The Dog's Way DVD Training Course

The Dog's Way dvd training program (thedogsway.com) consists of 12 step by step lessons on 5 DVDs including walking on a loose leash, sit, stay, walking next to you in a controlled way, leaving things alone without having to use the "leave it" command, coming when called, staying in a down for 10+minutes, temporary boundaries (staying out of kitchen when eating), permanent boundaries (not going out front door), staying quiet, etc. The program was designed by Master Dog Trainer, Sean McDaniel, and you see him training real dog owners with their clearly untrained dogs. There are before and after videos and you get to see their trial and error with the lessons. The other great thing about this type of training is it does not really on treats. It relies on the pack mentality and the relationship between dog and owner. It is perfect if you don't have the time or money to be able to go to obedience training classes in person. You basically get unlimited access to dog training lessons for the price of one hour of in home dog training or a group class. Personally, I think this is better because you can watch the lessons over and over if you forget something. I really need to hear or see things over and over before they stick in my head so the videos have been great. It also comes with reminder cards that you can take with you when you practice each lesson with your dog. They have a "Do" side and a "Don't" side which I have found quite useful. I am on lesson 4 right now, so I will update more as I go along, but it really works! I always thought that my husband was the "alpha" and that was why my dog listened to him more, but I am finding by following Sean's theory, he listens to me too! Our last boxer was small and she was old by the time we had kids, so we never really trained her. Our new boxer is 65 pounds of energy so we knew we had to train him, especially with the kids around. I highly recommend these videos! You can tell Sean really cares about the relationship between owner and dog and wants you to be able to enjoy your dog more. I can't wait to watch more lessons and practice them.

When you purchase the videos, you will also get a password so you can access student only videos on the website. The website (thedogsway.com) also has the success story videos of the owners and dogs that were on the videos if you want to check it out.