Impulse control means the dog needs to learn to control its urge or impulse to do something, like run over to get its ball or the urge to pick up a piece of meat we lay down in front of them. Teaching impulse control using markers is an excell...

In this video, Tyler Muto gives a free shaping demonstration. The benefits of practicing free shaping are so numerous and powerful that it is a practice worth familiarizing yourself with. This video is taken directly out of our online course, O...

In this video, Tyler Muto gives you simple steps on how to teach the look command. This command is easy to teach and can be very useful outside of training. This video was taken directly out of our online course, Leash Reactivity with Tyler Muto.

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, Michael Ellis explains how random and variable reinforcement makes the dog more persistent. This means that if you reinforce a behavior the same every time you reward your dog, that behavior will eventually fade away. Giving your do...

The goal of this course is to share experiences Ed Frawley and Cindy Rhodes have had over the past 55 years of living with and hiking with their dogs. In this DVD, we are going to tell you what has worked and the lessons learned from our mistakes....

This video is taken directly from our new training DVD and self-study online course, Basic Dog Obedience. Sometimes, new trainers have a problem training with food rewards because their dogs don't seem to have much food drive. There are a number o...

Our Intermediate Dog Obedience DVD is the next level for trainers who have watched our Basic Dog Obedience DVD or have taken the online course. In Basic Dog Obedience, we covered the foundation for our reward-based training system. In this DVD, we...

In this week’s newsletter video, we explain in detail why we use food rewards in training. Knowing exactly how to fade using food rewards in training is also very important. Those trainers who poo-poo using food always bring up the question of ”Wh...

The Snap Open Bait Bag is great for training sessions with your dog. With a French hinge sewn into the opening of the bag, a trainer can easily pop the bag open or snap it close with one free hand.

Free Shaping is a technique used in dog training which has been also used by many of the marine mammal and exotic animal trainers. With no direction from the trainer, the dog is required to actively problem solve in order to access a reward. Many ...

Our Online University instructor, Tyler Muto, gives you a quick tip on how to store treats around your house. You will never forget to reward your dog with this method!

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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 ...

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.

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

A question about if blueberries and other fruit treats or okay for dogs and if they affect training answered by Ed Frawley.

Ed Frawley talks about the Bully Sticks we offer here at Leerburg.

Ed Frawley briefly describes why we re-produced this DVD.

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 ...

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

The foundation of Michael Ellis' system is covered in The Power of Training Dogs with Food. For new handlers using food to motivate and reward their dogs can be a trying situation. New handlers must learn how hold the food, how to not drop the foo...

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Check out Zuke's Mini Naturals Dog Treats HERE! These are the treats Cindy and I use for marker training our personal dogs. They are small, soft, the dogs love them and they are the perfect size to train duration (where you have to give a numbe...

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?

I'm interested in the Focused Heeling DVD, I have a few questions. My dog only has food drive, although it's a very strong food drive. Will this be a problem for that training? Will tugs be involved in the Focused Heeling training? Your site has j...

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.

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.

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.