Leerburg Dog Training Blog
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Leerburg Dog Training Blog
3y ago
For those that haven’t heard a new organization has been evolving in the protection sports arena. American Schutzhund could be described as an americanization of schH/IPO. It is the brain child of Deb Zappia and friends. I thought that now that I have been to two judges meetings, a helper training seminar, judged one trial ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
3y ago
We get many questions every day through the “ASK CINDY” portal of Leerburg.com. A lot of these questions concern people who think they have dominant and aggressive dogs. Many dogs do have aggression problems but very very few dogs have aggression that manifests itself through dominance. That is because there are very few truly dominant ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
3y ago
Engagement is simple, but not easy. The fact is understanding how to put sustained engagement on cue is really the art of dog training ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
3y ago
Every day we get customer questions in our “ASK CINDY” section that’s found on the front page of Leerburg.com. Some of these questions jump off the page because the person really needs help. The post below is a perfect example. Hello, I need to know if dogs can wear the dominant dog collar in the ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
3y ago
People who use a remote collar as a bigger hammer do an injustice to their dogs and to good dog trainers all around the world. Those people are the reason remote collars are band in many countries. This article was taken out of my online course titled Remote Collar Training for the Pet Dog Owner ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
3y ago
Every day we get dog training questions in the "ASK CINDY" section of Leerburg.
Last night we got a "thank you" email from a lady whose life was saved as a result of the free video I put up 8 years ago on HOW TO BREAK UP A DOG FIGHT. We will share that email i this post ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
3y ago
This past weekend, August 28-30 in Baltimore American Schutzhund continued its march forward as an organization. On August 28th Judges and Board members met to continue to iron out wrinkles and practice judging within the rules of AS. The next two days, helper seminar and helper certifications were done. The importance of this training and ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
4y ago
I understand that law enforcement administrators have a tough job. I’ll give em that. But, when it comes to my little part of the pond, K-9, I wonder where many of them distilled out their ideas from? Some have made some poisonous hooch!! I would think they would or at least should care about the ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
4y ago
If you are training a pet dog and using reward-based training it is important that you understand reinforcement schedules. It is also important that pet dog trainers understand that their dogs must remain on random rewards for the rest of the dog’s life. There are several ways of rewarding our dogs: 1. Continuous Reinforcement 2 ..read more
Leerburg Dog Training Blog
4y ago
It is often that I travel and work with handlers in law enforcement and even in civilian training arenas. One thing is evident as I talk with working dog practitioners and enthusiasts. The vocabulary of working dog sports and industry is an eclectic mix of science, pseudo science, colloquialisms, jargon, and self promotion by coining ..read more