by Ian Dunbar

These four DVDs will provide all the information needed to teach your dogs to be well mannered pets and good ambassadors for the dog world. Each provides practical demonstrations so you will know exactly how to put the advice into practice.
(60 minutes each)

• Basic Training One includes
  • Socialization: Laying the foundation of a good disposition and sound temperament through play sessions with other dogs and contact with other people.
  • Early Obedience Training: Introducing the basic body positions, Sit Down, Stand, using food lures and rewards.
  • Reading Dogs: Taking time with shy or aggressive dogs and learning to understand body language.
  • Handling Exercises: Preparing your dogs for a veterinary check by making sure it gets used to being handled.
• Basic Training Two includes
  • Digging: Teaching your dog to use a specific area to dig.
  • Housetraining: Training your dog where to go and avoiding mistakes.
  • Crate Training: The proper way to use a crate for training
  • Chewing: Curing destructive chewing.
  • Barking: Teaching your dog to bark and stop barking on command.
  • Biting: The reason it's important for puppies to bite and how to phase out the habit before adulthood.
• Basic Training Three includes
  • Following Exercises: Encouraging your dog to follow before introducing the leash.
  • Leash Training: Introducing the leash and preventing your dog from pulling.
  • Jumping Up: Preventing your dog from developing the habit.
  • Heeling: Introducing your dog to the heel position, combining leash walking and heeling.
• Basic Training Four includes
  • Using Play: Calling your dog from play - the foundation of the recall.
  • Stay: Teaching your dog to remain in position for short periods.
  • Off: Preventing mouthing and pawing.
  • Longer Stay: Increasing the length of the Stay.
  • Distance Commands: Controlling your dog from a distance.
  • Proofing the Stay: Introducing distraction for a more reliable Stay.