends a year. Many of the training groups and clubs that Michael taught did not have access to a regular decoy. Over the years Michael developed this training program that allowed his training groups to practice biting skills while he was gone.
Many of the members of these groups have gone on to get Schutzhund and Ring Sport titles. His system has been used on police service dogs, personal protection dogs and even Agility dogs. Many top Agility trainers are learning the value of teaching their dogs advanced tug skills.
This DVD is an in-depth, step by step study of Michael’s system on establishing the foundation of biting skills without a helper or decoy. Trainers only need a friend or family member that will handle a bite wedge, a bite tug or a high value toy to assist them in rewarding correct behavior.
The value of the training methods we show are that the dogs learn correct behavior and capping skills at a lower drive level. In the training steps, Michael explains how to start the training for each skill. He also explains when to add drive and stressors for these various protection skills. When these things are done correctly the work with decoys goes much faster and with fewer mistakes.
Training the Jumps with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
2 Hours, 50 Minutes
This DVD deals with Michael Ellis' system of training competitive dogs to jump. The DVD has chapters on the hurdle, the long jump, and the Palisade (which is used in the Ring Sports.) Michael Ellis’ system of dog training has its foundation in marker training (operant conditioning). When Michael teaches the jumps, it is all done through motivational methods. There are no corrections.
Training the Send Away with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
2 Hours, 50 Minutes
The DVD opens with an excellent lecture on the concept and training steps for the send away by Michael Ellis. This lecture was filmed at Michael's school on advanced obedience in California. There is a chapter on working with puppies and a chapter on when to use touch pads vs a toy. There will also be a chapter on training the whistle back (for the ring sports). There is an excellent section on retraining a Schutzhund dog to Michael's system of training the send away and an excellent chapter in which Michael reviews his system.
The Foundation of Object Guard Training with Michael Ellis DVD
$40.00
2 Hours, 10 Minutes
In this 2 hour and 10 minute video, Michael Ellis teaches dog handlers the fundamentals of training the object guard for the various ring sports. The goal of the video is to show dog handlers how to establish a good foundation for this exercises.
Finishing Work with Michael Ellis DVD
$65.00
Finishing Work: Reducing the Frequency of Rewards and the Use of Punishment with Michael Ellis -- This DVD will cover how to prepare your dog for a competition. People have asked, “What kind of competition?” The answer is every type of dog sport competition. This new DVD will teach people who train with markers (operant conditioning) how to wean their dog off food rewards and/or toy rewards in preparation for taking their dog into any dog sport competition. This is an extremely important skill to learn because to do it correctly and still maintain motivation and drive is an art form.
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The DVD is 3 hours long and It is by far the most comprehensive step-by-step training DVD on teaching a dog to retrieve that we have ever seen. It will replace both of our previous retrieval training DVDs.
If you are a student of marker training or interested in marker training you will love Michael Ellis’ approach to this work. Because the system is founded in markers there is a very minimal amount of force used in our training. It is our belief that a dog should not be force trained to retrieve.
We recommend the viewer have an understanding of marker training before beginning this work. This is all covered in the earlier DVDs we have done with Michael Ellis.
In our opinion, no one is ever going to reinvent a better training system on teaching a dog to retrieve than what we have detailed in this training DVD. Michael’s system can be used for AKC obedience, for Schutzhund trainers, for any of the ring sport trainers and even field trial retriever enthusiasts.
Chapters on this DVD:
Michael Ellis Opening Lecture on the Steps of Training the Retrieve
Pattern retrieving games
Step One - Holding the Dog's Muzzle
Students Learning the Hold
Training the Dog to Hold and Object
Retraining Older Dogs to Hold
Review of Training Steps Before Pickup Training
Trouble Shooting the Hold
When to use a Tug Reward
Training the Pickup
Introducing the Dog to the Tossed Dumbbell
When to Mark the Pickup
Proofing the Exercise
Free Shaping
Advance Training - Introducing New Retrieve Objects
Two Lectures on Michael Reviewing the Retrieve
What to do when the Dog doesn't Pick up Retrieve Object
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Thank you!
I am very excited that Michael has done this DVD for Retrieving. It is wonderful to have such an incredable knowledgeable trainer teach a Motivational method with little compulsion.
Love your newsletters!
