I Just Adopted a Dog from the Shelter. What Do I Need?

This course is designed for people who are new dog owners and have never trained a dog before, as well as for those who have owned a dog for years but now find it's time to learn how to do a better job training their dog.

When a dog is engaged with its handler it desires to be with the handler, and understands and looks forward to who the handler is and what he or she has to offer. The dog is an eager student who pushes the educational process and feels empowered to make things happen within the training. The picture of an engaged dog is a happy dog that is willing to do what the handler asks because it's learned to trust and crave interaction with the him or her through the use of various high value rewards, interactive play, proper management, and clear communication and expectations.

Introducing a new dog into your home is an enormous responsibility. The amount of work it takes to raise an 8 week old puppy can be overwhelming especially if you do not have a game plan going into it. This course is going to help you develop that plan. While everyone's lifestyle is different and every dog is different this course is designed to fit all dogs and people, regardless of whether you are raising a working line dog for sport work or a family pet.

Whether you own a dog as a house pet or you are training in high level competition, establishing a working relationship with your dog is one of the most important prerequisites for any training regimen. Regardless of how you apply your training or the methods you plan to use, building a relationship with your dog must come first. This DVD will help you build that relationship through 8 different games, with training being the main idea behind each game while also making it fun for you and your dog at the same time.

Our Leerburg dog training leashes are the finest leather dog leashes that money can buy. Our dog leashes are made from soft Latigo leather. You will never find a leash of this quality in any pet store or dog food warehouse.

It is very important that trainers understand that the proper fit will not only ensure better training it is also a safety issue with the dog. The less movement in the handlers arm the faster the trainer is going to be able to take the slack out of the collar.

A 3/8" round and 10 meter/33 foot long tracking line. The snap has been tied, and sewn in place. This line is a soft flexible line that is very easy on the hands, yet extremely strong. Made from poly braided rope. The line retains its flexibility after getting wet. This is a very important feature of any tracking line.

A 3/8" round and 10 meter/33 foot long tracking line. The snap has been tied, and sewn in place. This line is a soft flexible line that is very easy on the hands, yet extremely strong. Made from poly braided rope. The line retains its flexibility after getting wet. This is a very important feature of any tracking line.

The pails are made from high quality stainless steel with a thickness of 0.40mm.

Sourced from a trusted, farm-raised herd, Elk Antler Chews are the longest lasting chews available on the market. These naturally shed antlers won't splinter like other hard chews, and they're great for healthy teeth and gums. They're a 100% natural source of over 40 essential nutrients promoting strong bones and healthy joints.

The Goughnuts Original is 5" in diameter with a 1.75" cross section. GoughNuts pet toys are designed to address the simple but serious issue of SAFETY. The GoughNuts chew toys are designed knowing that safety and fun go hand in hand. Each GoughNuts pet toy has included in it's design the GoughNuts patent pending visual safety indicator where Green means "Go" and Red means "Stop."

We strongly recommend that you purchase a set of ultra balls to use with your Chuckit! Tennis balls are not good for dog's teeth. The Chuckit! comes with a tennis ball upon purchase. This is fine to use if you are playing with your dog around a lake or for a short time. It is better to get a set of these ultra balls and then you don't have to worry about wrecking the enamel on your dog's teeth. They fit perfectly into the Chuckit! and are lightweight, bouncy and they float too! The medium ultra balls come in a 2-pack and are each 2.5" wide. The mega ultra balls are 1 per pack and are 3" wide.

You can fill the Treat Dispensing Chew Ball with any of our All-Natural Treats for interactive fun.

You can fill the Treat Dispensing Chew Ball with any of our All-Natural Treats for interactive fun.

Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Young or old, dogs will flip for the amazing taste of our Tricky Trainers. These scrumptious little treats are just the right size for rewarding dogs for a job well done. Our Chewy Tricky Trainers stay soft and won’t dry out or crumble, and are made from wholesome ingredients. They’re the training treats with no hidden trick except tastiness! Soft texture makes them ideal for small or older dogs.

The goal of this 4-hour training DVD is a calm, submissive dog. Our pack structure training program aims to produce a dog that is calm and submissive and a dog that follows the rules of the pack leader. This DVD teaches people how to become a pack leader that their dog respects and loves.

Our DVD will show you how to approach dog training. It will teach you how to break a task into small incremental training steps (or building blocks). Once the dogs has learned each of these small blocks we show how to put them back together again so the dog can easily perform the exercises.

Dog training is a learned skill. The goal of this DVD is to introduce dog trainers to the details of training with markers. In my DVD, I show and demonstrate the finer points of the marker system. I not only demonstrate the use of markers in the basic commands, but I also included examples of how markers can be used in more difficulty exercises, like the retrieve and the send away.

In this 2-hour DVD, Michael Ellis teaches the power of training your dog with food. This DVD will cover a variety of concepts that will help you understand your dog's motivations and how to use that knowledge to shape good behaviors.

A drag leash is a light weight leash that is designed to be used by trainers who want to let their dog drag a leash so they can quickly grab the line to either control the dog or to give a correction. A drag line should not have a loop handle. When dogs drag a leash with a looped handle their hind legs are constantly getting tangled in the loop. This can cause a bad injury if the dog is running and it trips them. I have heard of dogs actually breaking a rear leg when this happened while they were running.