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Hi Mithra,

Thank you for requesting the Dog Training Blueprint.As an additional bonus, I have included for you my "7

Little-Known Dog Training Secrets" mini-course.

In this course you'll discover secrets to improve your

dog's behavior and have a better understanding of your

dog. So Mithra, let's get started...

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"7 Little-Known Dog Training Secrets"

By Eric R. Letendre==========================================

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Secret #1:

Your Dog's "P.O.V."=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Relationship experts state that you can improve any

relationship that you have (personal, business, etc.)

by learning to look at things from the other person'spoint of view.

In this first lesson I want to take it a step further

and advise you to look at things from your dog's pointof view.

Now, before you think I'm crazy, I want to explain whatI mean and why I think this is so important.

When I first started training dogs I thought that trainingwas simply a "means to an end." I wanted the dog to do

things for me, no questions asked. When a dog would not

perform the command, I would get upset and blame the dog.

I would make comments like "He's stubborn, he's trying to

spite me," and so on. The result was that the dog would

often get a correction for not performing the command.

As I began to study behavior I learned to look at

training differently. I began to ask questions like"Why doesn't the dog come when I call?" "Why does he

jump on me or my guests when I walk in the door?" etc.

When I started to answer those questions, I was able


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to come up with better solutions for the problems instead

of blaming the dog.

Now when the dog did not come I would ask myself "Why

is the dog not coming?" I would then look at the problem

from the dog's point of view. The answer to my questionwas often very easy to figure out.

A basic formula to use is as follows: My dog will not(fill in the blank) because (fill in the blank).

Here is an example: My dog will not come back to me

because: He has been in a crate for the last four hours.

My dog will not come back to me because: I never taught

him the command come.

My dog will not come back to me because: The last time

he ran away I scolded him when I got him back.

My dog will not come back to me because: A rabbit ran

through the yard a few minutes earlier and he isdistracted by the scent.

Once I started to do this little exercise I began to

look at training in a different way. Instead of alwaysblaming the dog I started to ask, is there a way to

change the circumstances to get the dog to do what I

want.

This is absolutely critical! In fact, I cannot stress

this enough but let's continue with secret #2...

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Secret #2:

Understanding Opposition Reflex=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

The definition of opposition reflex is simple, butvery important to understand. Here is an example of

opposition reflex for you to try.

Call your dog over to you. When he gets to you put both

of your hands on his shoulders and try to push him down

to the ground.


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Most dogs will lock up and resist the pressure that

you apply. Opposition reflex also happens when you

take your dog for a walk and your dog starts to pullon the leash. You pull back on the leash, the dog pulls

harder.

Your dog feels the pressure on the leash and pulls in

the opposite direction. These are examples of opposition

reflex.

Opposition reflex happens when you apply physical or

mental pressure. Whenever you apply pressure your dog

will resist with counter-pressure. Think about the lasttime a boss or family member demanded that you perform

some task.

Chances are you first reaction was to resist. Wheneveryour dog is being trained, you have to try to remember

to train without triggering opposition reflex.

Whenever you try to force your dog you will get resistance.

Instead of resistance, you want compliance.

Now Mithra, just by using these first 2 secrets

you'll be way ahead of most dog owners...but wait, there's

still more!

Hello Again Mithra,

It's time for Part II of your mini-course... "7

Little-Known Dog Training Secrets"

I hope that you have been considering how to use the

first few secrets you were presented in the first

installment.

And now Mithra, let's keep going...

=========================================="7 Little-Known Dog Training Secrets" Part II

By Eric R. Letendre

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Secret #3: The Secret of Compliance

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A point that I always stress when I am teaching someone

how to train his or her dog is this: Training does nothappen without motivation. You need to motivate your

dog if you want him to perform.

I also stress the fact that there are two forms of

motivation: Positive and Negative. Both forms of

motivation can produce results.

For a long time dog trainers would not use food or

other forms of positive motivation because they had

the silly notion that a dog is supposed to work forits master, PERIOD.

So dog trainers of the past would put a choke chain

on the dog and use negative motivation to get the dogto comply with the command. The pain motivated the dog.

In order to escape the pain the dog would comply.

This is a very bad way to train.

Whenever a trainer uses negative motivation he will

get side effects. A killer whale trainer once said:

If you put a shock collar on a killer whale you will

have a very short training session because there is agood chance that the whale will eat you when you get

in the pool.

He went on to say that aggression is caused by negative

training methods. I completely agree with him. In the Dog

Training Inner Circle you'll learn proven, positive methodsto train.

We also stress that using food is only one part of the

training process. We show you how to use what we calllife rewards.

A life reward is anything that your dog likes or wants.Think of the last time someone demanded you do something.

How did you feel? I bet that Secret #2 kicked in,remember opposition reflex? Now, think about the last

time someone asked you to do something and rewarded you

for doing it. How did you feel?


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I bet that you like being rewarded more than forced.

Here is a little exercise for you. Next time you need

someone to do a little task for you, reward him or her.

Ask a spouse or child to do something for you. It could

be anything and then reward the behavior. You will getbetter results with rewards than you will with force.

Here is the secret of compliance:

1. Ask

2. Motivate

3. Reward

But there's still more - let's continue with secret #4...

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The Premack Principle=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

This brings us to an important point in your training.It is also where I always get the question: "What happens

if I don't have food with me?"

This is where you can start to use the Premack Principle,also known as Grandma's Law.

David Premack was a behavior psychologist who discovereda useful principle in his research within behavior modification.

