107 Streaming Videos for Sale
$35.00
Leerburg sponsored a Mondio Ring seminar with Michael Ellis, a Mondio Ring Decoy certification test, and a Mondio Ring trial here at our kennel in 2010. This training video is almost 7 hours long and shows 10 dog teams working with Michael Ellis for the week before the competition to fine-tune their dogs. Michael does an excellent job helping and explaining to the handlers what they need to know and do to tweak their dog's training so they can get the most possible points during their performan
0 min
$99.00
Michael Ellis Protection Dog Seminar
14 hours
This newly released course has been put together from archived footage filmed during a 2009 Leerburg Michael Ellis seminar held in Menomonie, Wisconsin. This course contains 14 hours of lecture and dog work, the vast majority of which has never been seen before. There are discussions of a variety of protection sports, their differences and the skills necessary for each one. Throughout the seminar, Michael works with multiple handler/dog teams o
14 hr, 0 min
$40.00
Marker Training
4 Hours
A communication system between you and your dog.
Reward Based Training
Marker training came to the world of dog training back in 1993. Before that point dogs were trained in the “yank and crank” system of dog training. Basically the William Kohler style of avoidance training.
Our new online course on The Power of Training Dogs with Markers was released in January of 2024. Back in 2005 Ed Frawley, the owner of Leerburg, released his first DVD on the subject of
3 hr, 57 min
$65.00
Training Your Dog with FOOD REWARDS
Ver 2024
4 Hours
I produced my first dog training DVD in 1982, I didn't produced a DVD on training dogs with food until 2007. We eventually turned the information in that 2 hour DVD into a video stream and followed by an online course (both with 2 hours of content). The information in those projects was good then and is still good today. The problem is we have learned a lot about training with food rewards in 17 years (since we did that first DVD). Tha
3 hr, 50 min
$65.00
Training Your Dog to Come When Called
5 Hours, 30 Minutes
Teaching our dog a reliable recall is the most important behavior we can teach our dog. The recall is a behavior that can save our dog's life. This stream is 5 1/2 hours long. If you have a recall problem and want to take the time to learn how to train a reliable recall this course will teach you how to do it.
It needs to be said that the recall is not a behavior that you are going to train in 2 weeks, probably not even in 2 mont
5 hr, 30 min
$40.00
If you're already using marker training but are struggling with your dog performing behaviors they've already learned, this micro course is for you. You'll learn the importance of reinforcement schedules and how to create durable behaviors.
If you have already purchased the December 2019 Michael Ellis Three Day Workshop, you do not need this course.
There are 15 clips totaling to 45 minutes of content to watch.
Outline:
Introduction
Reinforcement Schedules
Introduction to Reinforce
45 min
$40.00
This micro course led by Michael Ellis will cover several topics on building motivation with your dog. You'll learn how to use conditioned reinforcers, when to teach the "Out", and begin mastering operant conditioning including how to modify behavior.
If you have already purchased December 2019 Michael Ellis Three Day Workshop, you do not need this course.
There are 20 clips totaling to 35 minutes of content to watch.
Outline:
Introduction
Conditioned Reinforcers
Building Value in
45 min
$35.00
This micro course focuses on teaching your puppy food chase games to use in pre-emptive management, recall, and rewards. These games are the foundations of training with food.
If you have already purchased December 2019 Michael Ellis Three Day Workshop, you do not need this course.
There are 21 videos totaling to 45 minutes of content to watch.
Outline:
Introduction
Pre-Dog Principles
Practicing Movement Without the Dog
Practice Target Movements Without the Dog
Get Down to The D
45 min
$35.00
This course focuses on the topic of puppy socialization and the skills and information you will need to set your puppy up for success with the first 6 months of your puppy's life.
Anyone looking to get a new puppy or has a new puppy who wants a better understanding of puppy socialization guidelines. If you already own Raising Your Puppy and 2019 July Puppy Development Workshop then you do not need this course.
There are 43 videos totaling to 71 minutes of content to watch.
Outline:
1 hr, 15 min
$35.00
Learn the ins and outs of engagement in this micro course. Michael Ellis talks about engagement principles and the importance of sustained engagement in dog training.
If you have already purchased December 2019 Michael Ellis Three Day Workshop you do not need this course.
There are 24 videos totaling to 45 minutes of content to watch.
Outline:
Introduction
Keep A Training Journal
Practice without the Dog
Dropping Food
Understanding How Your Dog Learns
Training Leash
Manipulati
55 min
$89.99
In Janice’s latest online video series she walks you through the method she designed to prepare her dogs for the transition from the practice ring to the obedience competition ring.
Learn the techniques she has used to earn many, many high in trial and high-combined awards as well as perfect 200 scores with 9 different dogs.
