Michael Ellis discusses how to wean your dog from continuous food rewards to a variable or random reinforcement schedule. Staying at a continuous rate of reinforcment too long can cause the dog to stop performing the behaviors you want.

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If my dogs are already playing tug with me, should I do both the food work from The Power of Training Dogs with Food first and then go on to the tug OR can I do both to master the engagement process?

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Michael Ellis discusses how to hold and deliver food in training. This method is used in order to allow your dog to push into the food and develop motivation without risking accidental bites of your fingers. The information in this short video is ...

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This short video is taken directly from our new DVD The Power of Training Dogs with Food. This is just a short excerpt from the video for everyone to get a feel for the quality of the new video footage and audio. The first DVD we produced in ...

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In this short video, Michael explains the evolution of why we start young puppies learning exercises with food and when & why we move them into toy rewards.

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Michael Ellis discusses how the time and length of the reward can affect the quality of the behavior.

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Michael Ellis working two of his puppies with food rewards -- A MUST SEE! The training in this video is covered in Leerburg's Food DVD.

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A small part of the section "Determining the Type and Size of Food Rewards" from the DVD, The Power of Training Dogs with Food.

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The first DVD we produced in our series of DVDs with Michael Ellis was THE POWER OF TRAINING DOGS WITH FOOD. The video footage for that DVD came from a number of Michael's training seminars that were held here at Leerburg and other locations aroun...

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Michael Ellis answers a question regarding the use of different types of food rewards in training and how that effects the motivation level of your dog.

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