The key is that we are relying on the socially gregarious nature of dogs. When they know that they have low stress options for ending unwanted social interactions, not only can they abandon the more high-stress (and inappropriate) behaviors, but t...

In this video, Tyler Muto explains why the place command is a useful tool in the training process. The place command is also a functional tool to help manage household behaviors. This video is taken directly from our online course, Obedience an...

In this video, Tyler Muto demonstrates how to create a sit behavior for dogs that have trouble with the normal luring process. In Part 1, Tyler gave an explanation of how to teach this alternative behavior. You can watch the explanation HERE. T...

In this video, Michael Ellis explains how to properly use a toy reward or a food reward. Keeping up your dogs expectation of reward will help keep your dog motivated. This video was taken out of our training DVD, Training the Send Away with Mic...

In this video, Michael Ellis demonstrates how to introduce your dog to the touch pads. The touch pads are a very useful training tool, so it is important to make sure that you are teaching the touch pad command correctly. This video is taken di...

The purpose of a remote collar is not too punish a dog for not minding, but rather to redirect a dog from a distraction and get it to comply to what we are asking it to do with the least amount of force possible. Training dogs with remote collars ...

In this video, Ericka Duggan takes a minute to answer a question from one of her students in her Sport Detection class that she teaches in California. This video was taken directly out of our online course, The Foundation of Sport Detection wit...

In this video, Tyler Muto explains how to create a sit behavior for dogs that have trouble with luring. This method is a great alternative way to create a sit behavior for dogs that like to jump, back away from you, or spin circles while you try t...

Michael Ellis’ philosophy on dog training is something that all dog trainers, and owners for that matter, should listen to. This video was filmed at a seminar held by Leerburg a few years ago. We like to periodically feature it in our newslette...

Conditioning a dog to a muzzle can be a difficult task. The methods I show in this DVD will work for police service dogs or the family pet. We do it with markers - so if you are not familiar with marker training I suggest that you visit the articl...

In this video, Mark Keating shows you how to properly hold a tug while playing. He uses techniques to keep your dog engaged with you and prevent them from mouthing on the tug. By properly playing tug, your dog should not lose any drive and will st...

This video explains how we approach a dog fight. The most important part of this video is to remember how physical fights can be and if you are not physically strong enough to do what Ed talks about - DON'T TRY, because you will get hurt. When dog...

In this video, Janice Gunn trains her 8 week old puppy, Sparks. Janice Gunn is teaching him in the presence of his food bowl and he is learning to work and ignore the food bowl, which takes A LOT of impulse control for an 8 week old puppy. It show...

Jeff discusses how to properly fit a prong collar. Check out Leerburg's selection of prong collars HERE!

In this video, Michael Ellis explains what you should do during a training session when your dog is reaching its physical limits. Michael explains how it is important to end training sessions on a high note, so recognizing when your dog is tired i...

This is the first in a short series of videos with Michael Ellis, talking at a puppy class in his school in California, about fear periods in dogs and how to counter condition dogs that become nervous over people, places and things in his environm...

Jeff explains how to properly measure your dog for muzzles, so you can determine the proper size muzzle for your dog.

In this video, Michael Ellis discusses the dog's frustration towards a negative punishment. It is important to keep their responses to the negative punishment in mind. There are different kinds of frustration, and we can use it to improve the beha...

In this video, Michael Ellis explains why it is not recommended to use positive punishment to improve the quality of a behavior. This video is taken directly out of our training DVD, Finishing Work with Michael Ellis.

In this video, Tyler Muto discusses the common causes of leash reactivity. The main take-away is that the vast majority of leash reactivity cases stem from insecurity. More specifically, the lack of the dogs' ability to communicate their insecurit...

Ed Frawley discusses how to properly introduce 2 adult dogs into your family and home. By utilizing pack structure, you can avoid a dog fight. Read more about Introducing a New Dog into a Home with Other Dogs here.

Make a quick, healthy meal for your dog that is also great for digestive health! Supplements and food used: Steve's Real Food Freeze Dried Nuggets Herbsmith Microflora Plus Diggin Your Dog FiRM UP! Honest Kitchen Bone Broth CarnaF...

In this video, Michael Ellis shows you how to properly hold a leash depending on the direction of pull you want to apply to your dog while applying leash pressure. The way you apply leash pressure will affect the way your dog reacts to it, and if ...

Ed Frawley discusses how our Videos On Demand is a better way to watch Leerburg training videos. The streaming versions of our DVDs allow access to a few features that are unavailable on DVD. The number one reason to watch the streaming videos ...

While your dog goes through the process of learning about the leash, there are mild amounts of stress. We want our young dogs to learn how to cope with small amounts of stress, so they know how do deal with stress when they grow older. In this vid...

Raw diets have actually been around longer historically than any other diet. A raw diet, or sometimes called a barf diet (bones and raw food), is arguably the most natural and healthy diet a dog can eat. Formulas can vary from owner to owner but t...

Many puppies develop the habit of picking up rocks and other garbage they find and eating it. This can lead to a bowel obstruction which either kills the dog or requires surgery to remove the obstruction. This short video shows how to teach a p...

In this video, Michael Ellis talks about the final steps to prepare your dog for its final performance/routine. It's common to reduce the amount of rewards a dog gets as the performance date approaches; however, that is a problem. When your dog go...

A controlled environment what we call the careful shaping of home and social experiences in order to create behavioral habits which are necessary for a balanced social existence both in the home, and away. Controlling your environment is going to...

Using a harness to fix pulling when taking a dog for a walk is a common mistake from new dog owners. This question and answer is from a customer who is having this exact problem. Ed will explain what the options are to train a dog to walk on a le...

Dog trainers and handlers will learn more in this 3 minute video about the correct way to socialize their puppy than they would if they read 3 books on the subject. Michael Ellis explains how he socializes his puppies to new people, places, and th...

Jeff explains how to properly measure your dog for the Dominant Dog Collar, so you can determine the proper size collar for your dog.

In this video, Ann Braue introduces the nose touch. She teaches how to properly hold treats, a clicker, and how to train your dog how to touch your hand. This video was taken directly from our online course, Developing a Problem Solving Puppy w...

In this video, Ed Frawley explains why the timing of marking your dog is important. If you reward at the incorrect time, you could be marking a wrong behavior. This video is taken directly from our online course, Basic Dog Obedience with Ed Fra...

If you play tug with your dog, chances are that you will eventually get accidentally bit by your dog. There is an appropriate way to handle this situation. In this video, Michael Ellis explains what you can do to work your way through accidents an...

JJ Belcher at Sublime Canine has been training dogs for over 17 years and teaching rattlesnake avoidance for 10 years in Tuscon as well as many other places. It's important to know how to avoid rattlesnakes, being their venom is designed to kill s...