5 Second Sessions Teach Angel To Hold A Toy In Her Mouth

“If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.”

Maria Edgeworth, O Magazine, April 2004

If you want to spend more time doing what you love… snuggling, playing, and having fun with your dog…

Choose one little thing you want to work on…because this year it’s time to do less and enjoy life more!

Right now. Think of a small dog behavior you want to work with, for example:

• The puppy looks at me when I call her name.
• I praise the dog every time I see him sit.
• The puppy accepts my gentle holding of his paw.
• The dog holds a toy in her mouth.

Choose just ONE behavior to reinforce and reward.

Next add a bunch of short 5 second training sessions at different times throughout the day for the next 3 days.
Remember: 12 5 second training sessions only take one minute!

Now watch what happens!

You will discover that when you…

• Call the puppy’s name, she looks at you and you reward her, this is a quick way to teach your puppy to pay attention to what you say.

• See the dog when he sits during the day and praise him, he learns that as soon as you say “sit,” he sits. It’s an easy way to teach a dog to stop jumping on you.

• Lay on the floor with your dog and gently hold her foot, and release it. She doesn’t back away from your touch when you go to reach for your dog’s nails to clip them.

• Say “good girl” when the dog has a toy in her mouth, you have no more worries about your television remote being viewed as a chew toy.

“Think small” and teach your dog without any extra work on your part… it’s so easy… so effortless.

Your Best Dog Ever is full of dog-friendly, effective exercises that free up your time, and give you more time to relax, kick back, enjoy the New Year and spend carefree time with your best friend.

New Year, New Dog! Day 6…What have we discovered so far?

It’s easy to overlook the obvious. The simple. The small incremental changes that, when “stacked” on top of one another one by one, eventually have a huge impact.

If you get just 10% better at something every day, after one month you’ll be light years ahead of where you were just 30 days ago.

This is the law of compounding — and none other than Albert Einstein called it “the most powerful force in the universe.”

Understanding how to develop a bond of trust with your dog will make your relationship at LEAST 10% better (it will actually revolutionize it, but let’s be conservative).

Understanding how to “catch your dog doing something right,” how to make the right things easy, and the wrong things hard, instead of shouting “NO!” all the time…another 10%.

Understanding the simple things you can do to reinforce your pack leader status…another 10%.

This first week in the New Year, New Dog celebration has been all about showing you simple things you can do that, when added up, transform your relationship with your dog.

So, how many of these little tips are you “stacking” together to make a big impact?

The sooner you start, the closer you’ll be to understanding how to truly raise the perfect dog.

In so many of the videos I post online, I often get comments about how well-behaved my dogs are — about how “effortless” it looks to train dogs I’ve never even seen before we started filming.

Well here’s the big secret.

Dog training IS effortless when you understand one thing…

Trust.

Because I know what my dog needs from me AND I act like a leader, my dog trusts me.

You see, THE TRUTH IS…Relationships are based on trust.

The question is, you know your dog loves you, but does he trust you?

Trust is that special bond between a person and a dog that makes everything fall into place without any effort.

Because when dogs are around someone who leads with loving kindness, they don’t have to “fill in the gap.”

…And take charge and become “super Alpha dog.”

You see, problems like barking and pulling on the leash often start because the dog thinks he’s the boss.

And that it’s his job to protect you and control the territory. (BTW this is true for girl dogs, too.)

And when dogs take charge things often get out of control.

Alpha dogs can refuse to come, or when you call them they often run away from you.

They can get snarky to other dogs and people…

They bark and jump on visitors…

So if you’re feeling worried, stressed, or frustrated about your dog’s behavior, it’s probably because you’ve got the leadership roles reversed…

…the dog is the leader and you’re the follower.

This has to STOP if you want things to change.

If you’re not getting the results you want, then obviously you need to stop what you are doing if your dog’s behavior is going to change.

Because if you keep doing the same things, you’ll get the same results.

It really IS that simple.

Over the past few days we’ve covered a lot of information in surprisingly little time.

In fact, you’ve just discovered the real secret of professional dog trainers who get lightning-fast results.

We make sure the dogs we work with see the 4 most important things they MUST see from their human (see the previous post if you missed it), AND we establish TRUST with them early on.

Once you do that, training takes care of itself.

Tomorrow I’ll show you a short video that’s an incredibly easy way to start establishing pack leader credentials with your dog.

You can do it right away, and it takes all of 5 minutes.

Stay tuned…

Professional dog trainers LOVE short cuts. We love knowing how to get results quickly and easily.

Why? Because it makes our clients happy, and it makes our clients’ dogs happy.

Over the years I’ve learned LOTS of shortcuts.

But…

I not only know the shortcuts to doing it right.

I also had deep familiarity with the wrong turns out there, and I will help you avoid every single one.

During this time with you I want to share what dogs really need from the people they love.

Because the “Your Best Dog Ever” System is truly a way of working and living with dogs…

…that will help you get the dog of your dreams and the relationship that goes with it.

You know the dog who comes when you call, sits quietly for petting, and GOES TO THE BATHROOM OUTSIDE, NOT INSIDE THE HOUSE.

The dog who loves you AND does what you want the first time, every time.

It’s that perfect kind of relationship where the dog seems to anticipate what you want, and willingly gives it to you.

And when you need to stop a bad behavior or train a new habit, it happens easily, which means you don’t get stressed and neither does your dog!

My goal for you is to have a relationship that is the envy of all your friends and every dog owner who sees you and your dog together.

I know this can happen for you, because it happens to so many of my clients.

Imagine how it will feel when you are walking your dog with no pulling, whining, or being taken for a drag and someone comes up to you and says….. “Wow. What a great dog. I sure wish I had one like that. What’s your secret?”

And you smile and say…

“It’s easy AND MY DOG AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER!”

“I know how to lead with loving kindness. I can be confident, yet gentle.”

“And I also know how to foster the one basic trait that, above all else, makes my dog WANT to obey. And that trait is…”

So…

What do you think the secret is?

What’s the #1 thing your dog MUST see from you in order for your relationship to go from good to great, or from great to out of this world?

I’d love to hear what you think before we reveal the secret tomorrow…

As a dog trainer, I’m in the trenches seeing dogs every day. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past 17 years, it’s this…

“Theories” about dog behavior, about why dogs do what they do, think how they think, or act how they act, don’t solve dog training or obedience issues.

When clients show up at my door, they aren’t interested in “theory.”

They’re interested in facts. In getting results.

And I bet you’re the same way, so…

What we’re going to talk about today is NOT theory. It’s based on the work I do day in and day out with my dogs and the dogs of my clients.

Now, the first thing we need to talk about are the 4 things EVERY dog wants from his human.

• Number one. A dog wants you to be a lover AND a leader,

• Number two. A dog wants to be caught doing something right,

• Number three. A dog wants you to make the right things easy and the wrong things hard, and

• Number four. A dog wants simple, consistent, clear communication.

Once you “get” this part, either through long and (often) frustrating trial and error, or by signing up for a course like my Best Dog Ever online system, what you’ll have is a surefire way to solve problems quickly, easily, and inexpensively. And loving every minute of living with your dog.

And it doesn’t matter what breed, temperament or personality we’re talking about.

Is your dog big like a mastiff or small like a Chihuahua…

Fast like a border collie or laid-back like a Saint Bernard…

Maybe your dog is independent (at another time I’d like to tell you about the husky that I taught not to kill chickens)…

Or is your dog Stubborn? (Do you want to know about the 9 year old terrier that charged the door and had never learned to sit? And how he became a model citizen in six sessions?)

Whether your dog is a silly puppy, crazy adolescent dog, or senior citizen…

You name the dog, situation, or problem and I’ve probably seen it.

Because that’s what I do every day…

…I work with people and their pets.

Dogs of every age, size, and type.

And it makes me really, really happy when I can teach you how to “break the code” to create the relationship that you’ve always wanted with your dog.

I have to tell you…

This is the information I would have killed to possess back when I was starting out.

But I had to wait. There wasn’t anything like this available back then…

I had to learn everything from scratch. The hard way.

Remember the 4 points above, because tomorrow I’m going to show you how all of this comes together to create a relationship most dog owners can only dream about.