This series is designed for the trainer that is getting ready to compete or one that has competed and just not had the scores that they were hoping for. Knowing the
2 hr, 28 min
$49.99
Push Heeling
This method is taught to Sparks as a puppy. It is similar to what many European and IPO handlers teach, although Janice has made some changes to suit her sport of choice which is AKC/CKC competition obedience. Janice wanted to try this method as it allowed her to have more hand on contact when teaching. It is also a way to teach more collection and active heeling if you follow through using all the tools provided in this video series. It can be more difficult for a novice trainer
1 hr, 8 min
$45.99
Foundation Exercises Video
I felt it was important to include some basic foundation skills that will help you achieve your heeling goals. In these exercises I am emphasizing rear end awareness and how to help your dog keep his rear in. One of the common problems in heeling is the dog that �crabs� which is heeling with the rear end out; this equals points off in the ring. Left turns are also difficult for many handlers and results in the handler turning left and the dog bumps into yo
43 min
$49.99
Pot Work & Teaching Get the Rear in Foundation Exercises
Janice felt it was important to include some basic foundation skills that will help you to achieve your heeling goals. In these exercises she emphasizes rear end awareness and how to help your dog keep his rear in. One of the common problems in heeling is that the dog tends to "crab" which is heeling with the rear end out, this equals points off in the ring. Left turns are also difficult for many handlers and results in the handler turn
52 min
$39.99
Janice Gunn demonstrates numerous heeling games that you can play with your dog. Not so much drills but rather techniques of how to play the games and why they are beneficial in your training. Heeling can become very mundane for your dog (and you!) if you don't spice it up with some fun. You can use these games in your everyday training until they become habit and then add in at least one heeling game per training session. These games can be used on all sizes of dogs from small to large.
31 min
$50.00
How we raise puppies today is much different than how we have done it in the past. Today, we focus our interactions with our puppy on building engagement and a relationship that encourages the puppy’s love of learning. We want to build a strong foundation of trust and understanding before we try to teach obedience behaviors.
Unfortunately, many new puppy owners get distracted from building their relationship because they are in a hurry to teach formal obedience or they simply don’t under
3 hr, 10 min
$34.99
This video was filmed live at TNT Training Center in Abbotsford, BC, in March 2013. Janice demonstrates how to build a strong relationship and why this is important for the competition dog. There are many pieces to building a successful relationship and she will share with you what has worked for her. Competition is a team sport between you and your dog; learn what it takes to put those pieces together for a happy and successful journey. You will see Janice put these pieces together with her own
1 hr, 45 min
$64.99
This training video was filmed at TNT’s Annual Summer Camp. My first DVD’s – Puppy & Novice – and Open & Utility are a step by step training guide on how to teach the competition obedience exercises. Proofing & Problem Solving is different in that ALL the camp participants graciously agreed to be filmed with their dogs so that you can see Janice's suggestions on how to work through and solve the training issues they had presented to her. On the Problem Solving section, you will see 2 hou
4 hr, 7 min
$34.99
This 1 hour and 50 minute instructional video features Janice training her new puppy Remi from 7 weeks to 16 weeks old. Follow Janice as she instills her new puppy, with the joy of learning that will give him a head start on his obedience career. This video shows actual first time training sessions for numerous foundation skills; watch how Janice shapes Remi for success. This training DVD has valuable instruction for early foundation training to help your puppy or novice dog get off on the right
1 hr, 47 min
$34.99
This video is composed of real time training sessions! You will see Janice’s puppy Pounce learning the very beginning steps of the clicked hold to the finished retrieve. You will also see her Labrador Remi learning his first sessions. Bonus clips include Janice’s students with a variety of breeds showing their progression.Janice provides a positive method to teaching the Dumbbell hold and retrieve. She demonstrates how to start the hold from the very beginning and then how to progress this i
1 hr, 36 min
$64.99
In this streaming video, you will see Janice explaining and demonstrating competition obedience exercises from start to finish with her pre-novice dog, Raisin, and accomplished OTCH dog, Stanley. Included is actual footage of Raisin puppy training at 8 weeks of age.Her training methods are fun & effective with all breeds and sizes of dogs. You will find this streaming video to be very informative and will give you the skills to build a strong foundation for your first obedience dog and help to i
3 hr, 46 min
$49.99
OUTLINE
Chapter One - Introduction
Segment 1 - Meet Ed Frawley
Segment 2 - The History of Remote Collars
Segment 3 - Remote Collars are Not Bigger hammers or Sticks
Segment 4 - Prerequisites to Start Training Your Dog With Remote Collars
Chapter Two - Selecting Your Remote Collar
Segment 1 - Terminology
Segment 2 - Features you Need and Don�t Need on Your Remote Collar
Segment 3 - Dogtra Collars
Segment 4 - E-Collar Technology Collars
Segment 5 - Selecting After Market Co
4 hr, 40 min
$65.00
There are a number of new dog sports in America in which dogs are trained to detect non-narcotic odors. These sports have become extremely popular. The training for all nose work requires access to a scent work training lab. If you do not have access to an existing training area, you will need to put one together for yourself. This is not expensive and can be done in the corner of your garage or basement. If you are brand new to scent work it is important that you know this before purchasing thi
6 hr, 56 min
$40.00
Ericka Duggan is the head trainer at the Michael Ellis School for Dog Trainers in California and she teaches two separate courses on sport scent detection.
Here are the questions covered in this stream:
Do you keep your gear outside the area where you potty the dog?
How do the dogs know what they’re looking for prior to coming in?
What age do we start training?
Depending on the dogs food drive, could it be a 30 second session?
Do we need to worry about residual odor?
Do you not in
4 hr, 23 min
$60.00
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 use that information to teach a number of behaviors that that are used in daily life.
This DVD covers a wide range of skills sets that compliment the training covered in our Basic Dog Obedience course. These are everyday skills that make living wi
3 hr, 17 min
$60.00
On Sept 18, 2018, Ed Frawley released a new Basic Dog Obedience DVD, Streaming Video On Demand, and Leerburg Online Course. This was not just an updated version of the original video produced back in 1982 or the many updates since. This DVD and course have 100% new content.
Over the past 30 years, dog training has gone through a number of new exciting evolutions. Those changes are all covered in our new DVD. You can review a detailed outline of the DVD below.
