| Our Method is based on respect and
trust. . .
This page shows
32 diferent dogs obedient Off-Leash.
Look at the dogs' faces! What you see on this page is the kinder,
gentler, easier way to train your dog. This page has everything you need to
know to get the same results.
Acquiring the good
things in life often requires effort, resolve and
character, not just effective techniques.
Look
closely at the dogs' faces.
People and dogs don't run away
when there is something better to do.
Who you are to your dog
is everything.
It's all about being
part of something really great.
When the relationship
is right, all things are possible.
Look
closely at the dogs' faces.
If you want the same results as in
these pictures, be fair and kind.
Integrity is
what goes on when no one is looking.
With every
privilege there is a corresponding duty.
Sometimes doing the
right thing is a little scary at first.
Doing the right thing
is a reward in itself.
The idea is to get
your dog to listen to you.
How well your dog responds to you is
directly proportional to your ability to engage him or her. Mostly, you
engage your dog with your attitude which is reflected in your voice.
Your voice alone should be enough to engage your dog.
If your dog does not focus on you, then you will probably not be
able to engage your dog and get him to be calm or obey
commands.
If you like cars,
you'll love this video of
the new 911 Turbo.
Your ability to get your dog to respond to you is directly
proportional to what your dog thinks of you as a person. Speaking with
authority and conviction are skills which are taught.
You mostly want to focus on getting the
dog to listen to your voice by practicing first with little things like stop
sniffing, playing, whatever with nothing more than a, "Hey, Hey," or clearing
your throat. Some people have a special unique sound they use for each of their
dogs. You start with little things, then work up to the big things.
You
don't need to train your dog to do everything but to simply just be obedient,
the rest follows. Either dogs are obedient or they are not.
The words you use are not so important,
but the tone, pitch, volume and intensity you use
are. Dogs only have a few dog words, "Woof Woof, Bark Bark and Whine Whine." We
are not dogs and even we usually can tell what they are whining or barking
about. Most people calling dog trainers are remarkably monotone. Everything
sounds the same. Some are baby-talkers while others are screamers. The answer
is to make your voice match the intention and be rich in emotional
content.
The more training a dog has, the more it
will pick up on subtle nuances in your intention. The better a trainer
is, the more their voice will be rich with emotional content. One little sound
out of the trainer's mouth can control six dogs or more. This is what we are
doing here at DogAnswers Ranch and what our trainers teach people in their
homes in seven states now.
What makes
our program a lot different is that it is mostly about
the people. Who you are to your dog is what matters most.
Respect and trust are paramount.
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
MOST
Being together still
and calm with people or other dogs teaches cohesiveness and
about being a small part of something big. The dogs focus on being together
with the "On The Bed" command rather than just not moving as with "Stay."
For Off-Leash obedience, many dogs need
to be taught to stick close. It is hard to get Off-Leash compliance if the dog
does not know how to relax and hang out indefinitely first.
Think of it this way: Off-leash obedience
away from the house is "Stay" together with me indefinitely and do what I say.
What most people really want who call for
dog training is to be able to hang out with their dog. We teach you how to make
dogs calm and enjoy relaxing with people.
Look
closely at the dogs' faces.
"Stay" is the one where you find out if your dog respects you or
not.
It's not just about another command,
"Stay" creates a lot of tension and makes dogs want to be with you and come
when you call. "Stay" is the opposite of "Come" and many dogs have a hard time
with "Come" unless they learn "Stay" first.
The
Most Important Command
The most important and first skill that
needs to be mastered is to get your dog to go away from you. Some people
use "Out," we use "Go On." For many dogs, there will be no "Stay"
or "Heel" or stopping jumping without the owner being able to get the dog to go
away first.
The clients who call and say they are
having problems with "Come" and "Stay" are usually the same people who forgot
all about "Go On" and failed to notice that "Go On" is the #1 item at
the top the homework sheet. If the dog breaks "Stay" or "Heel," you need to
be able to challenge your dog back to the spot or to get behind you.
Think of it as a triad: Go
Away-Stay-Come What you are doing is controlling where the dog is. Dog
owners that can't get their dog to go away from them are like people with cars
with no reverse gear.
If you are having problems with not
getting your dog to retract away from from you when appropriate, it could
because your dog is hard-headed, dominant, controlling, was taken out of the
litter prematurely and never, or inadequately, learned inhibition during the
early development.
People often say their dog does all the
command perfectly, but also say they have no control over their dog when it
matters or when it gets aggressive. The problem is they ineffectively challenge
their dog and have an animal that knows it can hold its ground and blow off the
owner. "GO On" teaches dogs that they need to take you seriously or there will
be immediate consequences and you will take action unless they do what you say
immediately.
"Go On" is primal and essential if you
want a dog that respects your personal space, is not pushy and controlling,
listens off-leash, and listens off-leash with distractions.
The dogs with Separation Anxiety
are in distress or worried, but inappropriately make it your problem. If
your dog has this, you need to tell him or her, ""Go On" and get a life and
get used to not being with Mommy constantly."
The dog doesn't need therapy or Prozac,
it needs to "Go On" and get a life and do what you say. Why? Because you say
so. Remember, this is obedience, "You need to look, think and feel what I
tell you because I say so. I know what is best for you and you need to trust
me. I insist."
Just as your dog is born knowing only
life, you must teach him that you are not the only thing in the universe that
matters. It is kind of hard to teach a dog autonomy when you can't tell
him to "Go On" and keep away from you.
IT REALLY WORKS AND MAKES SENSE
YOU SEE RESULTS
IMMEDIATELY What we do is practical,
makes sense, and is effective.
