Here’s a short video revealing the #1 secret that makes learning how to train your dog easy. To get the free CD/audiobook I refer to in the video, you should click here for the details.

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I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me over the years and asked if there’s a “secret” that will help them train a puppy the right way from the beginning.

I love getting that question for a couple of reasons, but one of the main ones is that I love to see people who want to get off on the right foot with their dogs, rather than waiting until the dog gets older and bad patterns of behavior have become a habit.

That’s not to say that you can’t also train older dogs — of course you can. But there’s something special about being able to start “fresh” with a puppy that makes things so much easier from the get-go.

But whether we’re talking about training your adult dog or training a puppy, there’s one simple “secret” that applies in every case.

And when you learn this one secret and put it to practical use, it makes training your puppy amazingly easy and stress-free.

To discover this “secret” and how it can make puppy training easier, let’s back up and talk about how puppies are raised in their natural environment — the pack.

Dogs are born in a litter that immediately establishes pack rank and behaviors.

So puppies learn from the time they’re born that there’s a natural order that must be followed.  From the moment they’re born, they’re learning rules for survival and leadership that must be followed by every member of the pack.

We should all be thankful for this natural “social heirarchy” that all puppies — and adult dogs — are drawn to follow and respect, because it makes our jobs so much easier when it comes time to train them.

In fact, it’s this social hierarchy that creates the fuel that powers the number one secret to successful puppy training, which is that to solve puppy training problems, to live with a happy and obedient puppy (and eventually adult dog) who does what you want the first time and every time, it’s necessary that you dust off your natural “powers of attraction” and become the leader that your puppy wants to follow.

Why is Leadership So Important When You Train a Puppy?

You see, it’s your ability to tap into this pre-established inner code of dog behavior — the same code your puppy learned from his littermates and mother — that makes all the difference in how your puppy views you and his role within your home.

Puppy training becomes easy when you understand what motivates your puppy to listen to you and truly want to please you. You can’t buy that kind of relationship for any amount of money, but you can earn it.

This is the basic secret to becoming your dog’s best friend AND to achieving personal puppy training success and real happiness

I like to sum up this approach with two simple words…”Follow Me!”

So, what’s your attitude? Are you a leader? Or a follower?

Have you avoided problems or challenges with your puppy because you just don’t know what to do? This doesn’t happen when you’re acting in the leadership role with your puppy.

You see, a leader can take a stand without turning it into a confrontation — whether that’s over who leads who on walks, who controls food, or who controls what’s acceptable to chew.

A leader wins without fighting because when you understand the dynamics of pack behavior, you know what to do almost instinctively.

But the catch is, a dog can’t treat you like a leader if you don’t act like one. You need to stand out from the pack. And how do you do it is to go back to the two simple words I talked about above — “Follow Me!”

Every adult dog and every puppy follows the leader of the pack. As leader, your dog pays attention to you. Your dog looks to you for fun, help, guidance, safety, and information.

Before your dog runs out the door, she looks to you to see if she has your permission.

If your dog barks, when you say quiet, the dog stops barking.

If you don’t have that kind of influence with your dog, then chances are he doesn’t yet respect you as leader.

But don’t worry, because you CAN learn what to do. And it’s not hard at all.

Why a Leadership Approach is the Fastest and Easiest Way to Train a Puppy

Finding time to train your puppy isn’t easy. In fact, if you’re like most people, it probably gets more difficult every day. But the neat thing about the “follow me” leadership approach is that you don’t have to add more “stuff” to your life. You just change how you do something.

I have lots of examples here on the blog of things you can do to establish yourself as pack leader with your dog (and my full online training course covers this in extensive detail), but here are a few quick things you can do…

For example, always go through the door first ahead of your dog. Don’t walk around your dog who’s lying in the hallway, instead have the dog move out of your way. As I said, there are other simple techniques you can use, but those two can get you started right now, today!

When you put the ideas into practice you’ll see direct results in your day-to-day dealings with your puppy. In fact, the approach is so simple that you can learn it and forget it and yet it will become part of what you do naturally and effortlessly, because there are only a few steps to the whole system!

And what is so amazing is that you can laugh at your former worries and challenges about your dog’s behavior when you follow this simple approach, because you will settle differences quickly and move forward to get your point across without losing your cool.

And perhaps the best part is…your puppy will REALLY LISTEN to you!

Here’s Something to Try…

As part of my full online course that you can take for free for a full month, you get a free dog training audiobook called For the Love of a Dog: What Dogs Need from the People they Love.

In the audiobook, you’ll learn valuable skills and insights that you can apply immediately. And the best part is it’s easy to do.

