Remote Collar Trainingfor the Pet Owner

$40.00+s&h

Review 1 on "How to Raise a Working Puppy" DVD

July 10, 2008

This DVD was given to me by my breeder. Earlier this year I adopted a Black Russian  Terrier 
puppy who I later hope to do Schutzhund, weight pulling, and drafting/carting with. Your 
DVD helped me a great deal in the earlier months and I wanted to say THANK YOU!

Review 2 on "How to Raise a Working Puppy" DVD

July 2, 2008

Hello Ed and Cindy,

I know that I am writing you a lot of e-mails lately and probably driving you crazy. I understand if you don't have time to answer them all, but I just had to let you know how much I am enjoying learning from your site and videos.

I just received and watched your video "How to Raise a Working Puppy," and it was brilliant! I am overjoyed in a number of ways, and slightly ashamed in others. One thing that really excited me was to see that you raise pups mostly the same way that I do. Some of this is stuff that I had been taught, and some of it is stuff that just came very naturally. I had never heard anyone articulate the difference between a pup being brought just to walk around a park for socialization and a pup being challenged to overcome stress, yet that is exactly what I have always done. It just seemed so obvious that it was helping them to grow, that they were enjoying the process of testing themselves and overcoming fears, and that they were always plum tuckered-out afterwards!

There were other things in the vidoeo that really took knowledge I already had and enhanced it a bit. For instance, I have always kind of subconsciously thought that dogs should not need to be petted by strangers, and have always not allowed pups to interact with other dogs (except "neutral" ones, as you said), but I had never really had the confidence in this feeling and the backbone to tell people not to touch my pup. I guess I just knew that this was seen as very unusual in our culture and wasn't sure enough in my theory to offend people. Now, I am not only sure, I am fired up!

Finally, there were things that really opened my eyes. First of all, I had a vague understanding of not over-exercising a pup (not jogging them or exercising to exhaustion, etc.), but I didn't realize the importance of certain aspects of it. My young ACD, for instance, tore his ACL about a year ago. Looking back, I have too often let him do things just because he could, not always considering that maybe he should not. He is absolutely toy crazy, and frequently turns incredibly sharply, skids across the ground, flips in mid-air, etc. to snatch a moving toy. I didn't realize this is something I needed to prevent him from doing as a young dog. I guess I thought as long as I wasn't forcing something upon him, that he would know his own limits. Well, the notch he put in his toungue, the ACL tare, amongst other small injuries are proof that that is not the case.

The last thing I wanted to say is that, watching the video, I feel ashamed of the way I have often spoken badly of pinch, choke, and shock collars. The trainer I studied under didn't use these tools, and often we would see dogs who had been SEVERELY traumatized by their improper use. My teacher did say to me, though, that he didn't think that these training tools were bad, just that they were often used badly.

Watching you and Cindy work with the dogs and pups in this video, it is blatently obvious to me that you are good trainers and that your dogs are happy and willing workers. Cindy was really fun to watch. I can see why you say she is the best trainer you know. Her timing and emotions were great. She was so in-tune with the dogs, and they were clearly loving their time with her (Ed, you were great too, of course). I have always told my clients that the relationship that I want to have with my dog is one in which the dog sees me as his best friend and the most exciting playmate, and at the same time knows that he MUST listen to me and there will be clear and consistant consequences if he doesn't. This is the relationship I have with my current dog (the ACD), and it is the best one I have ever had with a dog. It is obvious to me that this is the relationship that you have with your dogs as well. I have, thus far, been happy with the training tools that I have been taught, but I am eager and willing to see how using new tools may make the training easier and faster. Training remotely without an E-collar, for insance, is something that I have acheived with great success, but I often find it hard to transfer this ability to clients. It requires so much timing, physical coordination, and emotional communication with the dog (not to mention sometimes complicated set-up). It seems like the proper use of the e-collar may make this much easier and faster. I am eagerly awaiting the e-collar video I ordered from you.

So, I just wanted to thank you. You are great trainers, you are knowledgeable breeders, you feed a healthy diet and don't vaccinate. What a rare and happy combination of qualities!

If I wasn't moving to Hawaii soon, I would try to arrange a trip to come see you and the kennel. The thought is making me want to stay here a bit longer:)

With much appreciation and respect,
Carmelite

P.S. - It was also really nice to see the consistantly solid temperments of your pups and dogs. I often work with other people's pups, and it is amazing the difference in how a well-tempered and a poorly tempered dog respond to the same situations. I do my best either way, but it sure was nice to see your pups bumping along, willing and happy and un-fazed by challenges.

Review 3 on "How to Raise a Working Puppy" DVD

Mr. Frawley,

Allow me to thank you for providing such a comprehensive and high quality source of dog training information and equipment. After bringing home our new pack member at 8 weeks (a male GSD from very strong working lines) we found your DVD "Your Puppy 8 Weeks To 8 Months" invaluable. Since then we have purchased "Basic Dog Obedience," "Raising a Working Puppy," and "Drive-Focus-Grip" finding them all equally useful. We also use and appreciate the extremely high quality Amish leather collars and leashes, toys and grooming supplies found on your web site. The only equipment available to us locally was the standard cheap Chinese crap that we found to be so poorly designed and manufactured that it could be dangerous to our animal. Again, many thanks.

Sincerely,
Frank