In today's video, we will break into the middle of a training session in which Michael is helping our friend, Pat, with her young German Shepherd. Michael is helping Pat train positions (sit, down and stand) when her dog starts to misbehave - j...

This video shows the same puppy being worked in bite development with Michael Ellis at 8 weeks and 10 months.

Today's video is a small portion of Michael Ellis' clinic on Decoy or Helper Training at his school for dog trainer's in California. This short lecture is about preventing face bites and hand bites on the decoy during protection work. While ...

Dog parks can be dangerous but they can serve a purpose. We use dog parks as distractions in order to proof our obedience exercises. In this video, Michael Ellis demonstrates how to utilize dog parks for this without putting his dog in harm's way....

In this video, Michael Ellis explains how to transition from continuous reinforcement to random and variable reinforcement. Random and variable reinforcements strengthen the behavior of your dog. This video is taken directly out of our training...

In this video, Michael Ellis explains different ways you can hold a tug while playing with your dog. Presenting the tug to your dog in a variety of different places depends on what behavior you are trying to reinforce. This video was taken from...

This short video was filmed at a Michael Ellis seminar here at Leerburg in the summer of 2009. Michael is helping our friend, Robin Larson, who is working her puppy on positions.

One of the exercises in the Mondio is the SEND AWAY. This video explains the proceedure handlers need to know for the SEND AWAY. It explains how far the dogs must go for Mondio ONE; Mondio TWO: and Mondio THREE. The video also shows different hand...

In thie video Michael Ellis talks about training touch pads. Touch pad training can start with little puppies or adult dogs. This work with touch pads will be used in later training of the jumps, of the send away and even in object guard (if you'r...

This short training session deals with teaching Rush correct head position in leg bites (head facing out) and to push in while on the grip - rather than pull back. This was only Rush's 5th or 6th training weekend on a decoy.

The beauty of the word "yes" in marker training is that you do not have to be ready to go with a high value food reward all the time. By incorporating some simple food chasing drills, you have the ability to mark a specific behavior at an exact po...

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...