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The photo on the cover of Schutzhund USA was taken by Ed Frawley.
It is a picture of his son and a litter of Leerburg Puppies.
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Leerburg Dog Training Articles
A Leerburg Dog Photo By Ed Frawley
Obedience Training Articles
Articles
- Groundwork to Becoming a Pack Leader
- Learning Obedience Training Using Markers
- The Motivational Steps to All Training
- How to Fit a Prong Collar
eBooks
- The Power of Training Dogs with Markers
- Groundwork to Becoming Your Adult Dog's Pack Leader
- Theory of Motivation
Marking Training Articles
Articles
eBooks
Podcasts
Michael Ellis Articles
Video Questions & Answers from Michael Ellis
- Michael Ellis Philsophy on Dog Training
- What size should my food reward be when I train with food?
- How do you hold and deliver a food reward without getting my fingers bit?
- How can I help my dog that has environmental stressors?
- How do I fix my dog's recall? He doesn’t come all the time?
- My 8-month-old dog challenges me. What should I do?
- People won't listen when I ask them not to pet my cute, fuzzy, small breed puppy.
- I have shoulder problems and cannot play tug with my dog. Do you have any ideas on what I can do?
- Can you tell me why Michael likes to use a harness on a young dog and what kind does he prefer?
- My dog has a munchy grip on the sleeve. Is there anything I can do to fix it?
- When I play tug with my dog he is very chewy on the tug. How can I fix this?
- How do you teach your puppy the meaning of the word “NO”?
- My 8 month old puppy is more interested in playing with my other dogs than he is with me.
- When I play tug with my dog, she bites my hands. I am sure it’s an accident but what can I do?
- My dog does not seem to like toys, tugs or treats. What can I do for the training with this dog?
- I have watched your DVD The Power of Playing Tug with Your Dog. Can you teach me how to use “MISSES” in my training to build the dogs drive?
- I am training a small dog for competition obedience. He does nicely on leash but as soon as the leash comes off he loses focus. What shoud I do?
- I am using YES as a marker with my new puppy. I have other dogs that I use "OK" with. Am I going to confuse my dogs by using different words?
- I want to train my dog in a protection sport. I also want a nice family dog. Will this training turn him into a liability?
- Can I start out with the Focused Heeling DVD or do I need The Power of Training Dogs with Food and The Power of Training Dogs with Tugs DVDs that you did with Leerburg?
- How does Michael organize his school and what kind of people have been coming out to take the various courses?
- My dog is 16 1/2 months old. Is he too old to start in bite work? I have been working him in marker training.
- I use an Ex-Pen. My puppy climbs up the side and falls out. At what age should I start to correct this behavior?
- Should I train my dog with food and tug at the same time?
- My dog is so engaged and focused on me they will not relieve themselves when we go outside.
- My dog only has food drive (no tug or toy drive). Will the training in your focused heeling DVD work with him?
- Michael Ellis explaining the stages of a young dog's bite development.
Michael Ellis DVDs
- The Foundation of Object Guard Training with Michael Ellis
- The Power of Training Dogs with Food DVD
- The Power of Playing Tug with Your Dog DVD
- The Foundation of Puppy Bite Work with Michael Ellis DVD
- Focused Heeling with Michael Ellis DVD
- Training the Retrieve with Michael Ellis DVD
- Teaching Protection Skills without a Decoy with Michael Ellis DVD
- Training the Jumps with Michael Ellis DVD
- Training the Send Away with Michael Ellis DVD
- Advanced Concepts in Motivation with Michael Ellis DVD
Puppy Training Articles
Articles
- General Puppy Training Articles
- Ed Frawley's Philosophy on Dog Training
- Socializing Puppies: How to Socialize Your New Puppy
- Training Puppies NOT TO BITE
- Should I Neuter My Dog?
- The Ground Work to Becoming Your Puppy's Pack Leader
- How to House Train Your Puppy
- Groundwork: How to Introduce a New Dog into Your Home - Getting Your Dog Ready for Basic Obedience Training
- Who Should Pet Your Puppy
- What Kind of Dog Crate Do I Recommend?
- Raising 2 Pups at the Same Time - Why It's a Bad Idea!