Today, we use reward-based
3 hr, 49 min
$40.00
This training video is designed to take you through the progression of teaching hunting retrievers (or really any dog) to sit to a whistle when out in the field. It's imperative that we maintain control of our dogs when out in the field. Having them sit to the whistle is often the first component to controlling our dogs when they are away from us at a distance.
This instructional video covers teaching dogs to sit to the whistle in a way that is meaningful and fair to the dog. We use various
47 min
$60.00
This DVD is designed to help you build a strong foundation for your new gun dog puppy. We believe that building an active, eager, bold, and confident training partner is the first step towards having a great hunting dog.
The material is laid out in a simple step-by-step, easy to understand progression. The more you focus on your foundation work now before moving onto more challenging processes, the better off you will be.
The program is organized to allow you and your puppy to begin the de
4 hr, 58 min
$35.00
Dock diving is a sport that anyone can participate in, which is one of the main reasons it has become the fastest-growing dog sport in North America. You can bring your pet dog out to a dock diving event and have a great day with your dog and your family, or you can train every day and compete at a national level, making this an ideal sport for beginners and competitors alike.
In this video, Michael will be covering all the basic principles of dock diving for those who are new to the sport,
2 hr, 22 min
$50.00
Rally obedience is a fun, fast paced dog sport based off of traditional competition obedience. In Rally, the dog/handler teams navigate stations indicated by signs along the course. In this training video, we will introduce you to the basic positions, equipment, signs, and their meanings needed to be ready for Rally Novice.
There are several organizations that hold Rally trials including AKC, UKC, ASCA, along with several others. You can title your dog in Rally by meeting each club’s indivi
2 hr, 40 min
$35.00
Over the last 30+ years, the methods used to train dogs to retrieve have been evolving. Traditionally, most dogs were taught to retrieve certain objects through the “Force Fetch” method, which relies heavily on negative reinforcement (pressure) to teach the behavior. While many dogs were able to get through this process, it was not the most pleasant experience for the dog (or the trainer). Many dogs wouldn’t bounce back from the continuous stress of the process and would eventually be ‘w
3 hr, 28 min
$35.00
This training video will take a behind the scenes look at the journey many rescue dogs go on before reaching your home. You will see rescue organization staff and volunteer interviews to see what life was most likely like before you adopted your new best friend. This DVD covers common behavior problems associated with dog adoption (nervousness, separation anxiety, etc…) and how to solve and prevent those problems. Learn how to properly introduce a dog to a new environment and housemates, prope
3 hr, 36 min
$55.00
The Heeler's Toolbox is a series of training videos with a comprehensive curriculum focusing on beginner, intermediate, and advanced obedience skills and techniques essential to any competitive obedience team. This series focuses heavily on both how to teach powerful, precise, and elegant heeling work and why the itemized skills and concepts are a benefit to any serious competitive partnership.
The Heeler's Toolbox / Advanced is a five hour streaming video that details the evolution of our fo
5 hr, 5 min
$60.00
Obedience and Behavior Foundations Part 2 continues to build on the work that you began in part one. The main focus of this DVD is to introduce your dogs to the concept of leash pressure and begin to use the leash and training collar to solidify our dog's obedience. The DVD also goes through a series of proofing exercises which are designed to test the dog's commitment to our commands and help them to develop a resistance to distractions.
Lastly, the DVD will also discuss concepts and strate
4 hr, 17 min
$60.00
This series is designed to allow a dog and handler to develop all the skills they need to have a solid foundation of obedience and to prepare them for off-leash work or resolving problem behaviors. The course (part one) starts with a reward-based foundation, before diving into leash pressure in Part 2. Tyler covers in detail the five basic commands that all dogs should know: come, sit, down, heel, and place (go to your dog bed). Giving simple, easy-to-follow exercises for the general pet owner,
4 hr, 24 min
$40.00
Relationship Games 2 is a continuation from our first Relationship Games DVD with Mark Keating. The second installment of this DVD will introduce new games as well as advancing several of the games from the original DVD. The first half of the DVD dives into some more advanced training concepts. The focus is to expand your understanding of marker training, communication, and behavior creation. The second half of the DVD will take you through a series of fun games that will enhance your relationsh
3 hr, 5 min
$30.00
The goal of this video is to share Ed and Cindy's extensive experience on hiking with their dogs. Most days, Cindy hikes 2 to 6 miles with her dogs. She has been doing this for over 30 years. She hikes in urban, suburban and rural locations. This DVD goes into a great deal of detail on how to chose a hiking location that fits your dog's abilities. Considerations need to be made for your dog's physical ability, training level, and the distractions you are likely to meet on any given hike.
Whi
1 hr, 37 min
$60.00
Does your dog take you for a walk? Do you get a sore arm or tired shoulders after you return home? Do you dream of being able to take a nice relaxed walk with your dog at your side? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it's time to watch Loose Leash Walking course with instructor Tyler Muto!
This DVD takes a comprehensive approach to training your dog to walk cooperatively on leash. If you are a dog owner look for a systematic, enjoyable, and effective approach to teaching your
2 hr, 58 min
$65.00
If you dread going for walks with your dog because he or she lunges, barks, and pulls every time they see another dog or person, then this DVD was made for you.
Tyler Muto is a dog trainer from Buffalo, NY who specializes in helping families overcome challenging behaviors with their dogs. Tyler and Leerburg are very excited to bring you this DVD on leash reactivity, as it is one of the most common behavior problems that Tyler receives calls about.
This DVD will be tackling the specific iss
6 hr, 1 min
$90.00
Regardless of your ultimate training goals, everything must start with how we raise our puppies. How do we interact with them at a young age while they learn what is appropriate behavior? How do we teach our young dogs how to live in our home? How do we develop the drives needed to train in specific disciplines? In this DVD, world-renowned dog trainer, Michael Ellis, will teach you exactly how he does just that.
