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Locked: You must purchase this stream to view it Focused Heeling with Michael Ellis
5 stars (22 reviews)
3 hr, 53 min
April 1, 2011
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 featured in our two earlier DVDs that were done with Michael. The Power of Training Dogs with Food The Power of Playing Tug with Your Dog The old "yank and crank" methods of training heeling have gone by the wayside. The fact is a good portion of the training in this DVD can be done without a leash and without corrections. In fact introducing corrections are the very last step in focused heeling. OUTLINE of FOCUSED HEELING DVD: The Need for Engagement - When to start training - Terms of the training Muscle Memory Heeling Step 1 - head position along a barrier Step 2 - Fading the Lure hand Step 3 - Putting focus on Cue Leash Pressure - What when and why to teach your dog to "give to pressure" - When to start introducing leash pressure - Training the Back-Up on a verbal cue Sustained Focus - Increase the focus and distance of straight line heeling - Heel off the wall When to use Food vs a Toy Reward for Heeling - When and why do you move from a food rewards to a toy rewards - Choosing the dogs focal point on your body - How to retrain a dog that has been started in other training systems Training Turns while Heeling - When to start training turns - Use of touch pads in teaching the turn - Using a physical cue along with a verbal cue in teaching turns - Left turns - Right turns - About turns Training the Finish - The types of finishes used in heeling your dog and how they vary - How to layer teaching the finish into your heeling program Find the Left Leg - Fine tune your dogs position by training "Find the Left leg exercises" Adding Distractions Outtakes - Otherwise known as "Oooops!! We didn't get that take right!" :-) We feel that the work in this DVD is revolutionary. I started going to competitive training seminars in 1974 and have never stopped. I have never been exposed to concepts that even come close to the work in this DVD. Training dogs to give to pressure is revolutionary in the field of dog training. It teaches young dogs how to live with stress. The concept of "learning how to give to pressure" has been around for years in horse training, no one has introduced it into the world of dog training like Michael Ellis.
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Focused Heeling with Michael Ellis

Uploaded on April 1, 2011 • 3 hr, 53 min
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 featured in our two earlier DVDs that were done with Michael.

The Power of Training Dogs with Food
The Power of Playing Tug with Your Dog

The old "yank and crank" methods of training heeling have gone by the wayside. The fact is a good portion of the training in this DVD can be done without a leash and without corrections. In fact introducing corrections are the very last step in focused heeling.

OUTLINE of FOCUSED HEELING DVD:

The Need for Engagement

- When to start training
- Terms of the training

Muscle Memory Heeling

Step 1 - head position along a barrier
Step 2 - Fading the Lure hand
Step 3 - Putting focus on Cue
Leash Pressure

- What when and why to teach your dog to "give to pressure"
- When to start introducing leash pressure
- Training the Back-Up on a verbal cue

Sustained Focus

- Increase the focus and distance of straight line heeling
- Heel off the wall

When to use Food vs a Toy Reward for Heeling

- When and why do you move from a food rewards to a toy rewards
- Choosing the dogs focal point on your body
- How to retrain a dog that has been started in other training systems

Training Turns while Heeling

- When to start training turns
- Use of touch pads in teaching the turn
- Using a physical cue along with a verbal cue in teaching turns
- Left turns
- Right turns
- About turns
Training the Finish

- The types of finishes used in heeling your dog and how they vary
- How to layer teaching the finish into your heeling program

Find the Left Leg

- Fine tune your dogs position by training "Find the Left leg exercises"

Adding Distractions

Outtakes - Otherwise known as "Oooops!! We didn't get that take right!" :-)

We feel that the work in this DVD is revolutionary. I started going to competitive training seminars in 1974 and have never stopped. I have never been exposed to concepts that even come close to the work in this DVD.

Training dogs to give to pressure is revolutionary in the field of dog training. It teaches young dogs how to live with stress. The concept of "learning how to give to pressure" has been around for years in horse training, no one has introduced it into the world of dog training like Michael Ellis.