Dog training is simple when you know what to do. And frankly, dog training is the only subject you can’t fake.

Does the dog come when you call, or does the dog and ignore you and run away?

In the audiobook alone you’ll get practical, how-to information that you can put to work right now with your own dog or puppy — that means tips, techniques, specific how-to’s, and strategies that will have an impact on your dog’s behavior today.

And the best part about all of this is this…

Your dog will love you for it!

I promise.

If you’d like to get the free audiobook, please click here for the details.

Here’s a sample video on crate training from my full online dog training course. These techniques work well whether you’re crate training puppies or crate training adult dogs. Either way, it’s a technique I use all the time.

It’s a shame that crate training has stirred up some controversy among people who believe it’s cruel to keep a dog “caged up.” The truth of the matter is, my dogs LOVE their crates. In fact, this comes naturally to ALL dogs. Watch the video and see what you think. Enjoy!

NEW! I’ve just put together a complete guide covering 7 things you can do TODAY to get your dog to recognize you as pack leader. They’re SO simple and I’d love it if you game them a try and reported back on the changes you see in your dog’s behavior. Click here to check out the complete step-by-step guide (there are 5 VIDEOS and a complete workbook as well!) It truly is everything you need to know! Here’s the link again to go check it out.

One of the things so many of my clients struggle with is the basic, fundamental concept of becoming pack leader to your dog. (It’s so important, in fact, that I spend an entire week worth of lessons in my online dog training course talking about this and only this.)

In the full course, you learn 7 simple things you can do to become pack leader with your dog. But today, I wanted to share just one of those techniques that you can do right now. It’s simple, fast and can be done right away because you do while you’re doing something you have to do every day anyway — feed your dog.

I’m going to post a video here in just a second that shows you the technique, but I wanted to give you a heads up because I know my subscribers look for these little “mini-lessons” from me.

UPDATE: The video is done and here it is. Try this today and let me know what difference you see right away…

This is just a fun little video I made to celebrate the release of my new online dog training course. I hope you enjoy it. I’ll be writing more about this soon to give a LOT more specifics on what you’ll find inside, but here’s an idea…

The full course, first of all, starts with a completely free 30 day trial and comes with $91.95 in FREE bonuses just for trying it out! How’s that for a deal?!?

You can also check out everything you’re getting with the course at this link. (One of the things you get immediately is a FREE dog training audio course. I think you’ll like it…)

Teaching your dog to come when called — first time, every time — could just save his life. Here are a few quick tips with video to help you do it.

My online course (click here to check it out) has an entire lesson on teaching this to your dog.

I hope this helps. Let me know what you think…

When I’m teaching dog training come is one of the first things I show my clients. It’s an extremely important and potentially life-saving skill. Take the time to learn to teach your dog how to come when called.

Positive dog training means that you don’t just train your dog what NOT to do, you also TEACH your dog what you do want him to do.

The most important concept when practicing positive dog training is to understand that “No!” doesn’t teach. Yes, it may stop bad behavior in the moment, but it doesn’t teach the dog how you want him to behave over the long haul.

Here’s a discussion I had about this very topic on CNN.

Enjoy…

I know that this is a HUGE issue for many of my clients, and I hear about it constantly when I’m doing media appearances like this one from Fox News.

Housebreaking a puppy can be challenging, but 99% of the time, the issue is with the owners and not the dog.

Here are some tips I share with the viewers of the show. I thought you might find them helpful.

This is a technique for house training a dog that I’ve been able to teach to numerous dogs.

It works really, really well and is extremely convenient for both you and your dog.

It’s important to realize that this is just one of MANY methods you can use to properly house train your dog, so I don’t want you to get the impression that this single solution will instantly end accidents in your home, but it’s one that DOES work when taught properly (I show you an entire house training system in my full course if this is an issue for you).

But here’s how you teach the “Ring a Bell Method”…

Hi everyone,

NEW! I just put together a new complete “mini-course” on how to get ANY dog to stop pulling on the leash. If this won’t cure the problem, nothing will. CLICK HERE now to check it out. You’re going to love it!

A dog that pulls on his leash, who walks you instead of you walking him, can be incredibly frustrating, not to mention embarrassing and sometimes even dangerous.

Here’s an easy technique to correct this behavior, which also has the added benefit of making your dog pay close attention to you every time you go on your walks together.

(This is from an appearance I made on Fox News a while ago. TV being what it is, they couldn’t show the “behind-the-scenes” training I was doing, but nonetheless there are lots of great tips in this video to help stop a dog pulling on leash problem.)

I look forward to hearing what you think!

- Krista

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