DVD's to Watch - Part 3
My Smart Puppy by Brian Kilcommons comes with the
book of the same title and is a nice companion video. Of all of the approaches
to which I have been exposed, Kilcommons seems to me to be one of the most
balanced, reasonable and workable. I own it!
Obedient Minded Dog by Phillip Paris capitalareak9.com
this is not as strange as it looks – capital area k-9) is a 2 ½ hour video that
is straight forward and helpful. Paris
is one of the nation’s most respected police K-9 trainers who also accepts
family pets for training. Most of his training techniques use a leash-correction
approach, although Paris
does use treats when teaching the Stay command. This video covers all of the
basics plus several other issues.
On Target by Gary
Wilkes clickandtreat.com was produced in 1993 and was way ahead of its time! The
quality of the video is a bit poor, but it has a lot of good information, some
of which is unique to this video. Of the three DVD’s Gary offers, this is the one I would buy
last. All three of Gary Wilkes’ DVD’s are offered at discount when purchased
together as a package. I own it.
Puppy Smarts by Linda White puppysmarts.com is a 37
minute, award winning video that includes five distinct lessons. In 2003, when
this video was produced, Linda White had been a dog trainer for 27 years,
teaching “gentle and effective techniques.” White uses a non-aversive approach
that advocates using rewards for proper behavior and ignoring unwanted
behaviors and time-outs of various lengths for more egregious behaviors. The
obedience lesson includes the Sit, Down, Stay, and Come commands. The lesson on
chewing avoidance includes the Leave It command. The lesson about stopping the jumping
up on people advocates the person leaving the room. The lesson on biting
avoidance advocates ignoring the behavior or the person leaving the room. This
video is quite good.
Raising Your Dog by The Monks of New Skete is a 2-DVD
set and it appeared on PBS. The first disc is more about the Monks of New Skete
and their dog raising techniques and philosophy than an instruction video.
Interesting but not information in which I was particularly interested. The
second disc was more informative but I would advise that if funds were limited,
other presentations would give you more bang for the buck. I own it!
Really Reliable Recall by Leslie Nelsoni tailsuwn.com is a 90 minute DVD that was made available to me by Valli
Rovenolt at the Puppy Kindergarten Class. Nelson has been involved with dogs
for over 30 years and has experience training particularly independent breeds,
Afghan hounds, in particular. When she started with her first Afghan, she was
told that this breed can never
be let off leash, because they will not Come to their handlers, and cannot be
trained to do so. She proved this belief to be false and over time developed a
training technique that anyone can use to produce a conditioned response in their
dog, to Come, without delay,
regardless of the distractions, in any emergency situation! The Really Reliable
Recall also reinforces the everyday, typical recall.
Train Your Dog by Nicole Wilde and Laura Bourhenne is
a 92 minute video that covers a lot of material in a light and enjoyable
manner. Topics covered include the Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Heel, Leave it, Give,
Wait, Gentle, Touch, Go to bed, house
training, potty training, crate training, and others. At the end of each
segment, a printed text appears on screen that reviews the pertinent points. The
segment on training the Heel command, however, appeared very slow and tedious.
The trainers “happy talk” seemed to excite the dog. Cesar Millan’s technique is
so much more effective and efficient. The video utilizes a cartoon puppy to
introduce the segments; I found this feature annoying! Otherwise, this DVD
contains a lot of demonstrated information.
Your New Dog and You: A Beginner’s Guide to Dog Care and
Training by the American Kennel Club is a 28 minute video that is as much
an advertisement for the various services and benefits available at the AKC as
it is a discussion of the titled subject matter. This video would not
constitute even the bare necessities of dog ownership, but it is slightly better
than no information at all. I own it because I opted for the Gold Plan when I registered my pup with
the AKC. Perhaps I should have saved a few dollars and gone for the Silver Plan!
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