Leerburg Dog Training Podcast

In this episode, Ed Frawley shares a clip from an upcoming course from Michael Ellis. Today's clip is about using personal pressure in protection training. Michael explains what personal pressure is and how a decoy would use and manage it in a bite work session.  It's important that if you are a handler that you understand what a decoy is doing and why so you can get the best experience possible for your dog's development.

In this episode, Ed Frawley shares a question from the Ask Cindy database. Today's question is about two dog friends and their play together on walks and trips to the park. Sometimes it is hard to tell if dogs are just playing when they start wrestling with each other.  Ed explains some good rules for managing two dogs together to prevent a problem before a problem develops. | Links mentioned: Establishing Pack Structure with the Family Pet - https://leerburg.com/308.htm | How to Break Up a Dog Fight Without Getting Hurt - https://leerburg.com/flix/player.php/893/How_to_Break_up_a_Dog_Fight | Dog Parks: Why They Are A Bad Idea - https://leerburg.com/dogparks.htm | Dealing with Dominant and Aggressive Dogs https://leerburg.com/DominantDogCourse.htm | How We Manage Dogs in Our Home https://university.leerburg.com/Catalog/viewCourse/cid/14 | Dog Bite and Dog Attack Photos https://leerburg.com/dogbites.htm

In this episode,  Ed Frawley shares a clip from a lecture by Michael Ellis. Michael talks about what an operant or active dog is compared to a reactive dog. Active dogs are very forward-thinking and try to anticipate what behaviors you will ask for. Reactive dogs will react to what the handler or helper is doing.

Join host Jeff Meyer as he welcomes Kevin Sheldahl to discuss the benefits and techniques of incorporating a Human Remains Detection (HRD) program into your K-9 unit. Kevin shares his experiences and tips on how to effectively train and utilize HRD dogs.| Links mentioned: Leerburg's Getxent K9 Cadaver Training Kit: https://leerburg.com/cadaver-training-kit.php | Getxent Tube in Glass Bottle: https://leerburg.com/getxent-tube.php | Getxent Magnetic Odor Box: https://leerburg.com/getxent-magnetic-odor-box.php | K-9 Detector Dog Training with Kevin Sheldahl: https://university.leerburg.com/Catalog/viewCourse/cid/186 | Getxent FAQ: https://leerburg.com/getxent-faq.php

Join host Jeff Meyer as he welcomes Kevin Sheldahl to discuss the benefits and techniques of incorporating a Human Remains Detection (HRD) program into your K-9 unit. Kevin shares his experiences and tips on how to effectively train and utilize HRD dogs. This episode also emphasizes the importance of meticulous record-keeping and provides practical advice on sourcing and handling training aids. Tune in to explore how adding HRD capabilities can enhance your agency's effectiveness and versatility. | Links mentioned: Leerburg's Getxent K9 Cadaver Training Kit: https://leerburg.com/cadaver-training-kit.php | Getxent Tube in Glass Bottle: https://leerburg.com/getxent-tube.php | Getxent Magnetic Odor Box: https://leerburg.com/getxent-magnetic-odor-box.php | K-9 Detector Dog Training with Kevin Sheldahl: https://university.leerburg.com/Catalog/viewCourse/cid/186 | Getxent FAQ: https://leerburg.com/getxent-faq.php

In this episode, Ed Frawley shares Leerburg's new K9 Cadaver Training Kit. This training kit is designed to be used during the foundation training of cadaver dogs. The items in the kit are designed to be used in land and water recovery training. It comes with a variety of items including 4 Getxent polymer tubes. The tubes have not been impregnated with odor. That will be the job of the trainer. The odor boxes are designed with a hole on the ends that allows the trainer to attach a fish line. This allows the odor boxes to be lowered into openings in a rubble pile or lowered into a lake or river for water recovery training. | Links mentioned: Learn More about Getxent: https://leerburg.com/getxent.php | Leerburg's K9 Cadaver Training Kit: https://leerburg.com/cadaver-training-kit.php | Getxent Tube in Glass Bottle: https://leerburg.com/getxent-tube.php | Getxent Magnetic Odor Box: https://leerburg.com/getxent-magnetic-odor-box.php | K-9 Detector Dog Training with Kevin Sheldahl: https://university.leerburg.com/Catalog/viewCourse/cid/186 | Getxent FAQ: https://leerburg.com/getxent-faq.php

In this video, Ed Frawley shares a question from the Ask Cindy database. Today's question is about 9-month-old German Shepherd that likes to jump on and bark at their owner. Ed gives some advice on how to stop and prevent the behavior from becoming a habit.| Links mentioned: Basic Dog Obedience https://leerburg.com/302.htm | Intermediate Dog Obedience: https://leerburg.com/302b.php | Establishing Pack Structure with the Family Pet: https://leerburg.com/308.htm | How We Manage Dogs in Our Home https://university.leerburg.com/Catalog/viewCourse/cid/14 | QA: https://leerburg.com/qa/qna.php?qid=3668

In this episode, Ed Frawley shares a question from the Ask Cindy database. Today's question is about transitioning a dog from clicker training to verbal markers.| Links mentioned: The Power of Training Dogs with Markers - Version 2024: https://university.leerburg.com/Catalog/viewCourse/cid/96

In this episode, Ed Frawley shares a question from the Ask Cindy database. Today's question involves an owner who uses a long line for their dog. The owner experienced an incident at the dog beach that has made them reconsider using the long line.| Links mentioned: Long Lines https://leerburg.com/view-category.php?categoryid=406

In this episode, Worried about why your prong collar keeps coming off even though it feels secured. Well worry no more. Ed Frawley shows you how you should secure your Leerburg prong collar to make sure that it doesn't come off and cause some sort of incident that you can prevent from happening to your dog.| Links mentioned: Leerburg's Stainless Steel Prong Collar https://leerburg.com/leerburg-prong-collar-stainless.php | Leerburgs Backup Collars https://leerburg.com/746