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staffydog
February 18, 2024
It's Michael Ellis so great content but unfortunately let down by the poor sound in some segments.
Nevadatrack
December 24, 2020
Everything Michael does is awesome. Wish I could come to his classes.
beorn
August 16, 2020
Great video but Michael needs a pair of heavy scissors to cut everyone’s sleeve length by 6 inches. Was that a fashion statement at the time? Also, I’m tired of watching hours and hours of people making the same mistakes. How about a 50/50 mix of errors and proper technique?
TomH123
March 21, 2020
Love Michael's methods and style of teaching but the audio is so bad that it makes it very difficult to understand what he is saying in many parts of the video. 5 stars to Michael but so disappointed in the quality of this video, I cannot justify anything more than 3 stars. Also, there needs to be more demonstrations using actual experienced trainers versus watching novice trainers struggling to learn the concepts. It is hard enough to learn via video and watching demonstrations of novice handlers learning makes it more difficult. I am not sure I will invest in any more of the Leerburg training videos if this is the level quality that is to be expected.
maellison
December 1, 2019
This video has lots of great information and Michael does a super job of explaining things but the quality of the video is a one star. The sound in important sections makes the video almost unintelligible. This video needs to be redone like was done with The Retrieve.
k9worx
January 12, 2019
Absolutely great video, I liked how Michael explains everything included. The only thing that really bothered me was the lady at 1:57 wearing a single glove...smh
Millerjon01
October 21, 2018
Video shows so much information. It’s incredible how iit’s Broken down. Going to Michael’s school takes this to a whole new level. Like Ed says - it’s simple but it’s not easy.
Millerjon01
August 15, 2018
I’m only half way through and this has got to be one of the best, best, BEST ever training technique and theory lessons that answer my all too common question “a + ? = c” - there’s always a missing component that makes or breaks training, but this video does a fantastic job of disassembling a space shuttle down to the nuts and bolts, which is extremely, extremely complicated, and there’s so many “ohhhhhh” moments. The amount of experience along with a very well communicated instruction set, along with the passion that you can tell is in this.... WOW. I wish i could give this 5000 stars
Peachcobler
July 10, 2018
I was very disappointed this video did not have a menu to make it easier to go back and review sections I wanted to understand better. I've never had a training video before that did not include a menu to make it easier to go to the section I wanted to review ( and I'm talking videos from the 80's). It is hard to find the sections I want to review even with me writing the time stamp down, thus making the video labor intensive. I would rather spend that time training! Also the audio needs to be improved in sections of this video.
Mireillegreen
April 26, 2018
Excellent content. Clear explanations. But real bad quality video. At times the sound was so bad I could hardly understand what was said.
Jade04022016
December 3, 2016
I've watched this video multiple times just to extract the information contained within this DVD. Truely amazing. If you are interested in challenging your dog, teaching them leash pressure skills (which is very helpful in a dog who likes to pull), and improving the focus of your dog on you this is the video you need to buy.
Ruskygal
November 29, 2016
I'm not even half-way through this DVD yet (I watch a segment, practice with my dogs; re-watch a segment, practice with my dogs, watch a new segment, practice with my dogs), but I feel compelled to give this video five stars right now. I really appreciate Michael Ellis' detailed explanations on all of the techniques, why these techniques work, and the demonstrations with real students and dogs-in-training. My only regret is that I did not know of the Leerburg website and Michael Ellis before I got my first American Bulldog; consequently, I am now having to "fix" a lot of my training mistakes to get back on track. I have ordered several DVDs from Leerburg.com and couldn't be happier with the results I am seeing with all of my dogs.
sandramore
June 29, 2016
Such great information. I've never seen a trainer or instructor as entertaining to learn from, even in a DVD, or who is as clear in how to do each of the steps of the training.

However, while I can handle the lousy audio in places, the way the streaming version skips 3-4 times in just one spot, in half a dozen places the length of the entire video, is frustrating. It means I'm losing information from Michael and is the sole reason I only gave this video 3 stars.
MelBlacke
March 27, 2016
I doubt that you will find better information anywhere else and I think that Michael Ellis is a really capable instructor. He has a knack with animals to be sure but I think that he is very good at teaching other people to train their dogs.
Ladyduke
November 25, 2014
My personal opinion is that the videos are good but I find the initial Music Irritating.
psykologen
November 20, 2014
Really amazed by the clear, good natured and highly effective ways of Michael Ellis. Tremendously helpful in training my puppy, since no stone is left unturned. I'll watch this one forever, I suspect. Regrettably the audio is almost as bad as the content is good - at some points it's impossible to follow the verbal instructions of M.E.
andrewode
October 28, 2014
The content is great. The problem is the quality of the video production. At some points it's so bad and distracting you have a hard time following along.
k9gooddog
August 22, 2013
This is a wonderful video on healing. Detailed information that is very important!
The best part is the section on Leash pressure. My 5 month old German Shepherd pick up very fast.

Thank you
SARGONMAIL
April 3, 2013
Found your site a couple of months ago and since then I have purchased several videos. The information is very good but the running theme here is the video production is poor. The audio on this video is really not acceptable and the video itself needs improvement. Please hire a professional production company it will make the video in so much better. Again this not a knock on you but it's would help the viewer understand what ME is saying. An example would be in this video peoples heads are constantly cut off, while ME is talking about looking at ur dog but you cant see him doing this. This system is great and so is the information. Yes I would purchase it again. Please fix this

A loyal costumer
derlaine
December 8, 2012
This DVD is very useful and provides a good blend of training methods to communicate to the dog what we want.

Unfortunately the audio is a bit too soft; I have the volume pumped up to max on my laptop, volume pumped up in the video player, and the audio is just barely listenable. I cannot hear it if I move away from the laptop.
casabasari
October 31, 2012
This is a super DVD that every person interested in dog training must have. All the information and pieces of information that I had in my mind were explained very clear by Michael Ellis. It's a five stars DVD related to information.

A little detail to take care is about audio, not only when the few minutes lacking of audio, the audio quality in all video need to be improved.. maybe, Michael or the main actor should use a better portable microphone, or maybe a headset type microphone just to have a clearer audio.

Regards,
kingsj
April 11, 2012
I have not trained or performed competition heeling before, but I plan to with my current dog. I have found the Micheal Ellis training system to be the most complete available to the general public and recommend a viewer have an understanding of this sytem as part of this training. I felt this video has given me an edge against anyone who does not use Michael Ellis's training system. In addition to the detailed descriptions of multiple phases of training, the viewer is (graciously!) shown multiple handlers making common mistakes. Many of which I would make without this video!

This video is PART of the ME training system. Many of the foundation concepts of the training discussed in this video are covered in detail in the "Power of Training with Food," and "Power of Training with a Tug" videos. Also, the communication system (marker system) used by ME is an essential part of the training.

Knowing heeling is a critical exercise in almost any competition venue, I would highly recommend this video to those using the ME training system. I look forward to competing against those of you who do not.
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