- Diarrhea in Puppies: What Causes It & What to do About It
- Should I Take My Dog to Training Classes? "No"
- How to Selection Test & Pick a Working Puppy
- Introducing a New Dog Into a Home with Existing Dogs
- Introducing Dogs (or Puppies) Into Homes with Cats
- Dog Parks: Why You Don’t Want to Take Your Puppy to Them
- If Puppies Could Talk
- Taping German Shepherd Ears
- Bottle Feeding & Hand-Raising Puppies: A Formula That Provides 11 Calories per CC
- Using Treats in your Dog Training
- House Training Puppies & Adult Dogs
- Selection Testing Puppies
- Puppy Testing for Police and Service Work
- Puppy Testing for Guide Dogs - J.P. Scott & J.L. Fuller
- Puppy Test Score Sheet
eBooks
- Ed Frawley's Philosophy on Dog Training
- Socializing Puppies: How to Socialize Your New Puppy
- The Ground Work to Becoming Your Puppy's Pack Leader
- Training Puppies NOT TO BITE
- Who Should Pet Your Puppy
- Raising 2 Pups at the Same Time
- Diarrhea in Puppies
- Introducing a New Dog into a Home with Existing Dogs
- Introducing Dogs (or Puppies) into Homes with Cats
- Dog Parks
- Taping German Shepherd Ears
- Bottle Feeding & Hand Raising Puppies
- Common Sense Solutions to House Training Problems
- Using Treats in Your Dog Training
Podcasts
Pack Structure Articles
Articles
- Establishing Pack Structure
- Pack Behavior in Dogs
- The Groundwork to Becoming Your Puppy's Pack Leader
- Introducing a New Dog Into a Home with Other Dogs
- What Can I Do About Dog Aggression?
eBooks
Podcasts
Dominance & Aggression Articles
Articles
- General Dominance & Aggression Articles
- NEW! Electric Collars / Remote Collars & Dog Aggression
- Ground Work for Establishing a Pack Structure with Adult Dogs
- Dealing with the Dominant Dog
- Dog Bite Photos - Read the emails and see photos of dog bites
- Muzzle Warning - If you train with or use muzzles you need to read this!
- The Theory of Corrections in Dog Training
- Dog Packs
- Raising 2 Pups at the Same Time: Why it's a bad idea!
- My Dog is Dog Aggressive. How Can I stop this?
- How to Deal with the Overly Aggressive Dog
- Dog Parks - Why I Don’t Think They are a Good Idea
- Introducing a New Dog Into a Home with Existing Dogs
- Introducing Dogs (or Puppies) into Homes with Cats
- How to Break Up a Dog Fight Without Getting Hurt | Page 2
- What Would I Do If Attacked by a Dog
- Using Breaker Bars in Dog Fights
- Court Upholds use of Police K-9 force
- Fatal Dog Attacks
- Women gets 3 Years in Prison after her Pit Bulls Killed 82 Year Old Women
- Rotts Kill 11 Year Old Boy - Lessons to be Learned by Many Mistakes - Owner is Charged with Murder
- Rotts Kill 11 Year Old Boy - the VERDICT!!!
- Dateline and Sabina Davidson Case From My Perspective
- Rottweiler Attack Injures Child
- Emails and photos from people who have dog bites.
eBooks
- Groundwork for Establishing a Pack Structure with Adult Dogs
- Dealing with the Dominant Dog
- The Theory of Correction in Dog Training
- Raising 2 Pups at the Same Time
- Dealing with the Aggressive Dog
- Dog Parks
- Introducing a New Dog Into a Home with Existing Dog
- Introducing Dogs (or Puppies) into Homes with Cats
- How to Break Up a Dog Fight Without Getting Hurt
Podcasts
Dog Bites Articles
Articles
- General Dog Bites Articles
- Fatal Dog Attacks
- Women gets 3 Years in Prison after her Pit Bulls Killed 82 Year Old Women
- Rotts Kill 11 Year Old Boy - Lessons to be Learned by Many Mistakes - Owner is Charged with Murder
- Rotts Kill 11 Year Old Boy - the VERDICT!!!
- Dateline and Sabina Davidson Case From My Perspective
- Rottweiler Attack Injures Child
- Emails and photos from people who have dog bites.
eBooks
Dogs and Kids Articles
Articles
- General Dogs and Kids Articles
- Directory of Information for Dogs and Kids
- Preventing Dog Bites in Children
- Introducing Dogs and Babies
- Emails and photos of Dog Bites
- Dogs as Scapegoats for Social Problems by Judy Mann from The Washington Post
- Rotts Kills 11 Year Old Boy: Lessons to be Learned by Many Mistakes - Owner is Charged with Murder
- Rotts Kills 11 Year Old Boy: The VERDICT!
- Dateline and Sabina Davidson Case From My Perspective
- Rottweiler Attack Injures Child
eBooks
Behavioral Problems Articles
Articles
- General Behavioral Problems Articles
Breeding Articles
Articles
- General Breeding Articles
- Bottle Feeding & Hand Raising Puppies: A Formula that Provides 11 Calories per CC
- Should I Neuter My Dog?
- See a Well-Organized Leerburg Whelping Room
- Treating a Sick Newborn Puppy
- When Will My Female Come Into Season?
