The German Shepherd Dog- Remember the Name

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 at 4:56 am

THIS IS AWESOME! My favorite dog trainer and dog whisperer of all time has just released a free video online explaining how to eliminate 94% of all unwanted behavior in ANY dog. Her name is Krista Cantrell and I absolutely LOVE the way she teaches. Click on the video to watch. You'll be glad you did...

A video montage of all the many skills and jobs of the working German Shepherd Dog, as breed founder Max von Stephanitz intended.

If you get a German shepherd, get a working line dog from a breeder or get one from a shelter/rescue. Don’t support show or casual/backyard breeders- they are ruining the breed!

I took these videos off of YouTube, so if one of these is yours and you really want me to take it off, just send me a message.

Music is Remember the Name by Fort Minor.

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Shaping Explained- Part 1 of Training Your Dog to Turn on a Light Switch with Clicker

Monday, April 11th, 2011 at 11:40 pm

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Follow Jessie’s actual progress during the first steps learning to turn on a light switch. In under 4 minutes (approx. 45 clicks), she has the main idea.

Have you considered training your own assistance or service dog? Or trying out a new trick to impress friends?
Clicker training is the best way I have found to successfully train almost any dog.

I have been asked several times for footage of a dog learning a task or being shaped for the first time so new trainers could see the actual process and know what to expect. So here it is! Lots of repetition. Note she doesn’t get clicked for any behavior she offers that I don’t want later on such as pawing, stepping on or scratching the switch plate.

The only editing was for slow periods where she scrambled for food, when I repositioned myself as I was uncomfortable or when I turned on and off the camera.

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Raising a puppy to become an istance dog

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 at 8:50 am

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Jen Pottheiser is a volunteer puppy trainer for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). CCI is an organization that breeds, raises and trains dogs to one day become istance dogs. The dogs are then placed free of charge with people with physical and mental handicaps other than blindness. Pottheiser’s dog Callie, is a 16-month old golden retriever yellow lab mix. Puppy training gives the dog its initial exposure and experience to a variety of social situations. In fewer than two months, Callie will leave Pottheiser to begin boot camp at CCIs main campus in Medford, Long Island for skill training. Only 30 to 40 percent of the dogs completing the program will make the cut and be paired with someone in need. (Video by Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger)