This video was taken from our 2019 Michael Ellis Workshop that was held at Leerburg in December. The entire workshop will be available as on online course at Leerburg Online University in 2020. The workshop will include 18 hours of video.

This video was taken from our 2019 Michael Ellis Workshop that was held at Leerburg in December. The entire workshop will be available as on online course at Leerburg Online University in 2020 and will include 18 hours of video.

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...

In this video, Michael Ellis explains what to do if your new puppy doesn't have toy drive. By using different rewards, you can shape your dog into retrieving toys. This video is taken directly out of our training DVD, Raising Your Puppy with Mi...

Playing with your dog is important during training to help your dog relieve energy and stress. Some rescue dogs have never been exposed to playing, therefore do not know what it is. In this video, JJ Belcher explains how you can properly show your...

Playing tug is an excellent interactive game for you and your dog. To make the most out of the game, you first need to establish some ground rules with your dog. In this video, Ryan will talk about the criteria needed to make the game of tug enjoy...

Searching through all of our different options of tugs can be a bit daunting if you’re not sure what you are looking for. Ryan takes a minute to show you a number of the various tugs we offer and the differences between some of the materials, si...

Mark Keating discusses a slightly outside of the box play technique for trainers preparing for biting sports. During suit work, there comes a time when your dog may have to bite a passive subject. This can be difficult for a dog who has never seen...

In this episode of Leerburg TV, we work with Mark Keating as he shows proper tug playing techniques. Tug play is important for high levels of drive and is an extremely valuable game. Mark gives us tips on how to create drive in your dog while play...

In this demonstration, Jeff Frawley shows some little tricks to get some training value out of a fun little play session. By having a game plan and adding a few rules to your game, you can make a fun, impromptu training session.

Hurtta vests are not only great for keeping your dogs warm in the cold winters, they also provide an added level of safety both at night with their reflective properties and during the day with the bright colors.

We are in the process of converting Forrest Micke's Teaching Engagement Skills online course into a DVD. For those of you that have asked for it, here is a sneak peak of what's coming soon.

Travis, a Leerburg customer, has a new puppy. He is concerned as to when to start bite work and what type of tug to start with. Ed Frawley answers the question on which tugs to use for bite development and recommends some more materials on how to ...

This short video is taken directly from Michael Ellis' class titled Obedience Intensive. This portion of the class is on how to play with your dog and how to later apply that play into your training program. In this video, you will see Michael Ell...

Question from Edmund: When we play tug with a dog and they chew the item or not have a full, hard bite, does this problem transition into bite work with a helper later or does it not have any relation at all?

Question from Tim: When I play tug with my 14 month old Malinois, she bites my hands. I'm sure inadvertently. I've tried widening my grip but eventually she still bites it. I really don't think that she's doing this on purpose. She's very intense ...

The video I finished editing last weekend is titled Advanced Concepts in Motivation. It will be shipped in a couple of weeks after we get the DVDs back from being pressed. One of the chapters in our DVD deals with teaching misses during tug wor...

10 years ago I produced a DVD that taught people to train their dog to carry a tug after it was released. The dogs were trained to come into your arms and hold the tug when asked. We have come to learn that that training only works on a very speci...

This video explains correct line handling during protection training. Ed and Cindy demonstrate and explain the correct way to handle your dogs line during protection training.