The principle goes like this: You can increase the frequency

of any low probability behavior by making it contingent upona high probability behavior.

Or to put it another way: A higher probability behavior can

be used to reinforce a lower probability behavior, a littlewordy but let me explain.

Grandma would use the Premack Principle when she told youthat you could not watch TV until you washed the dishes.

Or that you could not have desert until you ate all your

vegetables.

You see, Grandma would not let you watch TV, (high probability behavior) until you

cleaned the dishes (low probability

behavior). The same thing can be done with your dog.


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Secrets" report.

When you get it you'll find out:

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Secret #6:Leadership Skills

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Dogs are social animals. They survive in the wild by

forming packs. In order for the pack to survive there

has to be a social structure. Within a pack there is a

leader. The leader gives direction to the pack.

When a dog comes into your household, he will view the

members of the house as his pack members. You as the

owner need to teach your dog that you are the packleader.

For years traditional dog trainers would teach harsh

methods to dog owners. They would recommend smacking,

rollovers (extremely dangerous move to do with somedogs), and other physical procedures.

The more physical you get with your dog, the more of

a chance you'll have with your dog getting physicalwith you (or someone else).

The easiest way to teach your dog that you are thepack leader is to control his needs. Your dog has 4

basic needs: Food, social contact, shelter and play.

If you control your dog's needs you can easily and

effectively teach your dog that you are in charge.

Once your dog learns that you control the activitiesthat are important to him, he will learn that you are

the pack leader.

In the Dog Training Inner Circle you learn exactly

how to become the leader by controlling your dog's

needs. It is very easy and very effective.

However, in order to effectively use secret #6 you've

got to know our last secret...


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Secret #7:

The Ultimate Success Secret to a Well-Behaved Dog=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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It doesn't seem that long ago when I began working

with dogs. My professional career started on the

rooftop of a parking garage in Hartford, CT.

I landed a job working K-9 security for St. Francis

Hospital where most of our training took place on the

roof.

Since that first job working with dogs in 1988 I have

stacked up some diverse experience in many dog-relatedfields to justify my opinions about the "Ultimate Success

Secret for a Well-Behaved Dog."

I have had the opportunity to work with and listen to

some of the best dog trainers in the world. I've worked

as an animal control officer for the city of Fall River,

provided K-9 consulting work for World Wide Plaza inManhattan, worked closely with many different animal

shelters and have also worked with thousands of dogs

and their owners.

It is impossible to count the number of dog trainers,

behaviorists, vets, etc. who have written books, articlesand pamphlets about dog behavior and training. As far as

I know, I don't think anyone has ever asked this question:

Is there one signal secret, which is so important, thatif followed, it will lead to a well-behaved and obedient

dog?

Over the past 19 years I learned as much as I could on

dog behavior and training. I read volumes of books,

watched videos, read articles, and attended seminars.

I have traveled from one end of the country to the other

to listen and work with some of the most famous and

smartest dog trainers in the world.
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One rainy Saturday morning a few years ago I found myself

in an old barn listening to a trainer from England. Hisname is John Rogerson; he was giving a seminar on dog

behavior.

It was at this seminar that I learned The Ultimate Success

Secret to a Well-Behaved Dog. I wish I could tell you that

I was in some exotic European city, and that an old man ina robe opened an ancient book to reveal the secret, but it

didn't happen that way.

At the beginning of the seminar, Mr. Rogerson made astatement that changed my views on dog training. Don't

underestimate the value of this statement. Once you

understand and apply it you are on your way.

Here's the secret:

Have you ever noticed how some dog owners seem to have

a knack with dogs. Is it the dog or is it the dog owner?

What is it that the people with the good dogs are doingthat the unsuccessful ones aren't?

If you asked them, the successful dog owners would give

you different opinions on having a good dog. Yet thereis one thing that all good dog owners know. They

understand the following:

In order to have a good dog; you have to learn how to

become a good dog owner.

When Mr. Rogerson made that statement, I started to

think of all the dog owners that I had met over the

years.

Was it the dog or the dog owner?

After the seminar I started to focus on helping theowners to become good dog owners. I wanted to go beyond

obedience and focus on developing a good relationship

between the dog and owner.

I also wanted the training program to be easy, effective,

and most importantly fun. Obedience instructors have been

too serious for too long. I have seen some obedience


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instructors that were more intimidating than a mad

Rottweiler.

The result was the Dog Training Inner Circle, a website

that I developed to help you understand your dog better,

to show you effective methods to train your dog and dealwith any behavior problem.

When you become a Dog Training Inner Circle memberyou'll discover over 80 training videos, interviews,

articles and receive personal one-on-one help from me.

I answer any of your training questions in the Dog

Training Inner Circle forum. The Dog Training InnerCircle has everything you need to become a great dog

owner.

Become a member today: http://www.DogTrainingInnerCircle.com

That wraps up your free report on 7 Little-Known DogTraining Secrets. Simply by knowing and applying these

little-known secrets, you'll be 99% ahead of most dog

owners.

I hope you've enjoyed it.

Here's to your success,

Eric R. Letendre

http://www.DogTrainingInnerCircle.com

P.S. On the Dog Training Inner Circle website you'll

get immediate access to over 80 dog training videos,

articles and receive personal one-on-one help from me.

If you're ready to have your dog listen to you, no matterwhere you go or what you're doing, go to: http://www.DogTrainingInnerCircle.com

Eric Letendre683 South Westfield St.

Feeding Hills, MA 01030All the best,
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