In our Basic Obedience DVD, we teach the correct way to lure a dog during the learning phase of an exercise, like the sit or down. In our Intermediate Dog Obedience course/DVD, we cover advanced luring, which is used in the learning phase of so ma...

PART 1 This video was filmed by the SV video company (Rei Vision). Rei Vision has not video taped many of the sheep herding trials because of the expense of producing a professional video such as this. Karl Fuller won this competition with 9...

This coming weekend, Mia Skogster will be here at Leerburg for a Competition Obedience Seminar. If you watch this video you will see why we asked her to come to Leerburg for a seminar. Check out more videos of Mia Skogster & Raty vom Further M...

PART 2 This is the second video that covers the protection work for the 1987 West German Bundessigerprufung. This compeition took place in Munchen West Germany. It was filmed by Reivision in Germany and back then the video sold for $100.00 ...

Michael Ellis answers a question from a student on the difference between the wait command and the stay command. He explains that there are subtle differences, but that they are basically the same thing.

The 2 person recall involves asking a friend or family member to engage with our dog and have that person jackpot normal lower-value pieces of kibble while we have small high-value pieces of steak or cheese. We will set up exercises to call the do...

Training a perfect down from a sit without the dog creeping is not as simple as it may sound. Michael Ellis has evolved his training over the years and found a very effective, systematic way to train the positions. Through Michael's system, you wi...

The majority of dog owners only use their leash when taking their dog for a walk. A large number of those people are being pulled down the street each and every time they attempt to walk their dog. No one enjoys this experience, which is why we ha...

A Leerburg customer asks a very good and common question regarding taking her puppy for a walk. What should her plan of action be when there are so many distractions along the walk that she is constantly saying no and is unable to get engagement w...

Michael Ellis talks about the importance of getting your dog engaged with you before you try and teach it behaviors. If your dog is not engaged with you it's impossible to teach it obedience exercises. This video details exactly what this means.

The Heeler's Toolbox is a three part series taught by Forrest Micke. These courses will progress from the basic foundation skills taught in part one all the way to advanced competitive obedience skills in part 3. Forrest Micke has developed a very...

Question from Kevin: My 8 month old German Shepherd pays more attention to my other dogs when I'm trying to play with it. He has great food and prey drive but whether I have food or his favorite toy, he likes to play with the other dogs instead. W...