We teach techniques and make the
dog owner the dog trainer. We teach clients proper posture, timing, body
language, voice tonation, inflection and attitude. We make sure the dog does
everything for the client. It doesn't matter if we can train your dog. What
matters is your dog responding for you.
In a really short amount of time
we teach you how to calm your dogs' mind so you and your dog(s) can hang out
together without all the yelling and constant correcting bad
behavior.
 What we do is more about who you are to your dog
versus how much time you spend on training and
conditioning.
95% of the problems people have with their dogs are
about relationships out of whack and inconsistent leadership in the household.
Leadership is also
the key to dog owners controlling their animal's instinct and
genetics. You are not a leader, and only deluding yourself if you
think you are, if your dog will not "Down" from 20 feet and "Stay" for 20
minutes (submissive) and "Heel" with the front paws at least 12 inches behind
your feet (subordinate).
We are primarily behavior trainers. What that
means is that there is not going to be any real obedience unless your dog stops
jumping on people, whining, and not being really, really pushy and
demanding.
The
original Better Dog Training Demo Team.
Dog Training That Does Not
Work
People call and
write from all over the world asking, "We had two, three, even four and five
trainers out, how come nothing is working?" Because the dogs doesn't
"Down-Stay" and/or "Heel" is why. That, and the dog does not like being told
the "Go On" command.
The dog is not
on "Heel" if you complain about dog or people-aggression while on leash.
We never before saw a dog get aggressive behind the owner,
aggressive dogs are always in front of the owner and the person can't back
the dog down. Always.
Forget about behavior problem solving if your dog will not "Down," and "Stay"
for 30 minutes to an hour and will not walk behind you or go away if you say
"Go On"--basic fundamentals of dog training and
obedience.
Most dog trainers
euphemize their inability to get your dog on "Heel" and turn that into a
positive selling point by calling it "Loose-Leash Walking," the dog can
walk in front as long as it is not pulling or they call "Loose-Leash Walking"
"Heel" mistakenly. Pausing a minute or two with no distractions is passed off
as "Stay."
This is why most
dog trainers don't have hardly any pictures to show you of dogs off-leash
and don't have many successes to point to other than upcoming book deals,
testimonials they probably wrote themselves and paid-for certifications.
If your dog trainer
can't get dogs on "Heel," "Down," "Stay" and to do "Go On" they are not having
any more success than most dog owners on their own---who usually don't have
many pictures of well-trained dogs to proudly display either.
It is
very important to teach your dog to wait and be very calm.
Our big
secret is we get dogs to be good citizens and relax around their people
first.
In the spiritual
realm your tools are love, praise, affection,
fun and friendship. In the physical world you have your
voice, attitude, posture, body language and hand signals to get your dog to do
things for you.
Certain things have to happen or you can forget about having an
obedient dog. If the dog will not "Down" and "Stay" for 20 minutes or longer,
it is not submissive. If it won't walk unrestrained behind you, without you
having to use prong collars, choke chains or head halters, it is not
subordinate to you.
Don't forget to teach your dog that being obedient and performing
commands is the most wonderful thing in the world or your dog will look like
Archie the Border Collie Mix on the right. Archie mostly cares about the ball.
Our program is dog psychology, following through, and getting dogs to want
to be good.
PHILOSOPHY
You will never get
Off-Leash Obedience or control with Food-Bribery You
need to win psychologically, manage the dog correctly, follow through with
commands every time and form a love bond with the dog. Compulsion and
Food-Bribery are not enough. You need to get the dog to
want to cooperate just because the dog loves you and trusts
you.
The calming influence of the
pack.
A realistic and effective dog training
program! The SuperDog program consists of three
parts:
Dog Psychology
Follow Through
Getting dogs to like being obedient
Happy,
Shiela and Spirit on "Sit-Stay" If you don't win
psychologically all you are left with is hitting, kicking, screaming, being
mean or bribing with food. . .
Either it pretty much happens on the first lesson and
there is a fairly dramatic change in the dog's attitude and behavior or there
probably never will be.
You
Must get the dog to submit and go subordinate and then back up ALL the
commands everytime.
Obedience is
telling your kids to take out the trash. You shouldn't have to pay them
money to do chores around the house. Maybe you'll take them to Disneyland next
summer, but they need to do what you say because you say so. Our training is
based on respect and trust, not bribing with food, correcting dogs with choke
chains, or shock collars.
How
do you do that you ask? We get the dog on "Down"
which is a submissive position and "Heel" which is a subordinate position
ALMOST ALWAYS during the first lesson.
No Matter how
aggressive, dominant, stubborn, aggressive or BIG, we
get the dog on "Down" during the first lesson.
Usually we get the
dog to "Heel" during the first lesson too. "Heel" is when you walk your dog and
the nose is behind your leg
If
the dog won't "Down" and "Heel," you have nothing. Maybe the dog loves
you, but surely does not respect you. Don't expect much in the way of obedience
if your dog won't do "Down" from 30 to 40 feet away and "Heel" while walking on
a leash.
If the dog won't "Down" and "Heel," you have not won
psychologically and will never ever get the dog to behave
OFF-LEASH with
distactions.
SIT is
HUGE. If your dog knows the
command well and won't "Sit-Stay," "Up-Sit" or insists on laying down when you
say "Sit," that means you have a defiant dog. These types of
psychological battles when won usually result in a dramatic change in the dog's
behavior and level of cooperation.
"Sit-Stay"
How to make
HUGE strides:
Deal with Deficiencies
Also
focus on getting the dog to be calm, to be mellow and relax.
Ask yourself, "What do I need to do to get the dog to conform
to the behavior I need?"
"Stand-Stay"
For most people that first means calling in an
expert who can show them how to get the best results in the least amount of
time at the home.
We are confident that when you
consider our program and meet us that you won't want other dog trainers.
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