The DVD starts off with how to select and pick your next puppy. From there, we
6 hr, 50 min
$60.00
The primary goal for this DVD is to give you the tools to develop the perfect balance between drive and impulse control in your performance dog. Along the way, you will also create a pup that is an active participant in the learning process, i.e: A Problem Solving Puppy! A problem solving puppy looks forward to training, finds you to be the best game in town, and when he/she fails, doesn't deflate, but instead is motivated to solve the problem! Laugh and have fun with your pup while training wit
3 hr, 23 min
$55.00
The Heeler's Toolbox is a series of classes with a comprehensive curriculum focusing on beginner, intermediate, and advanced obedience skills and techniques essential to any competitive obedience team. This series focuses heavily on both HOW to teach powerful, precise, and elegant heeling work, and WHY the itemized skills and concepts are a benefit to any serious competitive partnership.
The objective of this DVD is to break down and explore 'post foundation' heeling skills and concepts that
4 hr, 54 min
$29.99
Flyball is a dog sport in which teams of dogs race against each other from a start/finish line, over a line of hurdles, to a box that releases a tennis ball to be caught when the dog presses the spring-loaded pad, then back to their handlers while carrying the ball.
1 hr, 46 min
$35.00
The AKC Canine Good Citizen Program was started in 1989, the CGC Program is designed to reward dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program that stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. All dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American Kennel Club.
Many dog owners choose Canine Good Citizen training as the first step in training their dogs. The Canine Good
2 hr, 51 min
$25.00
The goal of this DVD is to show new dog owners how we live with our 5 dogs.
We will show people how we mold our dogs, by controlling the environment we put them in and then controlling their behavior once they are in a new environment.
We hope that students will walk away from this DVD with enough new ideas to have a road map to accomplish the same thing.
While all 5 of our dogs are are now calm and quiet in our home, had our 2 Malinois gone to inexperienced dog owners they would proba
2 hr, 58 min
$35.00
Despite common misconceptions about small dogs, many are raised as well-trained working dogs and compete in all types of dog sports, while others work as well-trained service dogs and make amazing companions. The versatility of smaller dogs is so vast that to put them all into a category based off anything other than their smaller size is virtually impossible. One thing that CAN be said, however, is that these smaller breed dogs are just as intelligent and bitable as large dogs. This DVD aims
2 hr, 59 min
$60.00
This video will talk about how to approach dogs with different and varying degrees of drives and temperaments. This is an entry level video designed to teach you the quintessential concepts to maximize your dog's drive for the obedience work, and the initial steps critical for advancement.
This video concept is comprised of three main components called "The Three Pillars". The first pillar is teaching to think, the second is building drive association on the field, and the third is conditioni
3 hr, 4 min
$55.00
The Heeler's Toolbox is a series of classes with a comprehensive curriculum focusing on beginner, intermediate, and advanced obedience skills and techniques essential to any competitive obedience team. This series focuses heavily on both How to teach powerful, precise, and elegant heeling work and Why the itemized skills and concepts are a benefit to any serious competitive partnership.
The First class in this 3-part series (Beginner) exposes students to groundwork skills and behaviors fundam
3 hr, 13 min
$35.00
Introducing a new dog into your home is an enormous responsibility. The amount of work it takes to raise an 8 week old puppy can be overwhelming, especially if you do not have a game plan going into it. This DVD is going to help you develop that plan. While everyone’s lifestyle is different and every dog is different this course is designed to fit all dogs and people, regardless of whether you are raising a working line dog for sport work or a family pet.
This DVD is going to focus on puppi
1 hr, 33 min
$35.00
Mark Keating's newest course: Training the Touch Pads, is now available on DVD!
We feel the touch pad is one of the most useful, if not the most useful behavior we can teach our dogs. For many of us, formal training begins with the touch pad. It has many practical aspects that are easy to transition into real life, as well as a multitude of uses with helping to create and maintain some of our other obedience behaviors.
The material in this course is designed for everyone and every dog. Thi
1 hr, 37 min
$45.00
What is Engagement? Why is it the first behavior we should teach every new dog, be it an 8 week old puppy or an 8 year old rescue dog?
These are questions new that every new dog owner needs to ask and understand.
In its simplest form, engagement means your dog is totally focused on you, it wants to be with you, and it wants what you have. What you have is either his high value food reward or a high value toy reward.
The picture of a dog that is engaged is a happy dog that is focused on
2 hr, 22 min
$35.00
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 have produced this DVD on how to use your leash as a tool to communicate with your dog. Through a process called "leash pressure," we can teach the dog how to politely walk on the leash by implementing the skill we call "Loose Leash Walking."
Three of
1 hr, 12 min
$40.00
Whether you own a dog as a house pet or you are training in high level competition, establishing a working relationship with your dog is one of the most important prerequisites for any training regimen. Regardless of how you apply your training or the methods you plan to use, building a relationship with your dog must come first. This DVD will help you build that relationship through 8 different games, with training being the main idea behind each game while also making it fun for you and your d
2 hr, 6 min
$60.00
In the 3rd DVD in our series with Mark Keating, you will learn how to take the targeting skills from the 2nd DVD and apply them into catching dogs. Catching dogs on a suit is the ultimate goal of anyone learning to do decoy work. The skills taught in this DVD will give you insight into how to properly absorb the impact of a dog being sent off leash from a distance. In the DVD, we will cover upper and lower body, as well as front and back catches. This DVD picks up right where the 2nd DVD left of
2 hr, 26 min
$60.00
Basic Suit Presentations and Targeting with Mark Keating is the 2nd DVD in our series on decoy work. This DVD picks up right where the first DVD, The Mechanics of Working a Dog in a Bite Suit, left off. After watching the first DVD, you should have a basic understanding of what to do while the dog is biting you. Now that you understand the mechanics of working the dog, you need to know how to present the dog with the right picture so they will bite where you want them to. In this DVD you will le
1 hr, 24 min
$60.00
This is the first of our 2-DVD series with Mark Keating on decoy work. The first DVD, "The Mechanics of Working a Dog in a Suit," is currently available for pre-ordering, and will be completed within the week. The second DVD will be available soon.
