Re: This quote from the Sept.8th newsletter - "Michael Ellis came to Leerburg a week ago for the filming of our next training video which will cover “advanced concepts in motivation”

Any word on when this will be available? Any synopsis on the content?

I am working on the new video now and have about 30 minutes edited. I would hope it can be finished in a couple of weeks.

It's very good - as always I learn things every time I produce a new DVD with Michael.

Good idea to put a short outline or web page together on it. Ill get on that and try to get it done.

Thank you very much, Ed. I'm looking forward to the video (my dog and I need it!)
Cheers,
Ci

Here is the outline for the next DVD we are going to release. This will also be posted as it's own thread


Advanced Concepts in MOTIVATION
Turning your Reward into an Event - with Michael Ellis

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 from every dog sport (agility, obedience and the protection sports) the advanced concepts of how to motivate their dogs.

The goal of this training is to teach dog trainers how to turn a reward into an event for their dog. When trainers can learn these skills they are going to be able to manipulate the motivation and drive of their dogs.

The chapters for this training video are:

1- Learning moving skills without a dog
2- Rewards are an “INTERACTIVE EVENT”
3- Techniques for Increasing MOTIVATION
4- Barrowing techniques from the world of Protection Sports – not all biting is protection
5- How to manage your dog’s Genetics

In our chapter on “MOVING WITHOUT YOUR DOG”. Michael introduces trainers to movement skills they can learn without their dog to help develop and increase a dogs motivation and drive. In this chapter trainers will learn:

1- Backing Drills
2- Lateral Drills
3- Line/luring drills
4- Weight shift/balance drills
5- How to use your legs and not your back
6- Tug/Toy presentation without a dog
7- Food Handling without a dog --- how to hold and deliver
8- Why straight line targeting – the problem with hooking
9- Getting bit is bad for the handler and dogs motivation
10- Misses – how and why?

In the chapter titled REWARD as an INTERACTIVE EVENT trainers will learn :

1- Movement is reinforcing during a reward
2- Contrasts between a “reward event” Vs “normal behavior”
3- The differences between “hunger drive” and movement based “prey rewards”
4- Variable duration of the “Reward Event” and its effect on post reinforcement pause/attention
5- Using auditory stimulators to stimulate motivation
6- Chasing and searching are better than having
7- Tugging – Chasing – and Eating

In the chapter for “Increasing Motivation” Michael covers:

1- Using restraint and frustration to build motivation
2- Learning to balance and use HUNGER and a tool
3- How “Social Isolation” can be a tool to increase motivation
4- Patterning arousal levels/classical conditioning
5- What activities intensify through rehearsal, which don’t
6- Restricting and channeling your dogs’ energy use
7- Appropriate toys and treats
8- VIOLATING your dogs expectations. Using food and toys in the same training session.
9- Balancing possession without creating conflict

In the chapter Barrowing techniques from the world of Protection Sports.
1- Restrain/frustration revisited
2- Using back pressure to build motivation
3- Building the “STRIKE” as a factor of motivation
4- Revisiting Targeting
5- Revisiting the Auditory Stimulator
6- Letting the dog “WIN”

The Chapter on Genetic proclivities will cover:

1- “PLAYERS” vs. ”FIGHTERS”:
2- Spatial awareness and sensitivity
3- Possessiveness - the PROS and CONS. Learning to initiate
4- Internal vs. External dogs and how to motivate each


DVD Price will be $65.00

Video-on-Demand price with be $55.00

Pre-order price will be $50.00 (this price ends the day we release the dvd)

The WEB PAGE WILL BE UP LATER TODAY http://leerburg.com/228.htm

I love the ME DVD's and have several of them. My only concern is the sound quality. In places of the one's I have the sound quality is poor and when he is teaching a class you never hear the question someone ask when ME gives the answer. I just hope the sound quality can be worked on.

I think that early sound problem is pretty much isolated to the first of the ME marker videos. You're right. As Ed comments on the site on that DVD's page:

QUOTE:
Michael and I worked on an outline and the DVD was produced from video filmed at a number of the weekend training seminars over a 2 year period. Some of the video clips used were filmed inside training buildings where ..... the audio was slightly problematic. ... I always tried to error on the side of content over the actual quality of the video clip. I only say this because I chose to use a several short video clips that were filmed by other people with home video cameras. These short clips are a very small part of the 3 hours and 45 minute DVD. .... We did the very best we can do with computer enhancement to correct any problems. Bottom line is these few clips are not theater quality but I felt the information in them is important for new trainers to see. END QUOTE


I too did some reversing and re-listening in that DVD.

Probably we all did, even though it is actually quite a small part of the total.

That's one of my most refer-back-to DVDs of all, too. I should have it memorized.




I know what you mean about the Q&A too. I particularly like the Q&As when Ed reads the question that has been asked and then Michael answers it.

So looking forward to this one!

Now that the order page is ready, can anyone inform me on how to purchase this DVD at the "pre-order" price of $50.00 that Ed mentioned?

 Quote: kacie hackett

Now that the order page is ready, can anyone inform me on how to purchase this DVD at the "pre-order" price of $50.00 that Ed mentioned?

I'd call or email the order using the product number #228-D and mentioning the "pre-order price" phrase.

Here's the phone and email info, at the top of this page: http://leerburg.com/order.htm#h

 Quote: kacie hackett

So looking forward to this one!

Me too!

Thanks so much!

I am really looking forward to this video. From reading the first chapter's contents, It seems like it will also help me loose weight