- Rags and Blankets in Your Whelping Box will Kill Puppies
- Feed Puppies an All-Natural Diet
- The Good and Bad Points of My Breeding Facility: A Tour of Leerburg Kennels
- Who Should Pet Your Puppy?
- Reading Vaginal Smears to Determine When to Breed
- Using Blood Progesterone Levels to Determine the Day to Breed
- How Can I Tell When My Bitch is Finished Whelping?
- Save a Puppy’s Life
- Long-haired German Shepherds
- Leerburg Puppies Puppy Colors
- AKC and DNA Board Approved FOR DNA Program
- Line Breeding - When It Doesn't Work
- How I Select a Brood Bitch After over 340 Litters
- Planning a Successful Chilled Semen Shipment
- Build Your Own Bloodline Through a Foster Homes Program
- Developing a Set of Breeding Goals
- American Bloodline Dogs vs. German Bloodline Dogs
- Balance in the American Show Bloodline German Shepherd
eBooks
Dog Sports Articles
Agility
Articles
Schutzhund
Articles
- What is Schutzhund?
- More Information on Schutzhund
- AKC's New Working Dog Program
- Training the QUICK DOWN IN MOTION
- New Schutzhund Rules Table of Contents
- An Explanation of the East German (DDR) Breed Survey
- A Visit with Karl Fuller (Kirschental Kennels) about Bloodlines
- The Difference Between Schutzhund & KNPV Dogs and Their Ability To Do Police Service Work
- A List of German Terms from German SV Pedigrees
- List of German, French, Czech, & Hungarian Working Dog Commands
eBooks
Ring Sports
Articles
- Belgian Ring
- KNPV
- Training the Stick Attack in the KNPV by Bob Neijts
- KNPV Large Article Search Training
- KNPV - Food Refusal
- KNPV Small Article Search Training
- The KNPV: A Dutchman’s View by Bob Neijts
- Training the Guard the Article Exercise for KNPV by Bob Neijts
- KNPV Netherlands Address for KNPV Headquarters
- The Difference Between Schutzhund & KNPV Dogs and Their Ability to do Police Service Work
- Mondio Ring
- eBooks
Sheep Herding
Articles
Nosework
Articles
Video Questions & Answers on Nosework
- What is Nosework?
- How long can you train?
- How long does it take to train your dog in nosework?
- What kind of nosework training aids are used?
- How is the Search Command used in nosework training?
- How to Desensitize Your Dog to the Payment Delivery Process
- What are your principles on rewarding from source?
- Can you provide a demonstration of nosework?
- Where can you train nosework?
Nosework DVDs
Obedience
Articles
- Learning Obedience Training Using Markers
- The Motivational Steps to All Dog Training
- Competition Obedience Q&A's
Health Articles
Articles
- Degenerative Myelopathy
- Treating a Sick Newborn Puppy
- Correct Positioning is Critical for Canine Hip X-rays
- Hip Dysplasia and the SV
- Elbow Dysplasia
- Panosteitis or "PANO": A Treatment that Works with Our Dogs
- Contacting the OFA
- New Vaccine Protocol from the American Animal Hospital Association
- Vaccinosis - Do Your Research Before You Vaccinate
- Lyme Disease Update
- Not All Veterinarians Deserve Your Respect or Your Business - Read Why I Say This
- Neutering Male Dogs
- What Are Allergies?
- Setaria: the Cereal Dog Killer (FOXTAIL)
- To Calcify or Not...