This series of training DVDs has two purposes:
The first is to teach decoys correct and safe training concepts in a bite suit.
The second, just as important purpose, is to teach dog handlers exactly what, why, and how a decoy should work a do
2 hr, 19 min
$35.00
This video on whelping puppies was released on March 1, 2013. We released our first video on whelping puppies in 1992 and then updated it in 2003. This latest video is not an update, it is completely new with all new video.
This video takes you through the process of determining when to breed your female, it explains and demonstrates the three stages of whelping puppies and then covers the trials of dealing with sick puppies. This video approaches raising the pups on a week by week basis wi
1 hr, 50 min
$50.00
This will be the second training DVD that Leerburg has done on nosework with Andrew Ramsey.
Our first DVD covered the foundation of Nosework training. If you don't have that DVD, you can go to our web page for The Foundation of Nosework and see a very detailed outline of what the training video covered.
The goal of this training video is to cover Andrew Ramsey's methods for teaching obedience to odor and a focused response. Both of these are very important skills that every detector dog s
1 hr, 26 min
$30.00
Here at Leerburg we own horses and a number of dogs. We breed German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois and we also own 2 Corgis We also own Rocky Mountain gaited horses and quarter horses. A number of years ago when we decided to add horses it quickly became evident that we needed to train our dogs to get along with our horses. We did not expect our dogs to become good buddies with our horses but we did expect them to learn to live peacefully with the horses. Cindy and I have years of experience wi
2 hr, 47 min
$35.00
I have been around higher levels of dog training for a long long time and thought I knew a thing or two about how to play tug with your dog. When I started to go to Michael Ellis' seminars I found out there was an entirely different side to this work - a better side.
Since 1982 I have produced a lot of training DVDs, but hands down the ones I have done (and am doing) with Michael are the ones I am most proud of. These DVDs are going to make a dramatic difference on how people live with and tr
5 hr, 27 min
$35.00
Training the Recall:
The Most Important Behavior Your Dog Will Ever Learn
1) Introduction:
What this DVD is covering, why we are doing it, how it fits in with the rest of our DVDs, and how it will be laid out.
2) Restrained Recalls:
Positive effects of frustration.
Putting behavior on cue.
Voice and whistle.
Benefits of engagement.
How to reward, mechanics and duration.
3) Recalls in an environment free of distractions/competing motivators.
4) Recalls while focused on som
59 min
$35.00
Finishing Work: Reducing the Frequency of Rewards and the Use of Punishment with Michael Ellis DVD
This DVD will cover how to prepare your dog for a competition. People have asked, "What kind of competition?" The answer is every type of dog sport competition. This new DVD will teach people who train with markers (conditioned reinforcement) how to wean their dog off food rewards and/or toy rewards in preparation for taking their dog into any dog sport competition. This is an extremely importan
2 hr, 33 min
$35.00
*For dogs older than 10 months see: Establishing Pack Structure with the Family Pet.
Every new puppy owner has the same image of what they want their new dog to be like as an adult.
First and foremost, everyone wants a great relationship with their dog but beyond that, those who plan on keeping their dog in their home want a calm, well-mannered, obedient house dog that minds and respects their family and friends.
Those who plan on keeping their dog outside want a calm well-mannered dog
2 hr, 31 min
$35.00
Kevin Sheldahl has been involved in police service dog training for nearly 30 years. He has served as a police K9 handler, as well as an instructor. Over the course of his career he has trained over 200 Police K9 handlers and dogs, from the beginning all the way to deployment ready. In addition to handling an operational dog, Kevin also certifies police service dogs for several major police departments throughout the country.
This DVD will take a look at police K9 certification standards and
1 hr, 16 min
$50.00
This DVD covers a foundation for nosework with your dog taught by trainer Andrew Ramsey. Nosework is a new dog sport where individuals can train their household pet to detect legal odors. It is 100% motivational training and has absolutely no corrections at any level of work.
Training segments for this DVD:
-What's Needed to Get Started
-Training Lab
-Three Nosework Terms
-Handler/Trainer Relationship
-First Steps of Training
-Toy Reward vs. Food Reward
-De-sensitizing Your Dog to Tr
3 hr, 33 min
$35.00
This is the latest in Leerburg's series of training videos done with Michael Ellis.
It's a training video that follows Michael's curriculum for his course on Motivation and Play at his school for dog trainers in California: michaelellisschool.com
The work in this DVD (or video on demand) teaches trainers of all breeds (large and small) and trainers from every dog sport (agility, obedience, and protection sports) the advanced concepts of how to motivate their dogs.
The goal of this tra
3 hr, 17 min
$65.00
I went to my first protection training seminar in summer of 1974 and can honestly say that the training in this DVD is the most in depth study on the foundation of bite training for puppies that has ever been done.