Sincerely,
Dianne
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Saturday, October 23, 2010 Product: Training the Retrieve with Michael Ellis DVD
Hello Cindy and Ed,
I just wanted to thank you so much for all the wonderful training DVDs and products you offer. I have recently purchased all the DVDs that you made with Michael Ellis. They are so wonderful and easy to follow. I have grown up with German Shepherds, and have always enjoyed working with them, but I have learned so much from these DVDs. I just taught my 11 month old female Ava to "hold" things and we are working on the dumbbell retrieve. It is so much fun! I have attatched a picture of her happily holding her basket.
Thanks again,
Daina
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Hello Ed,
I just had a couple of questions about training the dumbbell retrieve. I see that there is a new Michael Ellis DVD coming out on this subject. I know that Michael Ellis uses markers and that this is how he trains the retrieve but is this the most effective method? I ask this because at my club they train using a force retrieve and I wanted to try a different method when it comes time. Everyone says that the motivational retrieve is ok but you can't rely on whether or not the dog feels like retrieving the item. Also they say that it is tougher to teach the dog not to be mouthy on the dumbbell unless compulsion is used. Is this the case? I'm sure he goes over this stuff in the DVD but I just figured I'd ask before making the investment.
One other thing. My dog wasn't trained with markers but was taught the behaviors with treats and praise and then corrections were introduced once he knew what was expected (similar to your philosophy from what I've read). His obedience is near perfect and he does pretty well with everything else. It seems silly to go back and do the foundations of marker training just for the retrieve, but is this what needs to be done in order to teach with this method or can you pick it up from just this DVD? Basically I'm asking if there's a ton of work to be done before starting with this method if I trained my dog somewhat differently. Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Michael
A.
This is just a great email. You hit right at the heart of what we are doing.
Your clubs comments on not being able to have reliability in a retrieve when it is trained 100% motivationally is correct. That’s what I have said for the past 25 years and it is right. Unless there is some form of compulsion there can be no reliability.
That’s the beauty of what Michael does. He combines marker training with low level compulsion. He trained the exercise by back chaining the work. This means he beings by teaching the dog to hold the item. This is done with “markers” using a PVC. At the core we don’t really want the dog to like this stage. We don’t want to use an item that the dog likes and few dogs like PVC.
We want to teach them to hold the PVC without chewing. At this stage they learn they have to do this even if they don’t like it. We break this exercise down into the smallest of training steps and I really like the way Michael does it. He shows the dog without serious compulsion that he must hold even if he doesn't’t like it. You will hear Michael say in the DVD that this is avoidance training without pain inflicted compulsion.
Now with this said, we assume people are working with a dog that has some working genetics. There are some dogs out there that under no circumstances are they going to be trained to retrieve without serious “force training.” Our contention is those dogs should go be pets someplace. There are too many working dogs available to justify inflicting pain on a dog just to get it to retrieve. It’s just not worth it.
Your question on markers is also good. The dog must know what a mark is to do this work. This means the handler should take his dog through “charge the mark” training. This is explained in the article I have written (I have a free 85 page eBook on my web site) or you can see it in a lot more detail in the marker DVD I have done or the DVDs with Michael on food and a tug. But the bottom line is “charging the mark” take a couple of days of fun work for you and your dog – basically teaching him that when you say “YES” he gets a high value reward.
Here is what will happen if you teach your dog what a “Mark” is and then do this retrieve work with him. You will find yourself learning how to use markers in all of your training program – because it opens a clear line of communication with your dog. You will find yourself in the same boat I climbed into 6 or 7 years ago and that is wanting to learn to use markers in all of your work. It will not be a matter of having to it will be a matter of “this is cool stuff and I want to learn as much as I can.”
Once you cross that line then watch what it does to the rest of your training (including protection work). It will improve the relationship with your dog and as good as you think the dog in now – just wait.
Regards,
Ed Frawley
Q.
Ed,
I watched this video after getting your recent email on your new retrieve DVD. I am struck by the significant difference between how Ranie was shaped to pick up the PVC rather than forced to retrieve as is typical in most bird dog work. I have a 16 month old Llewellin Setter that I need to teach to retrieve and she has to date just been naturally going and getting a thrown kong toy and doing a pretty good job of eventually bringing it back, to hand.
I would prefer NOT to use an ear pinch or the other force methods that most use in the bird dog community and I am encouraged by what I have seen in this short video.
Have you had experience training a bird dog to retrieve as is needed in the field? Alternatively, do you have clients/customers that have adapted these shaping techniques to field work and been successful? Accomplishing the same thing with this shaping method seems much better to me than the force methods I have seen employed. I want my dog to be enthusiastic about retrieving and not fearing some negative outcome. What dvds would you suggest would help me attempt this?
