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...

This video goes over part one of how to teach your dog to come when called.

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In this video you will learn the basic concepts on how to train your dog to fit perfectly into your particular life style. Please refer to my other videos for help regarding specific training situations. You can find the videos organized more clearly on my website: www.dogmantics.com

Remember you are training your dog 100% of the time! Every interaction you have with your dog is training them something. So you have to be conscious of this fact every time you interact with your dog.

Link to the video on how to interrupt your dog and stop undesirable behavior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBvPaqMZyo8

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Happy Holidays to all our friends and family! These clips were taken from our last practices! Hope you enjoy!

All my dogs are trained using Progressive Reinforcement Training, check out my channel to see what that is!

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More to come in this description box. But this video is of the beginning steps of how to train your dog to love being left alone as well as how to set up a error free environment to leave your new puppy in. This video is low quality 1-because its so long, but I wanted you to get a sense of “real time” from it, rather than a slick 3 min tutorial- which will be coming as well going over all the steps and problem shooting
2- because I had to use a different camera because Frys Electronics screwed up MY video camera!

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This will be the first time in history that Pere Saavedra’s training techniques will be translated into English!

Beginning/Intermediate Agility Seminar in San Diego, California

with Pere Saavedra flying in from Madrid, Spain!
July 10th and 11th
$350 for 2 days with a dog
$175 for 2 days without a dog

Sign up for the seminar here to confirm your place-
http://www.sdcaninefreestylers.com/events.html

The points that she will be covering are:
1. Introduction.
2. Agility basis (flatwork). Applications.
3. Practice.
4. “Serpentines and hexagons”.
5. Obedience
6. Weave poles.
7. Running contacts.

Pere Saavedra Bio

Pere Saavedra is a world-renowned Spanish dog trainer who has an extensive experience in agility training. She has given over 40 seminars in Spain and held seminars in Brazil and Chile. She has been on TV many times to talk about dog training and Agility. Pere and her dogs perform agility, freestyle, and more for huge crowds in the canine spectacle Alejop Show Can (www.alejopshowcan.com). Peres training methods are positive, creative, and innovative allowing her to not only succeed in Agility but in all aspects of dog training.

Here is Pere’s Youtube channel where you can see footage from her previous seminars including the recent one in Chile, her amazing agility skills, along with her astounding dog behaviors and tricks- sometimes working with 5 dogs at a time-

http://www.youtube.com/hechiasia

Pere’s blog-

http://wwwperesaavedra.blogspot.com/

She has racked up a list of accomplishments in agility:
1. Individual Class World Agility Champion: Helsinki, Finland - 2000
2. 3rd place in World Championship, individual category: Maribor, Slovenia -1998
3. 4 time Individual Class Spanish Champion: Spain - 1998, 2002, 2003, and 2005
4. World-class runner-up in the teams category: Lievin, France - 2003.
5. 3rd place in the Spanish World Cup in the teams category 2005.
6. Champion of the Community of Madrid 1999
7. Runner-up of Spain 1997
8. 3rd place in the Championship of Spain 2004
9. Co-Champion of Spain in the teams category, 1997-2000
10. Champion of the Federation Cup AGEEACV, 2007

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This video is a re release of a piece of the episode of Dogmantics Episode 1. It also includes new footage at the end.
How to stop unwanted behavior and get your dogs attention

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Introducing my new puppy! He is a 4 1/2 month old terrier/chi mix. I picked him up yesterday and this footage is of me going to fetch him and Kiko and Splash’s reaction to him. Sometimes Kiko doesn’t like to play with young puppies, so I was very happy and excited that the puppy was a big hit with my two other dogs! We have been having a blast since he’s been here!

I got my new puppy from this most wonderful animal rescue! And I would love to thank the rescue for doing such a good job fostering and caring for him!

LOVING ARMS ANIMAL RESCUE & ADOPTION
www.lovingpetadoptions.org

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This is a video of Splash’s first lessons at a walking handstand. I was so inspired by Heather and Jesse’s most amazing walking handstand that I thought I would give it a try with Splash. However, no dog can do it cuter than Jesse on JustJesse197 ’s youtube channel Other walking handstand inspirations are
Hechiasia
Zsianz1
Yolle555

If your dog can do a walking handstand that you clicker trained (not one where they are being punished) please post as a video response.

I thought I would show the unfinished results as it it quite fun to see Splash figuring it all out. In my living room she is panting because in between the tricks she is getting to play with a balloon and run around the living room like a mad dog (this is her favorite reward in the world).

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Here is Splash and I improvising to the music of Avatar. We will be using this song for one of our routines. I am all over the place right now, so I thought posting this would give me a kick to get the routine down soon. I have gotten a bunch of ideas from just editing a couple days of practice sessions together.

I loved the movie Avatar. Mainly because of the extreme bond and respect of animals shown in the movie.

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This is the third episode in the series of Barking. In this episode I will show you the beginning exercises on how to teach your dog not to bark on a walk. Stay tuned and Subscribe to see other exercises that are very useful for reactive dogs and dogs that are hyperactive.

All these exercises benefit ANY dog, not just fearful, reactive or aroused dogs. These same exercises are GREAT for dogs with little impulse control, the kind of dog that wants to pull towards everything on a walk.
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When a dog becomes aroused or reactive, it is due to chemicals being released by the brain, effecting the dogs behavior. Not only does a dogs behavior change because of these chemicals and stress hormones, but their heart beat, respiration, and blood flow will change too. Jerking a dogs neck will not reduce these chemicals, instead it will INCREASE them.

Barking can be reinforcing, so the more a dog is allowed to bark the more likely they will continue barking in the future. When you and your dog are surprised on a walk and your dog starts to bark, simply say “Let’s Go” and move briskly in the opposite direction. You can use this cue whenever you change direction unexpectedly or need to move from an area that is causing your dog to be over their threshold.

Here are some tips:

1-when on a walk cross the street to set your dog up for success
2-If you have a very fearful or reactive dog, simply change the direction of your walk when you see something your dog wont be able to handle at this point in their training
3-Never feed the dog for looking at your treats
4-Use real meat or cheese for these exercises, the higher value the reinforcement the faster your dog will learn. If you use low level treats, your dog might not make any progress
5-You can use calming signals to help calm your dog on a walk. Yawning or sighing loudly when you see the distraction. You can also walk in an arc around the distraction rather than head on which is very unnatural for a dog to do.
6-If you are getting frustrated, better turn and go home immediately than take it out on the dog.

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