The video footage for this production has come from work with Michael Ellis that has been filmed over a 4 year period. We have dogs in this video that were filmed as 10 week old puppies that are 4 years old today.
If you have studied the 7 earlier DVDs I have done with Michael
4 hr, 3 min
$35.00
Teaching Protection Skills without a decoy is a 2 hour and 55 minute video that has been in the works for about 2 years.
For the last 10 years, Michael has given seminars 45 weekends a year. Many of the training groups and clubs that Michael taught did not have access to a regular decoy. Over the years Michael developed this training program that allowed his training groups to practice biting skills while he was gone.
Many of the members of these groups have gone on to get Schutzhund and
2 hr, 54 min
$35.00
Our new DVD with Michael Ellis was finished on June 18th of 2010. It is at our DVD duplicator and expected to ship in the middle of July. We had hoped to ship it sooner but our June seminar and Mondio Trail at leerburg took more of our time than expected.
The DVD is 3 hours long and It is by far the most comprehensive step-by-step training DVD on teaching a dog to retrieve that we have ever seen. It will replace both of our previous retrieval training DVDs.
If you are a student of marker t
2 hr, 58 min
$35.00
The production of this DVD was finished in December of 2010. It's by far the best step-by-step training video on how to teach your dog to jump that we have ever seen.
Michael Ellis' system of dog training has its foundation in marker training (operant conditioning). When Michael teaches the jumps, it is all done through motivational methods, there are no corrections. The foundation for all of Michael's training is covered in The Power of Training Dogs with Food and The Power of Playing Tug wi
2 hr, 55 min
$35.00
The editing on this DVD was finished by Ed Frawley on January 14th, 2011. It is 2 hours and 50 minutes long.
The DVD opens with an excellent lecture on the concept and training steps for the send away by Michael Ellis. This lecture was filmed at Michael's school on advanced obedience in California. There is a chapter on working with puppies and a chapter on when to use touch pads vs a toy. There will also be a chapter on training the whistle back (for the ring sports). There is an excellent s
2 hr, 49 min
$35.00
This is our third in the Michael Ellis series of training DVDs. We feel it's the best one yet. The training information in this video is revolutionary in the world of dog training.
Michael's motivational system of training dogs is based in marker training. You can visit the FREE streaming video section of our web site and listen to Michael's 7 part lecture on his method of dog training.
The foundation for the work in this focused heeling DVD is covered in the 9 1/2 hours of instruction fea
3 hr, 53 min
$35.00
In this 2 hour and 10 minute video, Michael Ellis teaches dog handlers the fundamentals of training the object guard for the various ring sports. The goal of the video is to show dog handlers how to establish a good foundation for this exercises.
The streaming video is also offered on DVD.
The object guard is the most difficult exercise in all dog sports. In a competition the dog is left alone with an object while the handler moves out of site. When the decoy approaches the dog guarding t
2 hr, 10 min
$20.00
This was one of the very first training DVDs that I did back in the early 1980's. The video was produced from video of a Bernhardt Mannel training seminar. Bernhard was a SV teaching judge. He was one of the first training/instructors to come to this country and teach the prey method of protection dog sports. He was in his early 60's at the time and has sin ce passed away.
Bernhard did not speak English and it was difficult to find translators that understood the terminology of the dog spor
1 hr, 50 min
$25.00
This video was produced in the late 1990's with Bernhard Flinks from Germany. Back then the methods shown in this video were new to most dog trainers. Since then training methods have come a long way.
This pay per view video with Bernhard is being offered for its' historical significance. The methods shown work for a very specific type of dog.
4 hr, 1 min
$5.00
This per view video is being offered for its' historical significance. The methods shown work for a very specific type of dog.
This video deals with Schutzhund and AKC jump training. We have combined the best training techniques from Schutzhund in Germany, Agility in England and AKC obedience here in America. This video contains training techniques that were filmed in Europe, England, and the United States. The Jumps covered are the bar jump, the high jump, the broad jump, and the inclined wa
1 hr, 32 min
$40.00
This video is recommended for dogs 10 months or older. For puppies, we highly recommend you use "Living With Your Puppy: Establishing Pack Structure" first.
Establishing Pack Structure with the Family Pet is over 4 hours long. The goal of our pack structure training program is to produce a dog that is calm and submissive and a dog that follows the rules of the pack leader. This DVD teaches people how to become a pack leader that their dog respects and loves.
Most people are not born pack lea
4 hr, 10 min
$20.00
The directed search is one of the more important exercises that police K9 handlers must teach their dog. It's used in building searches and areas searches.
If a service dog is to work safely off leash it must know the directed search. In today's society K9 handlers must have complete control over their dogs at all times.
The training program for the directed search is an excellent way to accomplish this goal.
In my video titled Training Building Search for Police Service Dogs I was only
1 hr, 32 min
$30.00
I have been doing artificial inseminations on my own dogs since the late 1980s, I don't know how many times I have done an AI but certainly between 250 to 300 times. I currently have a success rate of well over 90%.
Our 1 hour DVD shows how we collect a stud dog an immediately inseminate one of our females at our kennel. This DVD does not show breeders how to handle chilled or frozen semen.
This DVD is divided into a number of sections. They are:
1. The equipment needed to so an artific
1 hr, 4 min
$65.00
This training video deals with "Muzzle Fighting" for Police Service Dogs. Working in muzzle is one of the least understood exercises in bite work. In 1985, I produced my first Police Service dog video. In it we covered 10 minutes of muzzle work. Since then we have learned a lot about this training. This new video is 1 Hour and 20 Minutes long and takes the viewer step by step through muzzle fighting.