Hello and Welcome!

I wanted to thank you again for signing up to get these free dog training lessons!

I’m looking forward to getting to know each other and helping you learn how to raise Your Best Dog Ever.

Many of you who are joining us have been here for a while, but for those of you who are here for the first time, I think introductions are in order.

My name is Krista Cantrell.

I’m a cognitive animal behaviorist, dog trainer, dog book author, award-winning agility competitor, and dog whisperer for national television, radio, and print media.

But perhaps what’s more important than all that is this…

I’m a dog lover just like you.

You see, I don’t just train dogs for a living.

I train dogs to make living worthwhile.

I live with my own pack of seven dogs (which includes two new puppies!) on a ranch in beautiful Cave Creek, Arizona, which gives me ample space for my training and agiity ring where I work with my own dogs and the dogs of my personal clients.

What I want to do throughout these lessons is to show you how easy it can be to solve common obedience problems.

And I want to show you how dogs THINK, so that you can understand their behavior and STOP problems before they ever start.

And most importantly, I want to show you how to create a lifelong bond with your dog, so that the two of you wind up truly becoming best friends.

These lessons are for everyone who wants to have a better relationship with their dog, plain and simple.

The first thing we’re going to do is to discover the way dogs REALLY think.

Because 90% of the information out there that’s being fed to dog owners is just plain wrong, this is going to be a great place to start.

And I’m confident that just this information ALONE will have a dramatic impact on your relationship with your dog.

So make sure to come back for the next lesson and we’ll get started.

I promise you’re going to LOVE it!

See you then!

I’m sure many of my regular readers will hear about this in the days ahead, but I wanted to post it here on the blog to give you all a head start on the training.

Beginning on January 1st and running for the entire month of January, new dog “parents” and veteran dog owners alike can visit http://newyearnewdog.yourbestdogever.com for daily lessons on how to train your dog to learn 13 vital obedience and behavior skills that are the foundation for raising a well-behaved dog.

You can read about why I’m doing this in the post below, or read the press release describing everything by clicking here.

I can’t wait to get started on January 1st. Please register early so you don’t miss a single day of training!

I’m going to make a quick post about this here and then just give you a link to a press release we just posted about this.

I’m really hoping you can all help me get the word out about this. It’s going to do a LOT of good for a LOT of dogs and a LOT of people.

You can help by spreading the word on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter, bookmarking it on sites like Digg and Delicious, and emailing it to your friends, family and anyone else you know who could benefit from it.

Here’s the scoop…

As dog lovers, we all know that the tradition of the “Christmas puppy” is, despite the pleas of many experts, alive and well.

What this means is that this year tens of thousands of puppies and dogs will be given as holiday gifts.

Now, I may not agree with this tradition. And you may not either. We know that introducing a new pet into your home during the holidays simply adds more stress for everyone — including the dog.

But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s still very common.

So, while just about every expert agrees that this is not something they would recommend people do, the facts are the facts, and I want to do what I can to help.

Statistics show that a large percentage of dogs who are brought into a new home as “gifts” during the holidays will wind up abandoned and in shelters just a few months, or even weeks, after the “excitement” dies down.

And most of the dogs who suffer that fate wind up there simply because their new “parents” lacked the knowledge and skill to know how to handle common challenges that come with any new addition to the family.

So what I want to do throughout the month of January is to show these new owners how easy it can be to solve common obedience problems.

And I want to show you how dogs THINK, so that you can understand their behavior and STOP problems before they ever start. I want to show you how to create a lifelong bond with your dog, so that the two of you wind up truly becoming best friends.

During the entire month of January, for 31 straight days, I’m going to be releasing free dog training articles, demos, tutorials and videos.

If you need any help at all training your dog, this will help.

AND…

If you know anyone who needs help, then this is for them.

Anyway, I said I would just give you a link to a press release we posted about the “1,000 Dog Challenge,” but when I start talking about topics like this I find it hard to stop.

Please, click here to read the press release with all the details and then do what you can to help spread the word.

The dogs are counting on us.

You can get started now just by using the little “sharing” buttons in this post to share this on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Dig, StumbleUpon, and many other services. Thank you so much for your help!