- Cleaning Your Dog’s Ears - How to Make Your Own Ear Cleaning Solution
- Taping German Shepherd Ears
- Ear Problems In Dogs
- Cataracts in the German Shepherd
- Your Dog and the Thyroid Gland
- Pancreatic Problems
- Dogs with Torsion or Bloat
- Giving Subcutaneous Fluids to Dogs
- Foods that are TOXIC to Dogs
- Plants that are TOXIC to Pets
- Dogs that Break Out of Dog Crates
- Science Daily: Lou Gehrig's Disease In Humans Genetically Linked To Dog Disease
- What to Do if Your Dog is Skunked
- Poison Proofing Your Dog
eBooks
- Panosteitis or PANO: A Treatment that Works with Our Dogs
- Positioning for Canine Hip X-rays
- Vaccinosis
- Taping German Shepherd Ears
Feeding Articles
Articles
- An Extensive Article and Q&A section by Cindy Rhodes on Feeding a Raw Diet - Must-Read If Considering an All-Natural Diet
- All-Natural Diets for Dogs
- A List of All-Natural Kibble Companies
- Other Resources for Information on All-Natural Diets
- Summary of Tuffs University Study on the Effect of Dietary Protein on Dog Behavior
- Foods that are TOXIC to Dogs
- Leerburg's Backyard Chicken Coop
eBooks
Death, Grief, & Pet Loss Articles
Articles
- General Death, Grief, & Pet Loss Articles
eBooks
Police K9 Articles
Patrol Dogs
Articles
- A K9 Handler Selection Program: An Outline for How Cities Should Select their Next Police K9 Handler
- K9 Policy and Procedure For a Medium Sized Department
- Jail Dogs - Training Law-Enforcement Canines for Detention Details By K. G. O’Connor
- Examples of Large & Small Departmental K-9 Police and Procedures
- Police Dog Examination - by Kevin Sheldhal
- The Theory Of Corrections in Dog Training
- Police K-9 Use of Force Information
- RURAL MANHUNTS: Coming Home Alive is a Factor of Training, Mental Attitude, Becoming a Detail Man, and Luck
- The German Shepherd as a Police Service Dog
- Selection Testing for the Police Service Dog
- Training the Police Bark & Hold
- The Relationship Between the Helper & Dog in the Bark & Hold
- Problem Solving in Training the Police Bark & Hold
- Training the "CALL BACK" for Police K-9 Work
- More information on Police Service Dogs
- Police Canine Certification Programs
- CHAIN GANGS as known by the Minneapolis Police K9 Unit
- GABBY HAD A DREAM: A Children’s Story About my Narcotic Dog
- Why Police Departments Drop Their K-9 Units
- The Difference Between Schutzhund & KNPV Dogs and Their Ability to do Police Service Work
- Use of the Stick in Police Dog Training: Sport Work vs. Police Work
- An Article by the Hessian Police Academy in Muhlheim am Main Germany
- How to Fit a Prong Collar
- Muzzle Warning - If you train with or use muzzles you need to read this!
- Director of search team is charged with faking evidence
- With Dog Detectives, Mistakes Can Happen
- A K9 Handler Selection Process
- Police K-9 Certifications
- Kevin Sheldahl Police Canine Certification
- FEMA Advanced Certifications
- DPO Certification
- PSP 1 Certification
- Heart of America Police Dog Association Certification
- North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA): Narcotics Dog Certification
- North Carolina Police Dog Association
- United States Police Canine Association (USPCA)
- Mid-South Police Association
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- A K9 Handler Selection Process
Tracking & Detector Dogs
Articles
- Bomb Dog Training: Training Aid Evaluation ScentLogix™
- Tracking Thru Drive vs. Foot Step Tracking
- Tracking Thru Drive in America vs. Canada
- Training 90 Degree Corners in Sport Tracking
- Blood Tracking Wounded Game with André Brun in Norway
- Hard Surface Tracking with the Rotterdam Police Dog School in Holland
- Hard Surface Tracking: It’s Not Impossible
- Search & Rescue Dog: Through the Eyes of a Retired RCMP K-9 Handler by Gary Murray
- The Tracking Line is a Means of Communication for You and Your Dog: Not Just a Rope by Gary Murray (Retired RCMP Dog Handler)
- Should I Use Force to Slow Down my S&R Dog?
- Tracking Problems: A Supervisor’s Dilemma
- Scent Identification Work in Rotterdam, Holland
- Police Service Dog Work in Holland
- The Tracking Wall (and how to get over it) by Gary Murray
- Article Tracking on Police: S&R Tracks by Gary Murray
- Physical Fitness for Tracking Dog Handlers by Gary Murray
- S&R: Dogs and Dead Bodies
- Basic Cadaver Training Using Sigma Pseudo Corpse Scent
- Make Your Own Tracking Bait
- Bloodhounds: The Myth and Fiction About Their Tracking Abilities
- Bloodhound Reputations Trashed by Untrained Handlers
- More Emails on Bloodhounds
- Fema Advanced Certifications
- Director of Search Team is Charged with Faking Evidence
- The First Steps of Avalanche Training by Gunnar Berg, Norway
eBooks
DVDs
- Training a Competition Tracking Dog DVD
- Training Tracking Dogs for Police or S&R Dogs DVD
- Track Laying For Police Tracking Dogs DVD
- Training Police Tracking Dogs Level 2 & 3 DVD
- Hard Surface Tracking Its Not Impossible DVD
Search & Rescue
Articles
Remote Collar Training Articles
Articles
- General Remote Collar Training Articles
Video Questions & Answers on Remote Collar Training
Building Dog Kennels Articles
Articles
- General Building Dog Kennels Articles
- A Tour of Leerburg Kennels
- The Good and Bad Points of our Kennels
- How to Hide those Chain Link Fences to Create a Nice Looking Kennel
- Dogs that Break Out of Dog Crates
- Dog House Sizes for Dogs of Various Sizes
- Leerburg's Club House - Leerburg's new clubhouse for the dog training club we host!
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