The reason we chose the term "muzzle fighting" is because there is a real difference between
1 hr, 30 min
$55.00
This DVD was produced back in 1999 with Bernhard Flinks. Bernhard is a German Police K9 handler.
In the past 10 years training concepts and methods have changed.
In my opinion marker training (read my free ebook on markers) has taken over the world of dog training and this video does not involve markers. I continue to offer the DVD because it does have merit as a different form of dog training.
The majority of the work in this DVD uses a ball-on-string as a reward. Ten years after produ
1 hr, 59 min
$35.00
A recent e-mail that I received concerning this video made me realize that I needed to go into more detail on the content of this video. The person that e-mailed me was very concerned that novice sport trainers would watch this video and think that this is how to train a sport dog the bark and hold. That is not the purpose of this video.
So, I need to stress that this video is directed towards police service dogs, not sport dogs. A novice trainer needs to understand that there is a difference
2 hr, 3 min
$35.00
This tracking dog DVD was filmed over a 3 year period in Germany & America. It is one of the most comprehensive studies ever done on sport tracking (foot step tracking).
The tracking video has had rave reviews from a number of different dog training magazines, including Front & Finish. The AKC even requested a copy for their Judge's library.
This video uses all motivational methods to teach a dog to track. While we discuss the difference between motivational tracking and forced tracking, w
1 hr, 36 min
$25.00
This video is directed towards the owners of German Shepherd Dogs (GSD).
All you need to do a good job grooming your GSD are a few basic tools and the knowledge of how to use them properly. This video gives you this information.
Our 25 minute tape takes you step by step through the grooming, bathing and drying process. The video breaks "brushing" down into 5 easy steps. We explain in detail how to use each of the grooming tools. We show how to properly clip or trim your dogs nails and how
31 min
$10.00
This video assumes a dog has already gone through bite development. This means you and your dog know and understand the material in our bite development tapes and DVDs.
This tape provides the information needed to convert a Schutzhund dog or a dog with basic bite training into a Personal Protection Dog.
The first portion covers German and English commands used in bite training; followed by discussions on safe equipment and dog handling during bite work; then basic tests for Personal Prote
1 hr, 36 min
$20.00
The purpose of this video is to teach trainers how to handle a dog in a Schutzhund I trial and get the maximum number of points possible. Many times handler errors, and not dog errors result in points being lost at a competition. Many times it is handler errors that make the difference between the high scoring dog and the number two placed dog. There are times a dog fails a competition when it could have passed if the handler had only done something a little differently.
This video is dedicat
1 hr, 47 min
$65.00
The hardest part about training a police tracking dog is finding track layers.
Every time you ask a new person to lay tracks you have to go through the same ritual. You explain all of the basics and all of the terminology for what needs to be done.
This video is designed to train your track layer. We cover how to walk a straight leg, double laying tracks, kicking corners, marking high to low vegetation, marking road crossings, marking fence crossings, and where to lay articles, along with
55 min
$20.00
This video is directed towards the dedicated dog breeder. It is an instructional video teaching people how to tattoo their own puppies. The video deals with Hauptner tattoo equipment from Germany. Hauptner makes the best tattooing equipment in the world for dogs.
The video was filmed at a tattooing seminar in California. Debby Gundherr is the instructor. She has tattooed over 1,300 dogs in the past 10 years. She is also on the Schutzhund USA breed committee.
During the seminar, Debby tatto
32 min
$25.00
The French Ring Sport is an exciting working dog sport that has come from France. Through it we are exposed to the cutting edge of bite work training.
The French Ring Sport is one of the most demanding working dog sports there is. The French helpers are the most INTENSE in the world. If a dog can work against a good French helper he can work against any helper, any place, anytime.
The French have developed leg biting into an art form. We show how they break leg bites into incremental parts
1 hr, 46 min
$35.00
The video has detailed step by step training sections. We show exercises that teach helpers footwork for the courage tests and advanced defensive work with dogs. We detail step by step training sequences that all helpers should work through to develop smooth frontal catches. We show the correct way to administer stick hits, both from a technical standpoint and from the judges viewpoint.
Throughout the tape we stress that good helper techniques result in safer work for the dog. Poor helpers h
1 hr, 58 min
$25.00
This video is intended for the person that has never done agitation or helper work before. If you have a friend, relative or club member that wants to learn how to take bites, this tape is the place to start. It is not a dog training tape, it is a people training tape.
It begins with selecting the type of dogs to use on new helpers. There is also a short section on the equipment that is needed for this training.
The video begins by teaching the new helper how to take escape bites. The esca
1 hr, 5 min
$65.00
There are 2 types of tracking, "foot step tracking" and "tracking thru drive." Foot step tracking is taught with food and a ball. It is designed for sport dogs. Tracking thru drive is designed for service dogs. Here the dog is taught to follow the track at a dead run and there is always a man at the end of every track. Tracking thru drive is the only way to train a police service dog.
If you are a K-9 officer who trains his service dog with food & a ball you already know that you only catch 3
2 hr, 5 min
$65.00
This 2 hour video was also done with the RCMP. In it we train a dog to track in a suburban and urban environment. In Level 1 Tracking (Video 205) we taught the dog to track in the country. The reason all police dogs must first learn to track in the country is because the country is relatively distraction free. We actually teach the dog to track in the country and then use a large part of the Level II & III teaching the dog to deal with the distractions of the city.
In this video the dogs lear
2 hr, 5 min
$55.00
Defensive dog training is the most misunderstood area of protection training. This is evident by going to any Schutzhund trial or looking at half of the Police Service dogs in this country.
