This is the second part of Michael Ellis helping a student learn marker training. He discusses the common mistakes that many students makes in trying to use MARKERS in their dog training. Leerburg has a 4 hour training DVD that can be streamed ...

Ed Frawley helps a Leerburg customer with some advice on how to get their rescue dog to get over fear issues with the dog crate.

Michael Ellis explains why to use a whistle for recalls.

Most dog trainers quickly learn that using toys to play with our dogs is fun. The old two ball game, playing tug, etc. The problem is, if we have not taught our dog “the rules of play,” we can’t use toys as training rewards. This is expla...

For several years now, Leerburg has been gathering ideas and creating the outline for a DVD titled Leerburg Relationship Games. The concept has finally gone from paper to film. Last week we began the production on the DVD. The video above is a sne...

In this video, we demonstrate how to teach your puppy to easily accept a collar. There are dangers with keeping a collar on your dog while it's in a crate or ex-pen and teaching them to willingly accept the collar being put on and removed makes t...

Last week my friend, Michael Ellis, was here at Leerburg. We filmed the next two training DVDs that Michael and I will be doing together. They are Bite Training Puppies and Protection Exercises Handlers Can Train Without a Decoy. While Michael was...

Whistle back recalls are a great game to play with your puppy or dog. They can begin as restrained recalls when dogs are small puppies simply have a family member or friend hold the dog on a leash - as you leave call the dog call the dog and enti...

Leerburg Online University is excited to release our newest course, "Developing a Problem Solving Puppy" with new instructor, Ann Braue. In this video, Ann explains the 5 goals of this course. Developing a Problem Solving Puppy is now available fo...

An important aspect of marker training is making a game of this work. They need to sound happy when they as their dog if they're ready and when they mark. This helps keep the dog interested and engaged in training. This video is taken from our ...

In this 7 minute video, Michael Ellis will discuss his thoughts on how to increase the speed of a dog performing an obedience exercise. He will discuss the myths of all the different ways others try and accomplish a faster sit or a faster down. ...

If you have a dog and would like to develop a stronger bond or better working relationship, we recommend you take 1 minute to watch Mark Keating explain what is in his course. This will help you determine if Leerburg's Relationship Games is a good...