Ultimately the dog has to be steady to wing and shot, once the bird is down they are sent to retrieve, and they should directly retrieve to hand without chewing the bird up. I've got to think this can be done with an approach similar to what I have seen in this video and the video that was emailed out related to your new dvd.
Thank you in advance for any suggestions or thoughts you have.
-Neal
A.
Neal,
Your question is an excellent one.
After getting your email about my new retrieval DVD it reminded me that I included Rainie in the marker DVD shaping he being trained to pick up a [piece of PVC.
Our new video is laid out in segments. The first hour (a little more actually) deals with teaching a dog to HOLD the piece of PVC. We use PVC rather than a Kong or piece of wood (like a dumb bell) because the dog cant self satisfy by chewing on it. As a rule they don’t like holding it. We teach them through markers to hold the PVS: to walk with the PVC: and to Sit from a Stand while holding – again all done with markers. Taking a dog through this part of the program should take a week to 10 days. There are a number of training steps to accomplish this work
When the dog will consistently do this it’s then ready to go through the pickup training. When trainers have working dogs with drive (like you have) we use this drive to pick up a new item (not the PVC) We go to a new item because even though we taught the HOLD with markers there still can be negative feelings towards the PVC so we leave this behind when we switch to a dumb bell or other item the handler wishes to use.
Michael teaches handlers how to layer in the training steps for retrieving this second item.
This brings us to the issue of shaping. Those people who have working dogs with drive do not need to go through shaping the retrieve. Michael shows how to use their drive in the pickup step. Those people who own dogs that don’t have a natural drive have to use shaping. With this said the Pickup” is only a small part of the whole process.
Back in the early 1980’s I trained using the ear pinch. It is a abusive way to train a dog. I know that hunting dog trainers still use this method along with a number of other avoidance methods to teach a dog to retrieve. This is a better way. For years I produced and sold a DVD titled “Training the forced Retrieve.” I will no longer sell that DVD or the other DVD that I produced about 10 years ago.
In my sport of choice (the Mondio Ring Sport) the dog is expected to retrieve an item selected by the judge. It can be almost anything and is only limited to the imagination of the judge (about the only rule is that it can’t be a metal object) At the end of this new DVD I have included Mondio dogs retrieving a wide range of items.
There is no question that our methods can and should be used by more hunting dog trainers. Teaching a dog to retrieve a bird is a lot easier than training it to retrieve some of the Mondio ring items that we demonstrate.
Best Regards,
Ed
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Hi Cindy,
I have several Michael Ellis DVDs purchased from Leerburg and really enjoy them.
My problem is I have been working on the retrieve and send away (Michael Ellis way) but recently, when I tell my female to "bring" the dumbell, she thinks all she has to do is go out and touch it (like in the send away) and come back for a tug reward. She was doing good until now. I think I will quit working the send away until she gets the retrieve down better but I am looking for help to solve this problem.
When I throw the d.b. and she runs out to get it but doesn't pick it up, I either will race out there with her and give it a little kick and repeat bring and "usually" she will pick it up or sometimes I may go pick the d.b. up and put it in her mouth then I run backwards a few yards and tell her to bring and she will normally do this with a front sit (she doesn't hold the d.b. tight, which is another whole different topic).
She likes to retrieve but she is just a little confused about picking it up and bringing it back and thinks she can just go touch it and come back for a tug reward. I didn't really want to quit working on the send away but just not quite sure what else to do. She has plenty of drive to retrieve.
Any input would be appreciated.
A.
I would back up the training on the retrieve. If you have to go with her and kick and/or repeat the command then she’s not ready for you to throw it so far.
I also would not work retrieves and send aways in the same session right now.
When Rush was learning he would sometimes go out and touch the retrieve item with his paw, I simply said nothing and waiting for him to try something else and when he would act like he was going to pick the item up I would mark with Good and if he picked it up, he got an immediate YES.
Whenever you have issues with training, go back to the level where the dog is understanding and getting success without so much help and build back up from there. You may also have gone to a toy reward too quick. I used food for a long time before I added the toy.
I hope this has given you some ideas to try. :)
Cindy Rhodes
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Hi Cindy,
Thank you very much for your reply. I will do just as you suggested and hopefully things will work out and we can move forward in our training. I think it will work!