This training video is intended to help new (and old) trainers alike. Many experienced trainers get caught up in traditional sport dog training, which is weak in the defensive areas of training. This video will help all trainers recognize and get a dog started in the training of its defensive drive. The go
1 hr, 46 min
$45.00
This photo is of a local Narcotics Officer with Ed Frawley. They are holding 1 lb. of meth found by Ed's K-9, Gabby. The drugs were found hidden in the trunk of a car during a normal vehicle search. These drugs would never have been located without the dog, there had been no intelligence that this car had dope in it.
Using a Narcotics detection dog (drug dogs) is "the most unobtrusive method available to search a suspects vehicle, house, or belongings." The goal of every narcotics dog handler
1 hr, 38 min
$35.00
One of the most dangerous tasks that any K9 handler faces is a felony building search. Training a police service dog to search buildings is also one of the most difficult jobs that every K9 handler faces.
This police K9 training DVD was done with the help of Kevin Sheldahl. Kevin is an International Police Dog Judge for WPO, DPO and PSP. He is also a full time K9 handler and head of K9 training for a large Sheriff’s Department in the South West.
The goal of our video is to show new polic
2 hr, 1 min
$35.00
Police canine training programs need to simulate actual street situations. In this 1 hour and 33 minute video, we set up a number of common scenarios that have actually happened with Canine Teams. We show what happens when the average Police Service Dog is placed in these situations. We recommend several changes to training programs that will compensate for past mistakes. You will see how these changes result in a safer situation for the officers and their dogs.
When a Canine Handler responds
1 hr, 41 min
$50.00
This video deals with hard surface tracking (HST). In this video, you are going be able to see what can be accomplished with the right dog and the right training. The dogs in this video were filmed at the Nunspeet and Rotterdam Police Dog Schools in Holland. The instructors in these two schools are some of the best trainers in the world at hard surface tracking.
Handlers that have never trained or never seen a good hard surface tracking dog are going to see some excellent tracking dogs in thi
1 hr, 12 min
$35.00
The German Shepherd Dog Club of West Germany (SV) sponsors a small but active group of people (about 5,000) who train their dogs to herd sheep. They have a final competition (Bundesleistungshuten) at the end of every year. This video was filmed in Asslar, West Germany. It is a documentary that explains what exercises are in the competition and how they are scored. The video is a fascinating tape, it's well edited with beautiful photography. This is the video that shows where the name German Shep
2 hr, 0 min
$25.00
This video assumes you understand the basics of bite training. If you have never trained a protection dog - we recommend you first purchase our video "The First Steps of Bite Training" or "Training Personal Protection Dogs." Many police departments waste thousands of dollars in officer training time with dogs that should never have been selected as a patrol dog. Our tape on training a police service dog shows how to test a dog to determine if it has the necessary drive to do police work. Some do
1 hr, 40 min
$10.00
This video is intended to educate the viewer on what the sport of Schutzhund is all about. You will learn how the sport was formed and why Schutzhund is the reason German bloodline dogs are so much better than American dogs. There is a section detailing the origins and the history of Schutzhund and a section explaining the various Schutzhund titles. Much of this video was filmed in Germany.
The image quality of this streaming video is nowhere near the quality it was when it was originally filme
1 hr, 3 min
$55.00
In 1983 I produced my first bite training video titled "Protection Training the Beginning with Bernhard Mannel." In the 13 years that followed I learned so much more about protection training that I was forced to update that old video and pass this new information on to my customers. This is being done through this new training tape "The First Steps of Bite Training."
1 hr, 55 min
$35.00
This is an 88 minute lecture by Michael Ellis on the foundation of protection training. Michael talks about training from puppyhood through adolescence. He discusses thresholds and drives in dogs and how each dog has to have its own training plan.
Michael explains that certain training techniques (IE the hold and carry) were designed for a very specific type of dog and how these techniques should not be used on a dog with a different temperament.
Michael explains why he trains dogs for a
1 hr, 28 min
$35.00
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 around the country.
We are pleased to announce the release of a new and updated version of The Power of Training Dogs with Food.
This new video was filmed entirely in HD. We did not use any of the video footage from the original DVD. In addition, the n
2 hr, 7 min
$15.00
Training the motivational retrieve has evolved over the past 20 years. This video was produced in the late 1990's with Bernhard Flinks from Germany. Back then the methods shown in this video were new to most dog trainers.
The kind of dogs suited to the motivational retrieve are those dogs that do well on Bernhard's drive building work. These are dogs that have good prey drive. A dog must have prey drive if it is to MAKE THE DEAL with the handler.
I have to say that not all dogs can be trai
1 hr, 40 min
$35.00
The Electric Collar with Michael Ellis: Selecting & Conditioning Your Dog to the Collar DVD
This streaming video covers all of the training you will need to learn on the proper use of the Remote collar. This streaming video is both parts 1 & 2 of Michael Ellis's Electric Collar DVDs. The first DVD in this series will cover how to select the correct remote collar for your dog, how to determine the levels to use during your training, and how to properly condition your dog to the electric colla
3 hr, 42 min
$15.00
The Mondioring sport translates into "WORLD RING." It is a combination of the French Ring Sport, the Belgian Ring Sport, the KNPV, and Schutzhund. It originated as a result of a desire for a dog sport that all the people of Europe could compete in. The sport is difficult for Schutzhund dogs, and KNPV dogs. The reason is that the Belgian Ring is much more intense and the French helpers are the finest in the world.
His video was filmed in Tourni, Belgium. Tourni is on the French border near Lil
1 hr, 29 min
